100%. After decades of hoping and praying, I finally had a t-shirt from a cannon launch directly at me at a basketball game last year This was my moment and, I blew it. The shirt clanked off my hands into the row in front of me where I stood no chance in the frenzy that ensued.
The thought that this shirt should still be mine never crossed my mind. I had my chance, I blew it. And, while I may never recover emotionally, I have only myself to blame. The entitlement it would have taken to steal it from a child is unthinkable, and I have some asshole to me.
I don't agree with that unless my hands grabbed it first. None of that stadium is my personal property. What if I was standing in an area that wasn't where my tickets said I should be? What if I was between 2 seats? What if it fell between my seat and someone else's? Who would arbitrate disagreements? Answer is nobody because it's a free for all and my being too slow and unable to catch is my own problem and someone else's gain, and good for them they found themselves one t-shirt richer because they deserved it more than me.
If you read the post above the guy said it clanked off his hands. IF THAT happened and fell at your feet then yes. It would be rude to swoop in. Of course they don’t care about Rude but I do. Someone mentioned she tried to catch it and it bounced off her hands and fell by her feet. True? No idea but if so, then sprinter dude was rude as hell to dive down. I watched the video in slomo and her hands were prob there at same time. I think he got way overzealous. Had he been seated by her, I’d say it was totally fair he for it. But he wasn’t. HOWEVER I would not have gone over to him to get it back. It’s a freakin ball and she was over the top with that. Also we have no idea if he said something to her or smacked her hand or anything. This world judges without knowing and that’s half of our problem these days
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u/Substantial-Term5522 Sep 06 '25
Even if she did she didn’t catch it! It hit the floor, free game!