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| Not So 'Welcoming' For Red Sox Fans |
A Red Sox fan from Nashua, NH—who was assaulted by a Yankee fan and suffered life-changing injuries—
has won a $4.3 million jury verdict.
Monte Freire was eating at a Connecticut restaurant (U.S.S. Chowder Pot III) with friends when a Yankee fan at a nearby table told the group that—
based on their accents—they were unwelcome Red Sox fans. The lawsuit against the restaurant alleged that bartenders continued to serve alcohol to the Yankee fan who escalated his abuse and finally attacked Freire (including stabbing him in the neck) causing "a brain injury, a stroke, impaired speech and vision and severe scarring". The Yankee fan attacker,
John Mayor, was convicted of assault and is serving a 10-year sentence. Once again, this type of mindless fan violence—
no matter who the aggressor is—has to be stopped.
