Prattville, AL - It has been awhile since Alabama was in the spotlight. Last time this state got national media attention, its Supreme Court Chief Justice was in trouble for not removing a two-ton monument of the 10 Commandments.
But alas, things change, and I'm sure that if there was an eleventh commandment, it would say something to the effect of, "Thou shalt not throw a freakin' chair during a high school basketball game, stupid!"
During a Prattville High vs. Stanhope Elmore High school basketball game, a fight broke out. Approximately 75 to 100 people were involved in the fight, but so far, only eight juveniles and four adults have been arrested.
The police had to end up using tasers to break the fight up.
Luckily, someone caught the whole thing on video - all the punching, kicking, flying chairs - all of it. After seeing the video on local stations, the national media started showing it. I personally saw it on CNN Thursday morning. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that it also aired on NBC's "The Today Show," Fox 'News' (but only because they sensationalize everything) and MSNBC. "Inside Edition" and the Associated Press reportedly called some officials for comment.
Go Prattville! Go Stanhope! Let's show the nation that we can have bigger and better brawls! The NBA has nothing on us!
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Media's eyes sting Prattville
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