Utah couple Randolf and Diana Scott say that a local soccer stadium threatened to eject them from the stadium if they didn't put a...
Utah couple Randolf and Diana Scott say that a local soccer stadium threatened to eject them from the stadium if they didn't put away their Betsy Ross American flag.
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The Scotts visited the Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, for a Real Salt Lake soccer game recently, and brought their patriotic flag with them.
Stadium officials, according to the couple, were less than pleased with the flag and demanded they put it away or be made to leave the stadium. The staff insisted that the flag was a "symbol for hate groups," and had been the subject of myriad complaints from fellow fans.
The Scotts, who are season ticket holders, regularly dress up with patriotic-themed garb and hairstyles, and typically wave American flags at the events.
Randolf told KSTU-TV that his wife had purchased the Betsy Ross flag because his old flag was falling apart.
"Diana bought it for me, actually, because my other flag was kind of old and falling apart," he explained.