GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Days after the postgame melee between the Michigan and Ohio State soccer groups, an Ohio state lawmaker has launched a brand new invoice that will make “flag planting” inside Ohio Stadium a felony legal offense.
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The invoice, dubbed the O.H.I.O. Sportsmanship Act, was launched on Tuesday by state Rep. Josh Williams, a Republican who represents a district bordering Michigan, north of Toledo.
It comes lower than two weeks after a combat broke out following the Wolverines’ 13-10 upset win over the Buckeyes in Columbus. Following the sport, Michigan gamers introduced a flag to midfield as a part of their celebration. A bunch of OSU gamers took offense and charged again onto the sector. A combat ensued and several other cops used pepper spray to try to break it up.
Information 8’s sister station in Columbus reported that one officer suffered a head harm through the combat and was hospitalized for a day. He was anticipated to overlook work for a few weeks.
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The combat additionally sparked debates about “flag planting” and postgame protocols.
The invoice reads: “No person shall plant a flagpole with a flag attached to it in the center of the football field at Ohio Stadium of the Ohio State University on the day of a college football competition, whether before, during or after the competition.”
Williams has but to publicly handle the brand new invoice and didn’t clarify why the proposed laws would solely apply to OSU’s discipline and never some other establishment.
The cost can be labeled a “fifth-degree felony,” which is the bottom degree felony offense in Ohio. Nonetheless, the utmost sentence is as much as 12 months in jail, a high quality of as much as $2,500 and as much as 5 years of probation.
