She didn’t have the ball in this game.
Comedian Elaine Boosler announced Sunday that she was arrested at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles for refusing to check in her handbag, which violated the stadium’s baggage policy.
“I don’t know how your Sunday was, but it was definitely better than mine,” she said in a video clip posted to her YouTube channel.
“This is my wrist after I was handcuffed,” she said, holding her arm up to the camera to reveal the scarred ring on her wrist.
Boosler, 71, was walking into the stadium for the Dodgers’ game against the New York Mets with a brand new baseball-shaped handbag when she was stopped by security.
She was told that she wasn’t allowed to bring her bag in because it wasn’t see-through and that she would have to throw it in the trash or walk it back to her car.
But the Brooklyn native refused to leave because she “paid $50 for parking a mile away.” [it was] The temperature was 80 degrees and tickets were $300 on the secondary market. ”
Boosler complained that there was nothing on the ticket to indicate the stadium’s transparent bag policy. As a celebrity with deep ties to the Dodgers over the years, she said she felt her security guard should have let her enter.
“I sang the national anthem here five times and went into the booth 50 times. I did everything I could as a comedian for Dodger Stadium,” the comedian said.
“I’ve been to 10 Hollywood Stars games… Grab your bag and put it in.”
But security did not back down. Boosler said a subsequent confrontation with a security guard “got heated” and he threatened to arrest her for trespassing if she didn’t leave.
“I said, ‘Okay, arrest me,'” she claimed. Her guards obligingly handcuffed her and shoved her into the back seat of her police car.
She said the team decided to press charges because of one persistent security guard.
The comedian said,first lady of stand up” she couldn’t help but joke while being handcuffed to a bench in her Dodger Stadium office, Rolling Stone reported in the 1980s.
“They count all the cash in your wallet, and you have to approve it,” she explained. “They said, ‘I have $371 in cash in my wallet,’ and I said, ‘Well, I was going to buy two hot dogs and water.’
According to KTLA, the Dodgers declined to comment on the incident.
Boosler’s video has been viewed more than 15,000 times since it was uploaded on Monday. Some criticized her for expecting special treatment.
dodgers policyThis is similar to teams across the league, but fans are not allowed to bring bags, backpacks, beach bags, hard or soft coolers, or large wallets.
Only adult diaper bags, infant diaper bags, and clear plastic bags smaller than 12 inches x 12 inches x 6 inches are allowed. Non-transparent wristlets and clutches no larger than 5″ x 8″ x 2″ are also permitted.
“To someone who has been to the stadium as many times as you say. It’s a little strange that you don’t know the clear bag policy that is currently in place at almost every stadium,” one person wrote on Boosler’s video. I commented.
