Justice for Ron Artest

"This petition is retarded. you don't attack fans."

"respect 4 artest"

"The suspension for Artest's actions were far too harsh as I believe it was a legitimate course of action for such despicable behavior"

"you guys are a bunch of idiots. artest deserved it and i wish it was you who he had attacked. hopefully you all die a slow and painful death."

"All this action does is tell the fans once again that they rule the NBA! Come onto the court if you'd like, throw stuff at our players, hell, even throw and chair or two! You can rush the players if you would like and they won't hit you because they are n"

"Free Artest"

"Totally outrageous. A man is accussed of murder in the NFL, and he chooses when to sit. MLB has a player throw a chair at a fan yet he plays. Artest is being judged on past actions, which is unfair. Last year, he was actually a model citizen. Absolute hyp"

"Artest didn't attack the fan who poured beer on him, he attacked an INNOCENT bystander. He's lucky he isn't suspended for life. Other players have gotten way worse abuse and DIDN'T go into the crowd. He should have pointed out the fan to security for arre"

"If Ron Artest gets suspended for the season then the Pistons should be forced to play at a nuetral site, David Stern has handed the Pistons a division title with his unfair decision. Ron Artest tried to walk away and Ben Wallace was the one that tried to "

"Artest did NOT initiate the confrontation, in fact he tried desperately to avoid it... which is why he was lying on the table waiting for Wallace to be reigned in and only physically responded when he was attacked with a beer bottle and there was noone th"

"Artest suspended the entire season, while wallace only gets 6 games. wallace is the one that started the whole thing. stern must want the pistons to repeat"

"The crime didn't fit the punishment and Ben Wallace got away with starting the whole fight."