Bombers quick to act after woman says fans threw beer at her young son during Banjo Bowl

By: Bailey Hildebrand-Russell Posted: 5:57 PM CDT Monday, Sep. 12, 2016

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are acting quickly to make things right after a woman says some fans threw beer and swore at her and her young son at Saturday's Banjo Bowl.

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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are acting quickly to make things right after a woman says some fans threw beer and swore at her and her young son at Saturday's Banjo Bowl.

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The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are acting quickly to make things right after a woman says some fans threw beer and swore at her and her young son at Saturday’s Banjo Bowl.

Janelle-Marie Emond took her nine-year-old son, a Bomber fan, to his first ever football game, but was met with rude fans after her son sported a green sweatshirt over his Bombers T-shirt, Emond told the Free Press in an email Monday.

“He was so excited and had a good time until the end and now doesn’t ever want to go to another game ever again after being sworn at and (having) beer thrown at him for having a green sweater on because he was cold,” she said.

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Janelle-Marie Emond took her nine-year-old son to his first ever football game, but was met with rude fans after her son sported a green sweatshirt over his Bombers T-shirt, she says. — JOHN WOODS / THE CANADIAN PRESS Janelle-Marie Emond took her nine-year-old son to his first ever football game, but was met with rude fans after her son sported a green sweatshirt over his Bombers T-shirt, she says.

Emond said the events that followed hurt her heart. A woman told the boy to go back to where he came from.

“I told the woman she really shouldn’t be talking to a child like that and was told to f— off and mind my own business. I told her my son was my business. I then grabbed my soaking wet beer smelling child by the hand to continue to get out of the stadium, only to be pushed and shoved by yet another Bomber fan who went in my son’s face and told him he needed to get the f— out of here,” Emond conitnued.

But the crude remarks didn’t stop there. As Emond continued to go down the stairs with her son, a group of seven men approached them and started yelling profanities at the pair.

Some Saskatchewan Roughriders fans walked Emond and her son out of Investors Group Field.

“At this point my son is crying as he is thinking we are going to get beat up, and I am shaking as this was so ridiculous.”

The story was brought to the attention of the Bombers, who acted quickly to make things right.

Wade Miller, Bombers president and CEO, spoke with Emond Monday morning, the football club said in an email.

“The organization delivered a package from the Bomber Store for the family and is working to bring them back to a game as our guests to show them a much better experience, including a post-game meeting with Bomber players,” the statement read.

“We consistently strive to provide all of our great fans the best game day experience possible, and incidents like these are extremely disappointing, and do not represent the majority of our fan base.”

Winnipeg police officers are present at every CFL game in Winnipeg, but a police spokeswoman said Monday situations like Emond’s often fall under the responsibility of security at Investors Group Field.

bailey.hildebrand@freepress.mb.ca