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This is a stupid, stupd thread. The Pistons organization did nothing wrong. Show me one rule the organization broke. Show me one place where they were neglegent. You can't, because the organization did nothing wrong. This was a criminal offense by a few thugs in the stands. The Pistons could never have reasonably predicted that the nut in the white hat would throw a beer, and there likely wasn't anything they could do about the riot once the Pacers team decided to go out into the stands and start attacking innocent people. In other words, much ot the chagrin of Pacer fans, no penalty should be levied on the Pistons organization. The individuals unassociated with the organization that actually committed crimes will be criminally procecuted, and that's it.

Maybe the NBA should force Rich Carlile to wipe away the tears of all the whiney ass Pacer fans. It's a hell of a job. Might take him all year.