Behind closed doors (sport)
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The term "behind closed doors" is used in several sports to describe matches played where spectators are not allowed in the stadium or venue to watch. The reasons for this may include punishment for a team found guilty of a certain act in the past, stadium safety problems, public health concerns, or to prevent potentially dangerous clashes between rival supporters.
Empty Ford Field in Detroit, USA, with only cardboard fans attending an NFL game amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Washington Nationals players during the national anthem in front of cardboard fans, 2020
NFL game between the New York Giants and Washington Football Team at MetLife Stadium without fans in October 2020
Signs placed by the Tokyo Tomin First no Kai political party calling for the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held behind closed doors
Killing of Freddie Gray
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On April 12, 2015, Freddie Carlos Gray Jr., a 25-year-old African American, was arrested by the Baltimore Police Department for possession of a knife. While in police custody, Gray sustained fatal injuries and was taken to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. Gray died on April 19, 2015; his death was ascribed to injuries to his cervical spinal cord.
Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray. Top row left to right: Caesar R. Goodson Jr., Garrett E. Miller and Edward M. Nero. Bottom row left to right: William G. Porter, Brian W. Rice and Alicia D. White
Protesters at a police station near the site of Gray's arrest on April 25