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. . . Gimmie a “C,” gimmie an “O,” gimmie an “N,” gimmie an “I,” gimmie another “A,” gimmie another “N”! What’s that spell? Draconian. Or, as the Post puts it — “Moron Fans On Notice”:

Run onto the field at Yankee Stadium and you’ll get more than a Bronx cheer — you could wind up doing a year at Rikers.

The City Council yesterday passed a new law that raises both the fines and jail time for obnoxious sports fanatics who interfere with players or throw things onto the field.

Fans who throw stuff on the field or court could be convicted of a class-A misdemeanor — with a maximum of $1,000 in criminal fines or one year in jail. They could also get hit with $25,000 in civil fines.

Not to minimize the coarsening effect of generally boorish behavior on society at large — after all, chucking double A batteries at Manny Ramirez is a serious, serious thing — but is a sentence of up to a year in jail really commensurate with the crime?

“What are you in for?”

“Throwing tennis balls at Lleyton Hewitt.”

Meanwhile, Councilmember Peter Vallone reveals how much beer he consumes:

“Real fans should not have to put up with drunken idiots,” said Queens Councilman Peter Vallone, the chief sponsor of the “You’re Out” legislation. “We’re going to take the beer money away from these idiots so they won’t do this again.”

That’s up to $26,000 worth of beer! A lot of beer!

As the Channel 7 folks glibly remarked last night after reporting on this apparently unprecedented legislation, New York is at the forefront of all things . . .

Posted: November 17th, 2005 | Filed under: Law & Order
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