A fan attended the Nebraska/Wisconsin football game at Camp Randal Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday night wearing a President Obama mask and a noose around his neck.
At the @UWBadgers game and there is a man with a mask of President Obama and a noose. This is racism, why was this allowed into the stadium? pic.twitter.com/zKEqhdDYny
— Ka(n)ti(fa)e (@woahohkatie) October 29, 2016
Another attendee took a photo of the outrageous costume and shared it via Twitter. As you can imagine, lots of people found it offensive and contacted authorities to have the fan removed — including sportswriter Julie DiCaro.
https://twitter.com/JulieDiCaro/status/792516038751510528
University of Wisconsin-Madison police responded, saying that while they don’t agree with the fan’s message that he’s protected under free speech.
While we don't support their message, this is a form of free speech.
— UW-Madison Police (@UWMadisonPolice) October 30, 2016
Julie (and others) weren’t buying that and challenged the police department’s response.
https://twitter.com/JulieDiCaro/status/792518827322007553
Again, we don't support the message that they're trying to convey. Guest Services asked them to remove the noose and they did.
— UW-Madison Police (@UWMadisonPolice) October 30, 2016
The offensive fan and his friend were seen exiting the stadium a little later — but it’s unclear if they were forced to leave or were exiting on their own free will.
It APPEARS the men were first asked to removed the Obama mask then asked to leave. This was their exit… pic.twitter.com/Xv1UxMOfaW
— Ka(n)ti(fa)e (@woahohkatie) October 30, 2016
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