Now you know why they boo Santa Claus.
from www.radaronline.com- Child Protective Services want to launch a probe into the child filmed drinking a beer at a recent Philadelphia Phillies baseball game, RadarOnline.com has learned.
In the video clip, a blonde-haired boy takes a swig from a bottle of beer amidst an oblivious crowd of adults during the Phillies game against the San Diego Padres at Citizens Bank Park on June 6.
Watch the video here, on RadarOnline.com:
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“If we knew the child’s name then this is something we would definitely investigate although we would have to obtain more information before proceeding,” a spokesman for Child Protective Services in Philadelphia told RadarOnline.com. Since the spokesman had yet to see the video, RadarOnline.com sent the department a link to the footage.
“It is against the law and a question of parental responsibility," City Council spokesman Tony Radwanski told RadarOnline.com. “Hopefully, we can identify the adults who were with this child and find out what really happened because we do not condone this kind of behavior.
“There might be season ticket holders or other fans who can come forward and help the authorities establish who the parents are because it reflects badly on them.”
The 3rd Police District that covers Citizens Bank Park would not comment if they were investigating the incident.
Earlier story: Philadelphia is known as a raucous sports town where anything can happen and on Sunday, a young fan of the town's baseball team lived up to that reputation. A child was filmed by TV crews taking a swig of beer in the stands during the Phillies’ 6-5 loss to the San Diego Padres.
The small blond boy, who didn't look older than a toddler, took a hearty sip out of a brown bottle as the adults in the stands seemed oblivious to what was happening, keeping their eyes on the game.
Other crazy occurrences in the City of Brotherly Love include a stretcher-bound Michael Irvin getting booed by Philadelphia Eagles fans in 1999 and a Santa Claus impersonator getting pelted with snowballs at an Eagles game in 1968.
