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"CINCINNATI (AP) -- Bengals fans annoyed by bad behavior in the stands can now report it by cell phone. The hot line number should be easy to remember -- (513) 381-JERK. Fans using too much foul language will first get a warning from stadium security. Those who continue could be ejected and have their season tickets and personal seat licenses revoked. More serious offenses could lead to arrest. The team doesn't want to become the "curse police," but expects fans to behave themselves, said Bob Bedinghaus, the Bengals' director of development for Paul Brown Stadium. "You need to understand you're coming to an NFL football game," Bedinghaus said. "On the other hand, we want to make sure that we're paying attention to those folks who are going over the line." When callers report problems such as threats, fights or drunkenness, security officials will use the stadium's video cameras to focus on the offenders and then respond. Fans have complained to team officials that beer is increasing the problem with misbehavior in the stands. "They were complaints (of) excessive drunkenness. People that were kind of falling down drunk," Bedinghaus said. "And there were some fights last year. Whenever you put 65,000 people together, you're always going to have some fights. But there were a few more than normal." Jeanie Dittrich of West Chester, a season ticket holder, said she was offended by drunken fans when she took her 12-year-old son, Austin, to a playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. A woman kept spilling beer on her, and a man next to her son was swearing and helped start a fight. "We told him beforehand, 'You might see some drunk people, you might hear some ... swearing.' But at the game, I thought, 'Oh, my gosh, I'm going to mar my son for the rest of his life by having him come to this game,"' she said. Season ticket holders will be notified about the hot line this week, as well as the consequences of bad behavior. The team will show a video promoting the new service at home games. Bedinghaus said the Bengals expect some prank calls. "If you get 6,000 people calling this line -- 'Hey, (Steelers quarterback) Ben Roethlisberger is a jerk' -- then it becomes less effective," he said. "The thing to remember is we have caller ID on this line." Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com "

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-bengals-unrulyfans&prov=ap&type=lgns

8/8/2006 10:21:36 PM

could be a good thing

Im tired of being at NC state games with people earling in the stands and being overall ignorant, so i can see what the bengals are trying to do

although NFL cares bout their public image moreso than NCAA

[Edited on August 8, 2006 at 10:25 PM. Reason : .]

8/8/2006 10:24:48 PM

can my bengals emergency signal bracelet dial the number for me

8/8/2006 11:23:24 PM

they should worry less about the criminals in the stands and more about the criminals on the field

8/8/2006 11:24:28 PM

^ && ^^

8/9/2006 8:35:06 AM

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"'Oh, my gosh, I'm going to mar my son for the rest of his life by having him come to this game,""

Mar him for the rest of his life?

What are these mormans?

8/9/2006 8:49:14 AM

i thought this thread was gonna be about bengals fans who could call a hotline if they see bengals players committing crimes in public

i was like "why are you gonna rat on the players of your favorite team?"

also it appears DonMega is a Bengals fan

8/9/2006 9:42:50 AM

you know exactly how this is gonna turn out, right?

Cleveland will be in town, some dog collar wearing Browns fans will be minding their own business and the Bengals fans will flood the hotline and get the Browns fans ejected

good in principle, bad in what can and will happen

8/9/2006 10:13:04 AM

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"i thought this thread was gonna be about bengals fans who could call a hotline if they see bengals players committing crimes in public"

8/9/2006 11:58:13 AM

god i could see this happening at our games

that would sure suck ass

8/9/2006 12:04:28 PM

^^^

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"When callers report problems such as threats, fights or drunkenness, security officials will use the stadium's video cameras to focus on the offenders and then respond"

[Edited on August 9, 2006 at 12:07 PM. Reason : .]

8/9/2006 12:06:57 PM

381-JERK: How may we help you?
Fan: Chris Henry just tried to sell me pot.

8/9/2006 12:10:36 PM

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/09/25/sports/s064819D02.DTL

9/25/2006 11:16:35 AM

381-JERK: How may we help you?
Fan: Chad Johnson is swearing like a drunken sailor & threatened to kill anyone who messes with him

9/25/2006 11:42:14 AM

lol, this is a good thread.

9/25/2006 11:43:39 AM

Fan: Who's your all-time best seller?
381-JERK: Why, George Costanza, of course!

9/25/2006 12:17:50 PM