Yankee jumper banned for life

[blackfordpu]

NEW YORK (AP) -- A baseball fan who jumped from the upper deck at Yankee Stadium onto the netting behind home plate has been banned for life from the ballpark and could be sent to jail, a judge said Wednesday.

Scott Harper, 19, of Armonk, N.Y., pleaded guilty Wednesday to reckless endangerment following last season's plunge at the New York Yankees' Bronx stadium. District Attorney Robert Johnson recommended probation and restitution to the Yankees, but Harper rejected the deal.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/08/10/yankeestadium.fan.ap/index.html

[bluehenbillk]

I love how they can "ban someone for life". Like the ticket takers will be looking at his photo before every game. It's nonsensical to sentence someone to something that you can't enforce.

[AppGuy04]

It took them this long to decide this?

[Pard4Life]

...Pleeeeeeeeease curse the Yankees for your ban kid! This is how curses start! Do it! :D :D

[GannonFan]

I love how they can "ban someone for life". Like the ticket takers will be looking at his photo before every game. It's nonsensical to sentence someone to something that you can't enforce.

Yeah, I'm sure they'll be scanning the crowd of 50k for anyone who remotely looks like this guy. Wear some sunglasses, maybe a fake beard, and the kid's golden. In a year or two no one will remember what this guy looked like and he can go sans disguise. Heck, Bartman probably still goes to Cubs games so how hard can it be if he can do it?

[CollegeSportsInfo]

Yeah, the stadiums give out lifetime bans like that all the time. I't's basically just to stiffen the penalty should something happen again in the future.

[jstate83]

Give him a real lifetime ban.:D

Remove the net, give him a couple more beers, seat him in the same spot, let him jump.:nod:

Won't be worried about this clown again.
BAN ENFORCED.:eyebrow:

That idiot could have killed people.:nod: