Yankees security ejects spectator for bathroom break during God Bless America

If this is on-the-level, wow:

I attempted to get up to use the restroom, rather urgently, during the 7th inning stretch as God Bless America was beginning. As I attempted to walk down the aisle and exit my section into the tunnel, I was stopped by a police officer. He informed me that I had to wait until the song was over. I responded that I had to

"As soon as the latter came out of my mouth, my right arm was twisted violently behind my back and I was informed that I was being escorted out of the stadium. A second officer then joined in and twisted my left arm, also in an excessively forceful manner, behind my back. I informed them they were violating my First Amendment rights and that I had done nothing wrong, with no response from them.

"I was sitting in the Tier Level, and of course this is the highest level of the stadium and I was escorted in this painful manner down the entire length of the stadium. About halfway down, I informed them that they were hurting me, repeated that I had done nothing wrong, and that I was not resisting nor talking back to them. One of them said something to the effect that if I continued to speak, he would find a way to hurt me more.

"When we reached the exit of the stadium, they confiscated my ticket and the first officer shoved me through the turnstiles, saying 'Get the hell out of my country if you don't like it.'

God, country, city and sports exist on a continuum, something we'll chat about a bit more here later. For now, a commenter chimes with a sentiment felt by many in NYC:

I'm a Yankees fan and I am sick to death of "God Bless America." I wish they would stop playing it. You know how certain things lose their effectiveness through overuse? This is one of them. It may have been a nice gesture in the months immediately following 9/11, but come on, people, it's been seven years.