Fights happen in sports, gonna always happen. Refs can only show overwheming suppression force in their numbers to quell those.
But when the fight turns into a riot - theres gotta be something that can be done. Letting them "fight it out" is not an option from a safety perspective.
But heres the rub - referees are not peace keepers. They are there to enforce and judge the rules of the game. If the benches get cleared in a fight - boom, game over, both teams forfeit and refs leave the field of play. Both teams then get disciplined by the sanctioning body.
Make an example of the teams that act like an ass (ie up to and even including loss of season) and it will become less common. If it does become more common we'll start seeing security and police just like European style football matches. And that is beyond depressing to think about.
Nah, just pepper spraying them sounds much easier. Sort of like going through a drive thru instead of bothering to cook. Who has the time for well thought out, non immediate gratification any more?
Although this would be more fun
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