Latest Viral Video Shaming - the Phillies' Karen

[Anonymous]

You can't miss the latest viral video of the Phillies fan - a Karen - taking the ball from the kid. Now the internet mob is after her and I believe they even identified her. I saw posts of her face on a wanted poster. Other posts telling the internet they know what to do.

But when you see the entire video, is she really the bad person everyone is making her out to be? The ball landed right in her section - pretty much in the seats in front of her. The dad who got the ball had to race over to that section to get the ball. He wasn't sitting near where the ball landed at all. Dad was pretty overzealous is trying to get that ball too.

Now, if I were her, would I have walked over there demanding the ball back? No because I'm non-confrontational like that. But I would have complained to my spouse and anyone around me about the dad barging into her section to get the ball.

If I were the dad, I definitely wouldn't have raced over to that other section to get the ball either.

Anyone else think the "Karen" isn't totally in the wrong?

[Anonymous]

The dad who got the ball for his kid on the kid’s birthday? He’s the bad guy?

[Anonymous]

I’ve watched it several times. She made a fool of herself going over to the guy. It’s just a damn ball. Of course, she doesn’t deserve to be doxxed, outed or followed. Just take the L and move on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can't miss the latest viral video of the Phillies fan - a Karen - taking the ball from the kid. Now the internet mob is after her and I believe they even identified her. I saw posts of her face on a wanted poster. Other posts telling the internet they know what to do.

But when you see the entire video, is she really the bad person everyone is making her out to be? The ball landed right in her section - pretty much in the seats in front of her. The dad who got the ball had to race over to that section to get the ball. He wasn't sitting near where the ball landed at all. Dad was pretty overzealous is trying to get that ball too.

Now, if I were her, would I have walked over there demanding the ball back? No because I'm non-confrontational like that. But I would have complained to my spouse and anyone around me about the dad barging into her section to get the ball.

If I were the dad, I definitely wouldn't have raced over to that other section to get the ball either.

Anyone else think the "Karen" isn't totally in the wrong?

“Barged into their section?” What are you talking about? No one owns a section. He did what most do at a baseball game. He tried to get the ball. He didn’t knock over a kid or a lady in a wheelchair. He did nothing wrong and modeled for his kids how to handle a situation with a crazy person: Here, just take the ball and leave us alone. You’re not worth our energy.

[Anonymous]

She wouldn't have been wrong to be disappointed or upset. But she was wrong to think she had a reasonable expectation to any ball that landed in her vicinity. In particular, her reaction to the father was entirely out-of-line, reflecting an enormous feeling of entitlement.

I haven't seen her name identified yet, but she deserves what is coming to her.

[Anonymous]

She's a loser. It wasn't her ball to take . . . and even if it were, who takes a ball from a kid?

[Anonymous]

She looks as insane as she acted. https://www.indiatimes.com/trending/who-is-cheryl-wagner-internet-allegedly-outs-phillies-karen-who-took-home-run-ball-from-birthday-boy-at-marlins-game-669240.html

[Anonymous]

She literally put her hands on the father by grabbing his arm which is assault. If this had been a man putting his hands on the arm of a woman there would have been a bigger scene.

You don’t have the right to grab someone, even if you’re mad, even if you think the ball is yours. I had an adult reach into my son’s face to grab a ball that Zimmerman was literally throwing to my son at the end of an inning (before the put the nets up) many years ago. Even then I didn’t put my hands on the guy, but I let him have a piece of my mind while my 6 yr old son cried.

Adults are insane over catching balls at baseball games. grown @ss adults. I don’t get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She wouldn't have been wrong to be disappointed or upset. But she was wrong to think she had a reasonable expectation to any ball that landed in her vicinity. In particular, her reaction to the father was entirely out-of-line, reflecting an enormous feeling of entitlement.

I haven't seen her name identified yet, but she deserves what is coming to her.

She's a "school administrator" from New Jersey. Of course.

[Anonymous]

It is pretty rare that any of these incidents deserve the hell that is being doxed on the internet. The people who harass women or men from incidents like this are worse than the people being doxed. It's f-d up. Anyone who participates in this kind of stuff should be criminally prosecuted. It's just the new brand of vigilantism and it's wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She literally put her hands on the father by grabbing his arm which is assault. If this had been a man putting his hands on the arm of a woman there would have been a bigger scene.

You don’t have the right to grab someone, even if you’re mad, even if you think the ball is yours. I had an adult reach into my son’s face to grab a ball that Zimmerman was literally throwing to my son at the end of an inning (before the put the nets up) many years ago. Even then I didn’t put my hands on the guy, but I let him have a piece of my mind while my 6 yr old son cried.

Adults are insane over catching balls at baseball games. grown @ss adults. I don’t get it.

If he feels he was assaulted, he can involve the police and go through regular channels.

[Anonymous]

Good for her. He was a jerk from taking it from her. He should have asked her and explained the situation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She literally put her hands on the father by grabbing his arm which is assault. If this had been a man putting his hands on the arm of a woman there would have been a bigger scene.

You don’t have the right to grab someone, even if you’re mad, even if you think the ball is yours. I had an adult reach into my son’s face to grab a ball that Zimmerman was literally throwing to my son at the end of an inning (before the put the nets up) many years ago. Even then I didn’t put my hands on the guy, but I let him have a piece of my mind while my 6 yr old son cried.

Adults are insane over catching balls at baseball games. grown @ss adults. I don’t get it.

He pushed her aside to grab the ball.

[Anonymous]

She FAFOd.

[Anonymous]

If you touch the ball first, it's your ball. That is how it works.

Also, if the ball is being given to a literal child, you refrain from behaving like one yourself.