There was discouragement after Rory McIlroy’s better half was struck by a beer at the Ryder Cup. Have crowds always been badly behaved, or is antisocial behaviour obtaining worse?The misuse hurled at Europe’s golfers in the Ryder Cup generated gasps and discouragement on both sides of the Atlantic. The group at the Bethpage Black program in New York finished from heckles and boos to homophobic slurs and disrespects aimed at players’ spouses. The first-tee master of ceremonies established the tone by leading a chant of “fuck you, Rory!”, putting Rory McIlroy securely in the crosshairs– in addition to his other half, who was hit with a beer cup.After initially playing it down, American golf officials apologised and claimed some follower behavior had” crossed the line “, yet the affair has actually left a nagging feeling of worry. Suppose the line has in reality moved?
Suppose accepted codes of crowd behavior have transformed? Continue reading … Source: The Guardian