ISC Supports Dynamo Supporters

The ISC (Independent Supporters Council) has now come out in support of the Dynamo supporters groups and ISC member, the Texian Army, and against the sanctions. They state that they are okay with punishment against supporters groups, just not in this case. They ask that the league do the following:

1. Does not hold supporters groups responsible for the actions of unaffiliated fans.

Hold the individuals who behaved poorly accountable without punishing good

supporters groups.

2. When supporters do travel, take attacks on them as seriously as you do incidents

involving them. Traveling fans are regularly treated to racist chants and thrown

items, not from other supporters' groups, but from other fans in the stadium. They

do not receive support or follow‐up from security or the front office at these

stadiums. This does more to contribute to ugly incidents like we saw at the MLS Cup

than any number of flags or banners.

3. If the league intends to punish supporters for incidents at games, work directly

with the leadership of the affected supporters' group first and give them an

opportunity to appeal, rather than simply announcing an open‐ended ban.

In my opinion they have stated what I was thinking perfectly, they addressed the other issues not addressed by the league such as racism, and the fact that some of the actions were done by unaffiliated fans. The only question is if the league will listen to reason. At this point, I don't think the league will back down too much, but I do believe that when it comes time to end the ban, they might do so easier. I'm sure the ban had all the good intentions, as what happened was definitely wrong, but they just missed the mark in how they handled the situation.