A STATEMENT REGARDING EJECTIONS View this email in your browser A STATEMENT REGARDING EJECTIONS Guardians,



Saturday's game saw several fans, including members of the Dallas Beer Guardians ejected from the stadium for use of foul language. Unfortunately we too, as leadership, were blindsided by this new enforcement of what is considered a standard expressed policy in all sporting arenas. Conversations with the FC Dallas front office, particularly Director of Safety & Security, Gina McFarlin, had concluded that FC Dallas intended to focus on eliminating the presence of the 'puto' chant. This was something that all supporters groups had agreed with. This can be referenced in the recap from the April Supporters' Forum published on the FC Dallas website. Some time during the second half of the game, security staff began to target fans chanting typical FC Dallas chants, citing profanity. This was never mentioned to leadership, to the point where a member of DBG leadership was among those ejected.



Members of leadership immediately sought answers on what had happened, and held an impromptu meeting with Gina McFarlin, along with Director of Stadium Operations and Security, Bucky Deichert, and Supporters Group Liaison, Joe Bellow. FC Dallas front office was not informed of a change to the policy enforcement, but security had opted to change enforcement to include any and all organized chants that contain profanity.



The monthly Supporters' Forum with FC Dallas takes place on Tuesday evening, and DBG leadership will seek to gain clarification on several areas including: Protocol for after being ejected, removed, or banned from the Garden. What is the objective of recording photo ID. Clarification of policy of vulgar language and the policy as a whole. Is cursing in another language allowed? Is this policy to be enforced league-wide? Is there a document that says "if we do this, this is what happens"? As with every Supporters' Forum, there is a closed portion for Supporters' Group leadership, and an open portion. We would like to reiterate any supporters wishing to attend the open portion, to meet in the main lobby, on the northwest corner, at 7:30pm on Tuesday.



Leadership will reconvene following this meeting and communicate the results to membership. We would like to request that any members who were ejected please give us your account of the incidents by using this form. You can also submit a general comment on anything you may have witnessed. These statements and concerns will be addressed during the summit with front office staff.



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