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ryclarky t1_ir1gos4 wrote

Serious question: Couldn't he be criminally charged or civilly sued over this? Obviously anyone can sue anyone over anything, but this just seems like a dumb way to throw away money as a pro athlete. Let security handle it.

Cool to watch though lol

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Valiantheart t1_ir28mcv wrote

You have a minimal right to protect yourself at your place of work.

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ryclarky t1_ir589z4 wrote

Really? Any sources on that? I've heard numerous stories of store employees accosting shoplifters getting summarily fired by their employers. Shoplifting seems like a worse offense than running onto a football field. And stopping a shoplifter seems a lot more tame than a pro athlete in peak physical condition and full pads tackling someone in shorts and a tshirt.

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Valiantheart t1_ir5v46t wrote

That is the store policy to protect themselves from lawsuits. That has nothing to do with legal rights to protect yourself.

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ryclarky t1_ir7saa5 wrote

And how was he "protecting himself" from some rando just running around on the field? Was the dude going after him in particular? Was he somehow a threat?

Answers to all of that are no. Bobby is going to get sued and lose a decent chunk of money. It was a stupid thing to do and he deserves what he gets.

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pezdeath t1_ird5d5z wrote

Player would be protected by the team. So in theory the fan could sue in civil court but good luck.

This is baseball but I'd imagine it's the same for any professional sport. https://www.justbats.com/blog/post/penalties-fines-for-running-on-a-baseball-field/ and with examples: http://sites.law.duq.edu/juris/2014/10/07/legal-consequences-of-rushing-the-field/

It's straight up illegal to run on a field. I don't see why it would be any different for a player to tackle them vs a security guard doing it.

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