Gambling & Taunting goes too far…

[amsterdammer]

Take it easy on how much you gamble on a result, or who you taunt…..

Two sorry stories from UK’s Daily Mirror Newspaper….

Arsenal fan with three wives loses his HOUSE after betting on Manchester United clash

An Arsenal fan has lost his HOUSE after betting that the Gunners would beat Manchester United at the weekend.

Henry Dhabasani, who has three wives and five children, made a bet with friend Rashid Yiga that Arsenal would beat the Premier League champions.

The price of the wager? Dhabasani put his family home on the line, while Yiga staked his Toyota Premio car, plus his WIFE.

The wager was put in writing by the pair and was reportedly witnessed by community leaders in the town of Iganga in eastern Ugandan.

The Ugandan Observer reports that following the match, which Arsenal lost 1-0, a group of Manchester United fans stormed Dhabasani's house and kicked his wives and children out of their home.

It's not the first time the outcome of an Arsenal match has had extreme consequences this season.

After Arsenal's victory over Liverpool, a policeman in Durban, South Africa, shot his friend in the chest after being taunted over the Reds' 2-0 defeat. ….

Policeman SHOT friend in chest over Liverpool taunts following defeat to Arsenal

A policeman was arrested after allegedly shooting a friend in a furious row over Saturday’s Premier League match between Arsenal and Liverpool.

The cop, who has not been named, is a Liverpool fan and was livid when taunted over his side’s 2-0 defeat.

Eyewitnesses said he pulled out his gun and shot his pal in the chest.

The shocking incident happened in Durban, South Africa minutes after the game had finished.

A group of friends were enjoying a barbecue while watching the match but many of them were Man Utd fans who taunted the police captain over the result.

One witness said he then pulled out a gun shouted “Manchester United – who?” and fired a shot.

His friend collapsed to the floor with blood pouring from a wound. He was taken to hospital with injuries to his lung and liver.

The policeman was arrested and charged with attempted murder. He later complained of feeling unwell and was admitted to hospital, where he is still under police guard.

[carmine]

Says more about disturbed dysfunctional individuals than about football doesn't it?

[salty]

The world is full of overgrown schoolboys. Mine is bigger than yours etc.

[smokie36]

I hope Chicog is paying attention!