Monday, January 9, 2012

Wayne Simmonds' banana-thrower has his day in court

Wayne Simmonds

On Sept. 22, 2011, Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers was in the middle of a shootout attempt during an exhibition game at the John Labatt Centre in London when a fan threw a banana on the ice.

A week later, London police charged Christopher Moorhouse, 26, with "engaging in a prohibited activity on a premises under the trespass to property act", which carried a maximum penalty of $2,000.

Moorhouse had his day in court on Monday, Jan. 9, and was fined $200 plus court fees for the incident — which was deemed not racially motivated by the judge, nor was it "mischievous behavior" because the banana didn't interfere with play.

I still believe this reflects poorly on the community and Canadians in general. You just hope this incident is not repeated.

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