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"Bengals Fans Who Spot Bad Behavior Can Call Hotline"
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) have introduced a new security measure at Paul Brown Stadium: a telephone hotline that fans with cell phones can call to report security problems such as rowdy fans or fights in the stands. Reports to the hotline--513-381-JERK--will get a quick response from the more than 500 security personnel and police officers who provide security during games at the stadium. The security personnel will use 38 video cameras inside the stadium to enhance their response to reported incidents, and the team will play a public-service video during games to publicize the new hotline. "We have more than enough cameras to zoom in on every position in the seating bowl--close enough that we can clearly get photographic images of the people sitting there," says Bengals official Bob Bedinghaus. Bengals officials created the hotline in the hopes of curbing boorish behavior among fans and creating a more family-friendly environment at games. The Bengals on-field performance has improved in recent years, and the team's success is attracting younger fans who come to the games to get "falling down drunk," sparking an increase in fights, foul language, and unruly behavior in the stands, says Bedinghaus. Fans who occasionally use foul language have nothing to fear, but those who persistently use foul language, throw objects onto the field, or "are going over the line" with their behavior face the possibility of being ejected from the stadium, having their season tickets revoked, or even being arrested, Bedinghaus says. The NFL says that its 32 teams have leeway to set their own stadium security and fan behavior policies.

 

 
"It Bombed Exec's Car, Group Says"
Toronto Star

An oil industry executive's car was firebombed as it sat in his driveway in Lorraine, Quebec, last week, and an obscure radical group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The firebombing caused executive Carol Montreuil's car to explode. Montreuil is a prominent spokesman for the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute. The Initiative de Resistance Internationaliste says that it bombed Montreuil's car because oil companies are responsible for a litany of crimes, including the financing of the Iraq war. The attack is being investigated by Canadian anti-terrorism agents. The radical group also claims to be responsible for bombing a Hydro-Quebec tower located near the U.S. border in 2004. That attack was timed just prior to a visit by President George Bush.
 


Judge Rejects Suit Challenging NFL Pat-Down Policy
A lawsuit filed by the operator of Chicago's Soldier Field stadium which claimed that the National Football League's stadium security policy of pat-down searches is unconstitutional has been thrown out by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Blanche Manning ruled that the stadium operator, the Chicago Park District, does not have the standing to bring the lawsuit. Only an NFL ticket holder would have the standing to assert the claim, Manning ruled in dismissing the suit. "Rights guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment are personal, and may not be asserted vicariously," Manning said. "Rather, they must be championed by the one whose rights were infringed by the government's conduct." The Chicago Park District is a state agency that is responsible for conducting the pat-downs at NFL games at Soldier Field. Last year, the National Football League ordered all 32 of its franchises to conduct security searches of fans. Last month, a federal judge in Tampa ruled that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' pat-down searches are unconstitutional; that lawsuit was filed by a Tampa ticket holder.


 

 
How to Handle Theft at Work"- Edmonton Journal
 Employees who do not feel appreciated or who feel mistreated could be harboring revenge fantasies, writes ethics coach and consultant Sharon Ryan in response to a question on how to respond to acts of theft and sabotage in the workplace. An employer must consider what work pressures are behind the anger or bitterness of employees, and focus more on treating all workers fairly and respectfully. According to Ryan, who is also an adjunct professor of management at Concordia University College of Alberta, employees should hear positive feedback from supervisors regarding their individual skills, and future conduct should be the focus of a poor performance appraisal and not the past. Employers should make it clear that inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated, and that those who commit acts of sabotage or theft will be held responsible. Employers should keep in mind that they can be held liable for the actions of employees if they were negligent in hiring the workers, writes Ryan. Therefore, employers should conduct background checks on potential hires to uncover any red flags.
 

Sources: Wall Street Journal, Security Management
 

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