Fan at Wisconsin game was asked to remove noose from offensive costume
A fan at the Nebraska-Wisconsin game Saturday night was asked by guest services to remove the noose from his President Barack Obama mask.
A tweet captured the fan earlier in the night.
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
— ? (@woahohkatie) October 29, 2016
The UW-Madison Police Department was alerted about the fan, and the department said the fan complied with guest services’ request to remove the noose.
@scoutymachugh @JulieDiCaro While we don't support their message, this is a form of free speech.
— UW-Madison Police (@UWMadisonPolice) October 30, 2016
@JulieDiCaro 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
