I meant to tell you all this a few weeks ago. When I was reading the latest issue of ESPN the Magazine, they did this article about the new system that many stadiums have put in. It’s sometimes called “Tattle-texting”. You can text a general stadium number about such things as:
1. Rude fans that are cursing
2. People who are throwing food and drink
3. Medical emergencies
4. Problems you may be having
The stadiums that have implemented it so far are liking the results. They say most people take it seriously and have used it for the right reasons. They also say it has improved response time in the case of medical issues in the crowd as someone can text the exact location and situation to the security people and they can respond quickly.
Some places will recieve the text and then point one of the million stadium cameras in the direction of the section/person that is creating the problem so they can see the wrong-doer while they don’t even know they are being watched. They say this has helped a lot with reducing fights between fans as well.
I think it’s pretty interesting. Although I hope they don’t use it to try to kick out all fans who curse or yell at the players/coaches/refs as that will leave exactly none of us in the stands.
Sorry for the late blog, Meghan, I was working on school work and forgot. I hope you catch this before you go home so that your at work routine isn’t upset.
