Alabama band director tased and arrested after high school football game for refusing to stop performance

[Muda69]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/us/alabama-band-director-tased-arrested/index.html

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A band director was tased and arrested after he disregarded police requests to stop his band’s performance following a high school football game, according to a Birmingham Police Department spokesperson.

The incident happened Thursday following a win by Minor High School at PD Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham, said police. Birmingham police officers started clearing out the stadium when the game ended and noticed “both schools’ bands still performing,” said spokesperson Truman Fitzgerald in a statement.

Officers spoke with both band directors and asked them to stop playing music “so students and attendees would leave the stadium,” said the statement.

The home team band stopped playing when asked, but Minor’s band director, Johnny Mims, did not stop and “instructed his band to continue performing,” according to Birmingham police.

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Don't mess with a high school band director when he's in this groove.    And what's this about high school football on a Thursday night?  Blasphemy.

 

[roaringthunderdlr]

Don't care how many D1 recruits the state of Alabama has, most Indiana teams would blast most Alabama teams out of the water

Bottom Alabama teams would make Cambridge City Lincoln look like a state championship contender

Edited September 19, 2023 by roaringthunderdlr

[jakone]

The day the music died.

[Impartial_Observer]

I seem to recall a trip in my early years of officiating to a certain southeastern Indiana school known for both football and band being told by the AD:

”the band will not be off the field before halftime is over, but you can’t flag us, because nobody effs with our band.”

Edited September 19, 2023 by Impartial_Observer

[oldtimeqb]

10 minutes ago, Impartial_Observer said:

I seem to recall a trip in my early years of officiating to a certain southeastern Indiana school known for both football and band being told by the AD:

”the band will not be off the field before halftime is over, but you can’t flag us, because nobody effs with our band.”

I feel like I have heard an opposite story from other officials.  The head coach ASKED for a flag post-halftime so he justify his complaint to the AD about the band.  Presumably there was a personal beef between the HC and Band Director.  Which wouldn't be the first time. 

[Impartial_Observer]

6 minutes ago, oldtimeqb said:

I feel like I have heard an opposite story from other officials.  The head coach ASKED for a flag post-halftime so he justify his complaint to the AD about the band.  Presumably there was a personal beef between the HC and Band Director.  Which wouldn't be the first time. 

I have had that as well, a couple of times as I recall. 

[foxbat]

49 minutes ago, jakone said:

The day the music died.

 

[Donnie Baker]

1 hour ago, roaringthunderdlr said:

Don't care how many D1 recruits the state of Alabama has, most Indiana teams would blast most Alabama teams out of the water

Bottom Alabama teams would make Cambridge City Lincoln look like a state championship contender

What’s that have to do with the band?

[roaringthunderdlr]

30 minutes ago, Donnie Baker said:

What’s that have to do with the band?

Just making a point about how much better the Indiana high school sports experience is than 90% of the country.

[scarab527]

A headline from The Onion come to life

[Donnie Baker]

2 hours ago, roaringthunderdlr said:

Just making a point about how much better the Indiana high school sports experience is than 90% of the country.

I think you made that number up and I’ll say it right to your face 

[PHJIrish]

This seems like a bit of an overkill, imho.  I understand that some band directors are quite proud of their group, but that's what band competitions are for.  They are the halftime entertainment for the football game and that's all.  But I can't see any circumstances where the band director needs to be tased.  Way overboard!

[Lysander]

I’m shocked…

[BTF]

15 minutes ago, PHJIrish said:

This seems like a bit of an overkill, imho.  I understand that some band directors are quite proud of their group, but that's what band competitions are for.  They are the halftime entertainment for the football game and that's all.  But I can't see any circumstances where the band director needs to be tased.  Way overboard!

It sounds like we're missing pieces from this story. Cops don't just tase people for no reason. 

[foxbat]

13 minutes ago, Lysander said:

I’m shocked…

Where's that "groan" emoji when you need it.

[Ballhawk]

"As the players tried to take the field, the marching band refused to yield, do you recall what was revealed, the day the music died?"

Would marching bands as we know them now exist if not for a football game at which to perform?

 

[FastpacedO]

25 minutes ago, Lysander said:

I’m shocked…

It is stunning!

[Impartial_Observer]

21 minutes ago, BTF said:

It sounds like we're missing pieces from this story. Cops don't just tase people for no reason. 

I’m not sure if you’ve seen what we’re doing lately or not…..

[Irishman]

There are people in SW Allen County who can relate to this. @Yuccaguy it seems your crew had one of these games, and a flag came out to start the game? 

[Lysander]

[BTF]

1 hour ago, Impartial_Observer said:

I’m not sure if you’ve seen what we’re doing lately or not…..

Apparently not, enlighten me. 

[Bash Riprock]

Not the first time for substandard band direction......

 

[Donnie Baker]

2 hours ago, Bash Riprock said:

Not the first time for substandard band direction......

 

I need 5000 marbles 

[Yuccaguy]

5 hours ago, Irishman said:

There are people in SW Allen County who can relate to this. @Yuccaguy it seems your crew had one of these games, and a flag came out to start the game? 

And the AD explicitly said to FLAG the "damned band"!!   I did....  🤣

[Muda69]

It was no secret during my playing days at my high school alma mater that at least 50% of the people in the stands were there to just watch the marching band perform at halftime. And almost all of them left after halftime and the performance was over.