actually, I don't know if Chicago enacted a law, but if you try this in New York...
May 6, 2004
Short Romp at Mets Game Could Bring a Year in Jail
By ROBERT F. WORTH
It is nothing new for an overexcited baseball fan to leap onto the field. Some women have run onto the diamond to kiss their favorite players. And plenty of fans have charged from their seats to attack the player, coach or umpire who made them angry.
But yesterday a New Jersey man earned a new distinction after winding up on the field at Shea Stadium during Tuesday night's game between the Mets and the San Francisco Giants.
The man, John McCarthy, 38, became the first person to be arrested and charged under a tough new city law against interfering with a sports event, according to the Queens district attorney, Richard A. Brown. Mr. McCarthy could face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $5,000.
Mr. McCarthy jumped onto the field from a box seat near first base during the eighth inning about 9:45 p.m., a law enforcement official said. He ran a short distance and began waving a sign that said "Howard Stern for President," the official said. The game was stopped briefly because of the disruption.
Mr. McCarthy told the police he had fallen onto the field while trying to catch a foul ball, a city official said. He was arraigned last night in Queens Criminal Court and held in $2,000 bail.
One thing is certain: what was once a mere annoyance is now being taken far more seriously. In the past, running onto the field during a game was a lower-level misdemeanor, with a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail, said Councilman Peter F. Vallone Jr. Under the new law, which Mr. Vallone helped to write, "interference with a professional sporting event" can be punished by up to a year in jail and a fine of $1,000 to $5,000. If the fan makes contact with any of the players, the fine is $10,000 to $25,000.
The law was passed last year shortly before the World Series, partly in the hope of forestalling any untoward incidents there, Mr. Vallone said. It was also inspired by a number of attacks on players. Two years ago, a father and son ran onto the field at Comiskey Park in Chicago and attacked Tom Gamboa, then the Kansas City Royals' first base coach, for no apparent reason. Mr. Gamboa suffered hearing damage in his right ear. Last year, a young man ran onto the field at the same park and wrapped his arms around an umpire.
"Hopefully, people will now realize it's going to become very expensive for them to make fools of themselves this way," Mr. Vallone said.
― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 6 May 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)
How do I avoid getting Hepatitis B?
Practice safe sex –use a condom.
Avoid injecting drugs, and do not share needles.
Do not share personal items such as razors or toothbrushes.
If you get a tattoo or body piercing be sure the instrument is sterilized.
Wear disposable gloves if you give first aid.
If you are exposed to hepatitis B, an immunoglobulin shot may protect you from infection.
― otto midnight (otto midnight), Thursday, 6 May 2004 18:33 (twenty-one years ago)
one year passes...