So unless you were on Mars...in a cave...with your eyes closed and fingers in your ears, you undoubtedly know what happened in the Pistons Pacers game. 

I am just curious, in general, as to what other people think should be done.  I'll start by giving two opinions, one of my own and one from a coworker.

My coworker, a much bigger soccer fan than anything else put it very simply, "we should learn from Europe and simply ban fans for 3 games."

I was a bit more in depth.  I started with the individual players.  Wallace gets the standard fine/suspension for instigating a fight with the opposition.  Artest gets a fine and suspension for entering the stands no larger than any other fine levied for prior actions (I said 5 games and $10K) and all other players who went in half that.

Then, the fans individually should be sought after using the game footage (much like riot participants are pursued using photos and videos) and each one prosecuted fully for aggravated assault, public intoxication, inciting a riot, and battery. 

Should the players be sued, they should counter sue not only the fans, but the city of Detroit and the Pistons organization with the added charge of failure to provide adequate security. 

I also think that the fan who did throw that first cup, the one Artest did go after in the very beginning, should be targeted by the other fans should they choose to sue.  His action, and no one else's, is what prompted the attack and jeopardized the safety of the spectators. 

In my opinion, having watched the game live, it is soley the fault of the fans and the people who say that the athletes should so better restraint are completely in the dark.  It's not their job as an athlete to simply accept physical attacks.  They are not our slaves as the Roman gladiators were; they are not and should not be expected to put up with abuse.  They are professional athletes and paid entertainers as well as people.  It is not their job to turn a blind eye to their safety when it's in jeopardy.  It is the job of the fan to not act on impulse and treat them with enough dignity and respect to limit our frustrations and perhaps anger and hatred toward them to a maximum of verbal assaults.  And even the verbal attacks can be limited to respect and be courteous to the other fans around you. 

Any other thoughts/opinions of what should be done to all parties involved.