Emotional support alligator barred from entering MLB stadium

Antoniocafe · 10-01-2023, 11:35 AM

I don't know if anyone else has come across this story. Apparently someone with an emotional support alligator was not allowed to enter a major league baseball game. I might be in the minority here, but if a person can't go to a major league baseball game without an alligator, that's their problem, not the thousands of people that paid a lot of money to attend that game. Any thoughts?

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/29/sport...ntl/index.html

*Coola Yagami* · 10-01-2023, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Antoniocafe

I don't know if anyone else has come across this story. Apparently someone with an emotional support alligator was not allowed to enter a major league baseball game. I might be in the minority here, but if a person can't go to a major league baseball game without an alligator, that's their problem, not the thousands of people that paid a lot of money to attend that game. Any thoughts?

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/29/sport...ntl/index.html

Awwww dude, ol Leatherhead just wanted to see the game, by gumbo!! He's a-gonna finds a way in there next time, I gah-ron-tee!

joe-eyeball · 10-01-2023, 02:16 PM

Yeah I couldn’t care less if I sound cold hearted but take your emotional support animal and just stay at home! That’s how I feel about everyone that has an “emotional support animal.” This crap is out of control. I was once on a flight that was temporarily delayed due to an escaped emotional support ferret! You don’t need your labradoodle to find the strength to go and buy lightbulbs at Lowes’s, just like you don’t need an alligator to watch baseball. An actual service animal that guides a handicapped person is all good (i.e. someone that is blind).

*IndigoErth* · 10-01-2023, 02:26 PM

Think I might have heard of that person once in passing quite a while ago, else this isn't the first person with an "emotional support alligator."

When did people become this self centered and entitled though? They can't even imagine that something they do might be an issue for others? It's bad enough people without a legit disability think they should get to take their dog everywhere now (and ignore the fact that some people are afraid of dogs or allergic), but exotic, dangerous animals that will NEVER classify as domesticated?? Come on.

Remember when kids used to drag around a particular stuff animal or doll/figure everywhere they went? Maybe we should make that okay for adults... Pretty sure raising a brow for a second over a stuffed alligator would be preferable over raising alarm or drama over a real one.

Hell, I don't care if you want bring a life size adult alligator plush and you bought out enough seats so that it isn't going to annoy anyone else... at least it doesn't bite.

joe-eyeball · 10-01-2023, 05:57 PM

Another similar situation involved my wife. She has to occasionally plan large luncheon events at her job that includes providing food and drink for 50-100 people. Of all the people there is one and only one person that is strictly gluten free. My wife will get a bunch of pizzas, salad, breadsticks, fruit trays, and various beverages and it’s still not good enough. This one person complains to everyone about how they feel forgotten and left out even though one of the pizzas was a gluten free crust option. The person said the restaurant is not a completely flour free environment therefore it isn’t edible for her. If you are that particular about your needs then keep it your problem and don’t inconvenience everyone else.

*IndigoErth* · 10-01-2023, 06:43 PM

While I can understand that there are people who actually NEED to avoid gluten for very real health problems, and in some cases some businesses are a legit cross contamination risk for those people so they do have to be careful, surely most of them also learn to live with their problem while understanding that most of the world doesn't have it and aren't jerks about accommodations being made special for them.

Why can't that one person with an issue just bring something themselves that they like and enough to share? Would make more sense to me than acting ungrateful and unreasonable when efforts were made to include gluten free options.

*TheCanadiandrome* · 10-01-2023, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Awwww dude, ol Leatherhead just wanted to see the game, by gumbo!! He's a-gonna finds a way in there next time, I gah-ron-tee!

By Gumbo you’re hilarious lol

joe-eyeball · 10-02-2023, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by IndigoErth

While I can understand that there are people who actually NEED to avoid gluten for very real health problems, and in some cases some businesses are a legit cross contamination risk for those people so they do have to be careful, surely most of them also learn to live with their problem while understanding that most of the world doesn't have it and aren't jerks about accommodations being made special for them.

Why can't that one person with an issue just bring something themselves that they like and enough to share? Would make more sense to me than acting ungrateful and unreasonable when efforts were made to include gluten free options.

Exactly! If I had an issue that isn’t all that common I would just bring my own stuff rather than act like no effort was made to accommodate my very specific needs even though an actual effort is always made. This particular person my wife has dealt with is the type that always has a problem with something. Sometime you just can’t win!

10-01-2023, 11:35 AM	#1
Antoniocafe Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 161	Emotional support alligator barred from entering MLB stadium I don't know if anyone else has come across this story. Apparently someone with an emotional support alligator was not allowed to enter a major league baseball game. I might be in the minority here, but if a person can't go to a major league baseball game without an alligator, that's their problem, not the thousands of people that paid a lot of money to attend that game. Any thoughts? https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/29/sport...ntl/index.html

10-01-2023, 02:16 PM	#3
joe-eyeball Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cleveland Posts: 708	Yeah I couldn’t care less if I sound cold hearted but take your emotional support animal and just stay at home! That’s how I feel about everyone that has an “emotional support animal.” This crap is out of control. I was once on a flight that was temporarily delayed due to an escaped emotional support ferret! You don’t need your labradoodle to find the strength to go and buy lightbulbs at Lowes’s, just like you don’t need an alligator to watch baseball. An actual service animal that guides a handicapped person is all good (i.e. someone that is blind).

10-01-2023, 02:26 PM	#4
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,296	Think I might have heard of that person once in passing quite a while ago, else this isn't the first person with an "emotional support alligator." When did people become this self centered and entitled though? They can't even imagine that something they do might be an issue for others? It's bad enough people without a legit disability think they should get to take their dog everywhere now (and ignore the fact that some people are afraid of dogs or allergic), but exotic, dangerous animals that will NEVER classify as domesticated?? Come on. Remember when kids used to drag around a particular stuff animal or doll/figure everywhere they went? Maybe we should make that okay for adults... Pretty sure raising a brow for a second over a stuffed alligator would be preferable over raising alarm or drama over a real one. Hell, I don't care if you want bring a life size adult alligator plush and you bought out enough seats so that it isn't going to annoy anyone else... at least it doesn't bite.

10-01-2023, 05:57 PM	#5
joe-eyeball Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cleveland Posts: 708	Another similar situation involved my wife. She has to occasionally plan large luncheon events at her job that includes providing food and drink for 50-100 people. Of all the people there is one and only one person that is strictly gluten free. My wife will get a bunch of pizzas, salad, breadsticks, fruit trays, and various beverages and it’s still not good enough. This one person complains to everyone about how they feel forgotten and left out even though one of the pizzas was a gluten free crust option. The person said the restaurant is not a completely flour free environment therefore it isn’t edible for her. If you are that particular about your needs then keep it your problem and don’t inconvenience everyone else.

10-01-2023, 06:43 PM	#6
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,296	While I can understand that there are people who actually NEED to avoid gluten for very real health problems, and in some cases some businesses are a legit cross contamination risk for those people so they do have to be careful, surely most of them also learn to live with their problem while understanding that most of the world doesn't have it and aren't jerks about accommodations being made special for them. Why can't that one person with an issue just bring something themselves that they like and enough to share? Would make more sense to me than acting ungrateful and unreasonable when efforts were made to include gluten free options.