The Bay Area rivalry between the Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers has been a fans’ war for a long time.

The recent brawl between spectators during and after the Raiders and 49ers game at Candlestick Park on Aug. 20 brings fandom to a new low.

While this was not the only fan fight this year, any incident involving violence is detrimental to our society.

A sporting event is supposed to be a place where people can go to have a good time with family and friends.

“You have little kids and family here. They just want to come and enjoy the game. They don’t want to see anybody get in any fights or get shot,” San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Ray McDonald said in an Associated Press article.

With brawls and shootings in the parking lot, it’s hard to sell that idea to families or any company interested in seats.

While the cross-bay preseason game does not show a grand scheme of a season, it does give you a look at a rivalry that turned sour at the expense of the people attending.

“I really think a lot of the people who were here last weekend were not the true 49ers fans, they weren’t the true Raiders fans,” NFL security chief Jeff Miller said in an Associated Press article.

“They were people who chose that evening event as their own crime scene, this location as their crime scene.”

Since then the 49ers have upped their security, “…I think the plan that the [49ers] demonstrated and what they’re doing and the commitment they’ve shown to it is exemplary and I think it will carry forward throughout the entire season and create a safe environment for the fans here at Candlestick Park,” Miller said.

That fight may even have caused a ban on Raiders and 49ers preseason games.

Being a college student with a part time job, preseason games are cheap and accessible.

I think it sucks for the true fans, especially for the student fans.

Moving forward from this event, most fans and spectators should be kept in check about the severity of a football game between rival teams or areas.

“This is a family outing, for residents and visitors and people who want to see the game, not for people to look for people they don’t like, then saying bad words, then getting into it,” San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said in an Associated Press article.