What the...?

Wow, just when you think that you have heard it all, the sports world produces another head scratcher.  Just in case you missed it, here is the link to the article:  Sports Illustrated Soccer Story.
  If you don’t want to read the article, I’ll give you the quick version.  So, there is a soccer game in South Africa and a referee makes a call that one team doesn’t like.  Happens all the time, right?  Well, the coach for one of the teams argues the call with the referee and then the referee pulls out a gun and offs the coach.  Stay with me here because this gets better.  So, while the coach is dying on the field, somehow the referee manages to flee the stadium without being caught.  On a positive note, the South African police think that the referee will be apprehended soon. 
  Ok, my thoughts on this soccer incident.  If I was watching a movie where this happened, I would be sitting in my seat thinking, “no freaking way.  That could never happen.  There is too much security in the stadium for the referee to escape.”  Well, color me impressed.  One of two things must be true.  This ref must have been David Copperfield, or the police force at the stadium must all be a bunch of Chief Wiggums.  For those of you who don’t know who Chief Wiggum is, he is the incompetent police chief from the hit show The Simpsons.
  As for the actual shooting, how does a referee pack heat without anybody knowing?  These guys wear shorts and a jersey just like everyone else.  As for him packing heat in the first place, my question is why?  Did he need the intimidation factor?  I can see it now:

Referee: That’s a yellow card!
Coach: What?  Are you blind ref?
Referee (As he pulls his piece from his shorts): What do you have to say now punk?
Coach: Yeah, I was out of line, that was a great call.

  The referee couldn’t just stop there, to take a saying from the old west, he had to fill the coach full of lead.  Anyone else out there have any thoughts?  Leave a comment. 
 Note to Soccer Fan: The next time you think about setting fire to your seats or rioting, just remember, there is a new sheriff in town.  Speaking of burning things that you sit on…no, I better not take any shots at my friends in East Lansing.