Training a Child?

from Yahoo! News:

PORTAGE, Wis. - Upset that his 7-year-old son wouldn't wear a Green Bay Packers jersey during the team's playoff victory Saturday, a man restrained the boy for an hour with tape and taped the jersey onto him.

[The man] was cited for disorderly conduct in connection with the incident with his son at their home in Pardeeville.

The 36-year-old [man] was arrested Monday after his wife told authorities about the incident. He was taken to the county jail and held until Wednesday, when he pleaded no contest, paid a fine of $186 and was released.

The boy refused to wear the jersey Saturday, when the Packers beat the Seattle Seahawks in a playoff game, [a police officer] said. [The officer] said the incident sounded strange when reported at first, but the mother took pictures with her cell phone and that type of evidence is difficult to dispute.

[The man] said the incident started as a joke. His son challenged him by saying he wouldn't root for the Packers. When he tied the boy up, the youngster was laughing while his wife took pictures, he said.

"Then he couldn't get out and he got upset and that's it. It lasted a minute," he said. "I didn't mean no harm, and he knows that, but I haven't been able to tell him that."

The District Attorneysaid there wasn't enough evidence to support felony charges.

If you don't believe Packer fans are really this fanatic-

you've never met one.

If this comes as a surprise to you-

you aren't a Packer fan. I nodded my head as I read it. Not that I agree, but I have seen - and have experienced - this incredible fan loyalty.

As they have always said,

No, Packer football is not a matter of life or death. It's much more important than that!