Originally Posted by MrFatbooty

Stupid fans come with the territory. Yeah the fan threw the beer, but it was up to the players to respond or not. It doesn't matter how much the fan deserved to get his ass kicked. If Artest hadn't jumped into the stands, the situation wouldn't have happened.

I dunno if an indefinite suspension was necessarily the way to go, but the only time the fans can be blamed is when the players buck up and don't respond.