The WNBA is still struggling with a range of sex toy disorders.
During the past week and a half, during the game in Atlanta on July 29, and in Atlanta on August 1, Los Angeles held a sex toy in Atlanta on August 5 and again with Chicago on Thursday night Latest object The court was hit within seconds of Atlanta's collapse of dreams defeating the sky.
Sex toys landing on the Los Angeles field Almost beaten Fever guard Sophie Cunningham is in Indiana's game against Sparks. Sex toys were also thrown in games between New York and Phoenix last Tuesday, but did not arrive at the court. Police said another toy was thrown in a game in Atlanta on August 1, although it is not clear whether that arrived at the court.
Distractions bring unexpected challenges to the league, teams and players, and unexpected challenges to arena safety. This is something to know.
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A man was arrested Saturday at University Park in Georgia, accused of throwing sex toys onto the court during a July 29 showdown with the Golden State Valkyries in Atlanta’s dream, according to police reports. The report said he threw another sex toy in his dream of a Phoenix Mercury on August 1, but that didn't seem to cause a game delay.
He was charged with illegal acts, criminal trespassing, public indecency and indecency exposure. All four charges are Georgia misdemeanors, meaning that if he is convicted, the penalty for each person can be fined up to $1,000, which could be a maximum of 12 months of jail time. Public indecent and indecent misdemeanors exposed may also require registration on the state’s list of sex offenders.
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Another man Phoenix arrested Police said he threw a sex toy in the crowd during a Mercury match Tuesday. Police said the 18-year-old pulled a sex toy from his sweater pocket, threw it into the seat in front of him and hit the bystander behind him.
The man later told police it was a prank that had been popular on social media and he bought a toy a day ago to compete. He later resolved him in a volunteer at the arena, which witnessed the incident and began following him as the man tried to leave the arena.
Police said the man was arrested for alleged assault, misconduct and public display of clear sexual materials.
New York Freedom Event told the Associated Press Thursday night that an ongoing investigation into New York throwing is underway and the team is working with law enforcement.
What difficulties are encountered in arena safety?
Sex toy types are thrown on the court usually do not include metal elements, meaning that arena metal detectors cannot perceive them. They become more difficult when the audience's body carries it.
Ty Richmond, president of Event Services at Allied Universal Security, said Arena Security Teams faces challenges to capture these items.
WNBA Logo is visible before the WNBA basketball game in Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, file)
WNBA Logo is visible before the WNBA basketball game in Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, file)
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“Not all stadiums use a screening process, which is consistent and can be found (sex toys) because what it requires is – pat search, open bags, and prohibit bags,” he said. “The expediency, letting fans enter the conflict between stage and venue, is an important issue, and is also safe and safe.”
Richmond said the limitations of arena security make legal action one of the most powerful deterrents of such behavior.
“It’s very important to prosecute and show how people deal with people’s decisions,” he said. “No doubt I think it will make a difference. It’s important to apply it, and it’s important to advertise that.”
No arrests have been made in Los Angeles and Chicago. Sparks said in a statement to the Associated Press that they are working with arena personnel to identify responsible individuals and ensure appropriate action is taken. ”
The WNBA said any viewer who throws an object at the court will face a minimum of one year injunction and law enforcement prosecution.
How does it affect the player?
As the riots piled up, the people in the court became increasingly frustrated.
“Everyone tried to make sure W wasn't a joke, and it was taken seriously, and then it happened,” Cunningham said on her podcast after almost getting hit by a sex toy on Tuesday. “I thought, 'How are we going to take it seriously?'”
No other professional sports league faces sex toy riots like this. It has started online about perpetrators throwing their options in the women’s league game and the league’s choices with a large number of lesbians and queer players.
“This has been happening for centuries, it's female sexualization. It's the latest version. It's not funny. It shouldn't be the ass of a joke,” Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said Thursday. “Women's sexualization is used to stop women, and that's no different.”
Despite the criminal act that led to arrests, at least one cryptocurrency-based forecast market essentially allows users to throw sex toys in future WNBA games.
Players also rang on social media, responding to concerns about arena safety protocols.
Freedom forward Isabelle Harrison posted on X last week saying “Arena is safe?!
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