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Originally Posted by Greg Perkins
Texan, there are usually event security members around, i would've asked the security to escort him away from your section...since all he was doing was complaining. people like that bug me...when they see that you've reserved a section, and they park themselves there...grrr...
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One problem with this situation... you are
not supposed to reserve seats at the competitions. It's listed in the site info for every
Regional event on the FIRST web site. They usually even make an announcement about it at the event, however, they do not enforce it. That kid had every right to park his butt down smack in the middle of that team's "section", they should be glad he went to the front and it was just one kid. The only way security should and could be called in is if he used threatening behavior (i.e. saying he was going to clock the next person who yelled in his ear). Why the kid wanted to sit there after the first day is between him and his masochistic mind. Your best bet in dealing with someone like that is to ignore him and just keep cheering.
So yeah, saving seats is breaking the rules... but I believe most teams do it. It's good for unity and team spirit, and from the point of view of a chaperone, it's good to have a common meeting spot. But if someone who is not on your team sits down in your section, and you tell them to move you are in the wrong, and asking them to move, even politely, is just rude. Instead, welcome them, if your team is one of the loud cheering teams, maybe give them warning in advance like "Excuse me, we love our team, so we're going to scream and hoot and holler until you would think our lungs will surely burst during the next round." or something like that.
Heidi
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if you're always busy minding the actions of others, how can you mind your own?