Four Stars fans caught on camera giving a Nazi salute

Jonathan Di Gregorio
Four Stars fans caught on camera giving a Nazi salute
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We witnessed some distasteful behavior during an NHL game when four Stars fans were caught on camera giving the Nazi salute.

Although the incident took place on December 21 at the American Airlines Center during a game between the Stars and the Maple Leafs, the video only recently surfaced, first on Reddit and then on Platform X.

In the video, the four men can be seen celebrating by performing the infamous right-hand salute, while the fans around them are clearly making a different gesture to cheer on their team.

According to the woman who filmed the scene, the four individuals repeated the same gesture after every goal by the Stars (who won the game 5-1).

I don't know if the fact that the home team was playing against a Canadian club might have prompted these four people to make this kind of salute, attributing some political significance to it.

However, what is clear is that this gesture has no place in an arena during a sporting event.

In fact, following the video's release, several people called on the Stars organization to take action against the offenders, but it was ultimately the American Airlines Center that launched an investigation.

The AAC also addressed the media in a statement in which the company reiterated that it has a zero-tolerance policy for acts of hate and/or discrimination and that it is committed to ensuring an environment free from such behavior.

Furthermore, it strongly condemns the actions seen in the video and has launched an internal investigation in collaboration with the Dallas Stars.

For now, the four men appearing in the video have not yet been identified, but given the current attention this case is receiving, that could happen quickly.

And for their hateful actions, they could be banned not only from the American Airlines Center but also from all NHL events.

In short, maybe think twice before committing stupid acts in public.


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