Drunk Florida Man Assaults Mascot and Security Does Nothing
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02/08/2023
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Video has gone viral of a Tampa Bay Lightning fan assaulting the Florida Panthers' secondary mascot, Viktor E. Ratt.
And before we all jump on the 'This was staged' bandwagon, it definitely wasn't. According to the Miami Herald, a Panthers' spokesperson stated that there is a full investigation and that the altercation was not planned. This lead to commenters wondering what exactly was going on.
One person replied, "The fact it's happening while there's in-play action makes me think it's not staged. This is messed up." While another was curious, "That’s a legit assault. Why is no one doing anything?" Security was nowhere to be found during the incident.
In some angles it looks like Viktor might be holding the fan's jersey. Even so, this would be an overreaction. And just in case we all forgot how mascots work, there's literally a human being inside that costume. The Panthers would go on to defeat the Lightning by a score of 7-1.
And before we all jump on the 'This was staged' bandwagon, it definitely wasn't. According to the Miami Herald, a Panthers' spokesperson stated that there is a full investigation and that the altercation was not planned. This lead to commenters wondering what exactly was going on.
One person replied, "The fact it's happening while there's in-play action makes me think it's not staged. This is messed up." While another was curious, "That’s a legit assault. Why is no one doing anything?" Security was nowhere to be found during the incident.
In some angles it looks like Viktor might be holding the fan's jersey. Even so, this would be an overreaction. And just in case we all forgot how mascots work, there's literally a human being inside that costume. The Panthers would go on to defeat the Lightning by a score of 7-1.
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So where was @FLALiveArena security?? Reason number 5 billion why Tampa fans are a circus show pic.twitter.com/1AUbjCzdhp
— pantherman2020 (@pantherman2020) February 7, 2023
Been seeing a video of “Viktor E. Rat” being pushed around by what looks like a Tampa Bay fan.
— David R (@David954FLA) February 7, 2023
In this video, it seems as if “Viktor” throws his jersey into the crowd which results in some sort of retaliation from the fan.
I have no idea if this is staged. #ViktorERatGate pic.twitter.com/9ckN0Z7Knf
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