The_Year_of_Glad

The_Year_of_Glad t1_jeh4z0b wrote

> There are signs all over the park, and I can find my own seat. I don't need an employee to demand to see my ticket, and simply point to where my seat is when I can already find it without their help.

Ushers serve an important function for disabled fans. I went to a few games several years ago while I was on crutches and in a walking boot due to ankle surgery, and I have an out-of-town friend who comes to games sometimes and relies on a wheelchair to get around because of organ failure-related muscular weakness. Neither of us would’ve been able to get to our seats without the usher’s help.

Ushers are also the first line of response for security concerns due to problem fans. If someone in a seat near you is drunk and disorderly and heading toward violent, you’re supposed to tell an usher so they can alert security. A kiosk can’t do that.

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The_Year_of_Glad t1_iuh7xh5 wrote

> What is your logic behind this

I don’t enjoy spending time with assholes. It’s no different than if I found out that the owner beat his wife or jerked it to pictures of little kids.

I’m not hugely proactive about learning about people’s views, but if they go out of their way to tell or show me that they’re an asshole, I’m going to believe them.

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