AuburnChopper1 0 Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296466,00.html Texas Football Fan Nearly Castrated in Bar Fight in Oklahoma BarTuesday , September 11, 2007 OKLAHOMA CITY  To some Oklahoma football fans, there are things that just aren't done in the heart of Sooner Nation, and one of them is to walk into a bar wearing a Texas Longhorns T-shirt. That's exactly what touched off a bloody skirmish that left a Texas-shirt-wearing fan nearly castrated and an Oklahoma fan facing aggravated assault charges that could put him in prison for up to five years. The shocking case has set off a raging debate in this football-crazed region about the extreme passions behind a bitter rivalry. Some legal observers have even questioned whether this case could ever truly have an impartial jury. "I've actually heard callers on talk radio say that this guy deserved what he got for wearing a Texas T-shirt into a bar in the middle of Sooner country," said Irven Box, an attorney in this city 20 miles from Oklahoma's campus in Norman. According to police, 32-year-old Texas fan Brian Christopher Thomas walked into Henry Hudson's Pub on June 17 wearing a Longhorns T-shirt and quickly became the focus of football "trash talk" from another regular, 53-year-old Oklahoma fan Allen Michael Beckett. Thomas told police that when he decided to leave and went to the bar to pay his tab, Beckett grabbed him in the crotch, pulled him to the ground and wouldn't let go, even as bar patrons tried to break it up. When the two men were separated, Thomas looked down and realized the extent of his injuries. "He could see both of his testicles hanging on the outside of his body," said Thomas' attorney, Carl Hughes. "He was wearing a pair of white shorts, which made it that much worse." It took more than 60 stitches to close the wound, and police interviewed Thomas at a nearby hospital emergency room. Beckett's attorney, Billy Bock, concedes that his client commented about Thomas' shirt, but said it was just good-natured ribbing and that he apologized to Thomas when it appeared to upset the Texas fan. Later, Bock said Thomas approached his client at the bar and threatened him. "My client is a little man, and this guy (Thomas) is 30 to 40 pounds bigger than him," Bock said. "He's bigger, stronger, younger and probably faster, and he aggressively leaned in and touched my client and threatened to beat him up. ... My guy was defending himself and just took control of the situation." Thomas' attorney disputes Beckett's version. "That's total malarkey," Hughes said. "My client never said a word to him. He got up to pay and when he paid and left a tip, the guy grabbed him." Beckett, a 53-year-old church deacon, federal auditor and former Army combat veteran, has pleaded not guilty. His next court appearance comes Oct. 4, two days before the Sooners and Horns tangle in their annual football game at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Thomas, who once lived in Houston and became a Texas fan during the heyday of star running back Earl Campbell, is still recovering from his injuries but has returned to work as a meat cutter at a Sam's Club warehouse store. Like Beckett and Thomas, many fans of the two college squads never attended either university, but have come to identify so closely with these teams that they attach banners to their cars, wear team colors on game day and even have programmed their car horns to play school fight songs. Dallas police Sgt. Andy Harvey, a 12-year veteran of the force, said it's not uncommon for fights to break out between fans of the two schools. "People are passionate about their teams and their universities, and that's a good thing," he said, "but when you mix a real passionate sports fan and then get a little alcohol in there, sometimes it's not a good mix." On both Texas and Oklahoma fan Web sites, boosters trade familiar tales of having their car tires slashed or windshields smashed for sporting the opposing team's sticker in enemy territory. Assistant District Attorney Scott Rowland said the rivalry will have no bearing on the way the case is prosecuted. "It appears that it played a part in the fight," he said, "but that won't play any more of a role in our handling of the case than would a fight over a girl or a car or a song on the jukebox." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUStudent09 2 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 bet that stung a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCWarEagle 0 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I heard about that. "Crazy" just doesn't even come close to describing it. And the guy that did it is a 53 y.o. church deacon. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FootballFanatic 4 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I generally find that self defense rarely requires the mutilation of someones testicles. A punch an run usually suffices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuTigersX311 2 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I generally find that self defense rarely requires the mutilation of someones testicles. A punch an run usually suffices. man that is child's play compared to what i have seen in the auburn\alabama rivalry. does anybody remember the girl that got shot after the 2001 auburn\alabama game. or the guy that tried to kill his son after alabama lost? i remember, that same year in 2001, a massive brawl between alabama\auburn fans at deerfield apartments. i had several buddies in that fight (which was started by a drunk alabama fan). one girl had her leg broken and another guy got seriously injured when a guy hit him over the head with a metal pole. it's crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aumd03 2 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I generally find that self defense rarely requires the mutilation of someones testicles. A punch an run usually suffices. man that is child's play compared to what i have seen in the auburn\alabama rivalry. does anybody remember the girl that got shot after the 2001 auburn\alabama game. or the guy that tried to kill his son after alabama lost? i remember, that same year in 2001, a massive brawl between alabama\auburn fans at deerfield apartments. i had several buddies in that fight (which was started by a drunk alabama fan). one girl had her leg broken and another guy got seriously injured when a guy hit him over the head with a metal pole. it's crazy Child's play? 60 stiches to your unit isn't child's play. I would say based on teh sutures, a 20-30 cm laceration. I'd MUCH MUCH rather be wacked over the head with a pole than to get a 20 cm lac to my twig and berries from someone's bare hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FayettenamHog 0 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Child's play? 60 stiches to your unit isn't child's play. I would say based on teh sutures, a 20-30 cm laceration. I'd MUCH MUCH rather be wacked over the head with a pole than to get a 20 cm lac to my twig and berries from someone's bare hand. I concur with this statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietfan 233 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Child's play? 60 stiches to your unit isn't child's play. I would say based on teh sutures, a 20-30 cm laceration. I'd MUCH MUCH rather be wacked over the head with a pole than to get a 20 cm lac to my twig and berries from someone's bare hand. 20-30 cm = 8-12 inches. ...Don't know if "twig and berries" is an accurate description, size-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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