Were you standing on 3rd down WHEN you got kicked out, or were you standing up on all down after they said no. Either way, that was ridiculus of them to do that.

“Oh I’m sorry. I didn’t know we were at the Opera!”

It’s a football game for @$&(*% sake!

I hope you get refunds on your tickets—at the very least.

I feel for you man.

No Fun League.

It’s not college football so I imagine the NFL will have some by laws against standing in front of other fans and obstructing their view (which will be their excuse). Good luck, but I think you will be SOL. Or maybe they will give you tickets to another Ravens game (which won’t be vs Denver).

First thing i wood do is contact someone high in the Ravens ticket department and have them explain that BS. I ponder what they will say to explain that.
     I coodnt quite make out what they said when u asked if u were getting kicked out b/c u were standing near the beggining.

Standing should be disallowed at any time. If you want to stand, buy standing room only tickets. When I have paid for a seat it is because I want to sit and I resent having to get on my feet because the jerk in front of me is blocking my view.Actually I never do. Sometimes I put up with being unable to see for awhile, and sometimes I yell at the offender to sit down. This rarely works of course. A far better strategy is a slight kick to the back of the knee. It works EVERY time but you have to be careful to whom you administer this solution as it can easily backfire

Absolutely nothing stated regarding obstructing a fan’s view by way of standing. Only sign or excessive costumes. I think you have a case unless you were being unruly with other fans

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/Gameday/Tickets/Fan_Guide.aspx

I hope you got some contact information for the people sitting around you, most notably the attorney.

in the video the security guy in the yellow rain jacket who is standing there and as soon as you say this is going on youtube he hides his face and walks away? hehehe

Sorry man, that sucks.

TOTAL BULLSHIT I HOPE THIS VIDEO IS PREDICATED ALL OVER THE NET SUCH BULLSHIT
HORRIBLE, RIDICULOUS, UNCONSCIONABLE

I would absolutely do something about that

After they told u to sit down except for 3rd downs, did u do that or did u stand for all plays?

hope you don’t mind Jimmy.

is for the NFL or Broncos to buy you tickets to a broncos game of your choice.

while you were in the stands. It’s hard to get an objective view of the situation without that. THese videos show these security officers doing their job…. I don’t see them being rude to you. No one laid a hand on you, and the video doesn’t show what you were removed for. I assume everything happened as you say, and if so, I would think you have a right to be standing, but I can’t know all that happened from these videos.

I apologize on behalf of the Ravens. I cannot believe they did something like this to you guys. I was at the game today, and had no problems with the Broncos fans and around my section.

I hope you take action against the the people who threw you out. They had no right to throw you out of the game for cheering on your team.

And to the blogger Warmick, you sound idiotic for saying that fans should not be standing if they you do not have standing club seats. My section and I were standing half of the game. We were standing during third downs on defense, and I am sure the people who were thrown out were as well. For the simple fact of enjoying the game then being thrown out, just terrible.

Even though the Ravens are my team, please take action as soon as possible.

hard to get the whole picture, when only the result is shown.

I completely empathize with you, but there is a much much more effective way to make your case these days. The NFLs lawyers are legendary tough, and (as we’ve seen) it’s tough slogging when you are fighting against your opponent’s strength. But as with any major consumer-driven corporation, they have a huge weakness.

Have you seen this?

United Breaks Guitars

After United Airlines broke the guy’s guitar, he posted this and United’s stock was devalued about 10% in one week. That my friend is the power of the consumer!!

SO … while your YouTubes are pretty empassioned and discussion worthy, I’d encourage you to get a little creative and tell the whole story — even get some friends to help you reenact it with comic flourishes! — get it polished, film it, and go viral. You can show yourselves surrounded by Baltimore fans who are standing regularly and without discretion, and then show what happened to you guys. The Ravens’ marketing arm will HATE it.

Food for thought! I’d LOVE to see something like that!

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(here comes the but, and this may not be a popular opinion)

Jon Cline (VP of Ravens security) told us we’re “outta here” if we stand up again.

at which point you say you stood (with your hands in your pockets) trying to be model fans ? after you were instructed not to do so ? on private property ?

and i guess this is where the disconnect is for me.

after being instructed not to do something, you then do so anyway (as you have rights!), and then play the victim card, threaten litigation, and videotape names/badges of people who are simply doing as they are paid/instructed to do ?

i sort of hope you do litigate…as after driving all day to see the game, laying out the bucks for tickets, petrol, drinks and food etc, you still haven’t learned much of anything, except perhaps that Ravens security punts better than Mitch Berger.

maybe i’m missing something in the translation ? i want to be wrong about this….

Sounds like this douche is trying to pull more authority than he actually has. Hope he loses his job for this bullshit

If most people stands in your section, then the people have spoken to stand. But if no one stands then you must sit. It is a stupid rule but i guess it kinda makes sense to insure that the mojority are happy in that section.

My apologies, Jimmyray! This sucks dude, I hope you do a video and express you feelings about this ordeal. I’ll be happy to help with the technical aspect if you so desire. Warmick needs an attitude adjustment.

I definitely understand your frustration but sorry, you’ve got nothing here. It’s not a Constitutional issue.

at various different events – and its actually usually when I’m rooting for the home team (although there was one time at a golf tournament when Tiger was teeing off – but I digress…). My response is always the same “I’m sure you have a nice TV at home – go sit on your couch.” While this situation sounds like it wasn’t directly a result of other fans telling you to sit – it was also probably an indirect result of that * type * of “fan.”

This also reminds me of the Chef’s Policy that came out a couple of years ago that specifically barred standing. Not sure if that’s still in place though.

As others have already stated – my guess is that you probably don’t have much of a legal case here – but hopefully this gets some love on the internets and the court of public opinion gets you somewhere.

All I can do is post it on my Facebook, and Myspace. That should hit a couple hundred people. Then hopefully it can explode and reach there friends. it’s not much help but what The Ravens front office did is BS. Please keep us informed of the outcome

This tyranical censorship by the Ravens staff is petty, and smacks of poutry fertilizer. All this in the shadow of Fort McHenry where our national anthem was penned during America’s fight against such tyranny. Baltimore should hang it’s head in shame. The Ravens may have won the game, but lost integrity. Francis scott Key must be spinning right about now…..

I just happened to see this during my Sunday internet jog of the SBNation NFL sites- definitely an interesting story here. I can sympathize with the fact that you were thrown out for something so trivial and nonsensical, but I think it really boils down to the fact that you were on their property, agreed to play by their rules, were warned to stop your actions, and you continued them and ignored what you were told. I completely understand where you’re coming from (standing for your rights, not taking it in the rear from security, etc), but I just can’t see how you have any sort of standing ground on the situation. Obviously, I know as much as you guys, but that’s just my initial impression.

But hey, go ahead and publicize it. Anything negative that happens in Baltimore is good news.

I have been to many home broncos games as well as several away games. I was living in DC in 2002 and went to the broncos game in Baltimore. My friend and I can assure you we were model fans, we celebrated when appropriate but the broncos looked terrible in that game (why the heck we can’t play well there is beyond me) so we were pretty silent most of the game. Despite that, Baltimore fans were yelling at us and pushing us the whole time. We asked security to calm them down but security refused to do anything. Around the end of the third quarter, the broncos scored and my friend and I celebrated, at which point a fan poured beer on us. Again, security did nothing. My family has season tickets to the broncos and I’ve been to many games where we politely tolerated opponents fans. In fact I would say we are down right accomodating to them, sometimes even congratulating them when their team scores. Even raiders fans!

Damn commie pinko jerks. Fight the power. Someone call Glenn Beck. LOL

jimmyray…I don’t think you have a legal case. sorry. I think you have a good moral argument though. As long as you are not disruptive to those around you then why can’t you occasionally stand? If you were doing it all game then I would be the guy behind you asking you to sit down. But standing from time to time is not objectionable. My initial reaction without knowing all of the facts is shame on the Ravens for ejecting you.

other posters…shame on many of your for your foul language. It has been a long time, in fact never, that I have seen so many posts here at MHR using objectionable language.

But that’s some straight-up bullhockey.

Ravens Fans, this kind of thing discredits and shames all of you.

You’re wearing visitor’s jerseys and standing the entire game in front of people who are always there with their season tickets and Personal Seat Licenses. No problem standing a cheering specific plays and at key moments, but all game!? I know in student sections at college games they do and in certain other sports and specific sections, but the front row at another team’s stadium? I’m sorry you had a bad experience but I promise you if I was at your stadium flashing my Ravens colors and refusing to sit down for a second your fans would have me out as well.

Too bad you just didn’t accept the rules regardless of your opinion of them and just enjoyed the game.

taking your family to the game. Whenever something exciting happens, the morons in front of you jump to their feet. The little guy sitting next to you, who is shorter standing than a grown man is sitting down, sees only the part of the game when the players meet on the sideline during timeouts. You can, of course lift him up as you get to your feet yourself. Taking turns with being lifted, he and his two little buddies actually do end up seeing almost a third of the game then (and you get a good workout in the bargain).

Then there is the self absorbed nitwit James Williamson, aka Jimmyray putting himself on display by standing continuously in the front row (at the railing) and certainly not as a result of impulsive excitement (both hands in his pockets) saying: "Nobody complained." Well, as we have learned on this very board, complaining may earn you a broken nose but that aside, it shouldn’t be necessary for anyone to have to ask somebody to act in the interest of everybody.

"But other than the little boy who had a birthday party (and who said he didn’t mind) there were no small children" James "jimmyray" Williamson may claim. What about the adult woman who stands less than 5 feet? What about the guy with the bum knee and the crutches who has trouble getting to his feet? There was no guy with crutches you say? What about the guy with the bum knee and no crutches who has trouble getting to his feet? What about me, who wants to focus on the game rather than being distracted by the idiot who even if he doesn’t block the view does ruin the enjoyment by his persistent insistence on distracting my attention with his narcissistic presence?

It is not up to individuals to check and see (or inquire) whether anybody behind him may be bothered by completely unnecessary exhibitionism. If everybody remains seated, everybody can see and all can enjoy the game. I don’t know why that viewpoint should be castigated while a conceited fool like jimmyray should be buried in sympathy for self imposed victimhood but it appears even Mile High Report has to suffer under an abundance of narrow minded simpletons.

I do hope you go through with your lawsuit Jimmyray. Chances that you can find a lawyer willing to take on such an obvious loser cause is remote but assuming you do and assuming against all odds you win, you may by then well have bankrupted yourself in order to get your ticket price refunded. You can then change your moniker to Sillypay

thats stupid its football..I dont like the ravens or there fans at all

NFL Fans code of conduct post from last year:

The code of conduct is intended to address behavior that detracts from the gameday experience. Any fan in violation of these provisions will be subject to ejection without refund and loss of ticket privileges for future games.

“The National Football League and its teams are committed to creating a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable experience for all fans, both in the stadium and in the parking lot. We want all fans attending our games to enjoy the experience in a responsible fashion. When attending a game, you are required to refrain from the following behaviors:
…. Failing to follow instructions of stadium personnel…”

From a totally neutral standpoint, because there is a time for sitting and a time for standing, and although I don’t imagine you were “detracting from the game day experience”, you evidently did fail to follow the instructions of stadium personnel so rightly or wrongly, you did violate the fans code of conduct.

It sucks. But lets face it unless you have a lot of extra time and money you will not be vindicated.

I almost forgot about the Broncos loss now…