Friday, October 20, 2017
The Future of Concert Safety and Security, Post-Vegas
www.ticketnews.com: Before the dust settled, before the grief started to subside after the tragic killing of 58 concert-goers in Las Vegas earlier this month, conversations around security and safety had already begun. Some called this insensitive; many call it imperative. As centers for entertainment have had their status as “soft targets” for acts of terrorism, what effect will it have on lovers of live music, and what will organizers do to prevent further tragedy in the future?
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I think this article has a lot of good things to say about how we need to not only put systems in place that will prevent things like thins from happening, but also create procedures to implement when these things do happen and how both are equally important. It is sad to hear how common entertainment events are becoming targets for these acts of violence. It is sad to hear that these people who went out to enjoy their night and be entertained for a little while were caught off guard and attacked in this way. I think the article brings up a good point in that anxiety is normal but it shouldn't stop you from going out. I think we would all feel better however, if we saw more preventative and procedural plans put in place for these kind of threats. You can't help being anxious, but you can help improve the systems we already have in place.
The Las Vegas shooting was a terrible tragedy that should never be allowed to happen again. Except, all of us, even the most vocal supporters of gun freedom, know that this will happen again. It will happen again, and again and again, until we as a nation have destroyed one another through gun violence. America’s enemies are not international, it’s all within our borders. I am glad that the live entertainment and concert industries have taken such proactive steps to help ensure the safety of the audience. Again, all these steps are only useful once and active shooting event has already begun. There is still not the proper rules in place to stop active shootings before they happen. It seems like the entertainment industry is truly the one stepping up to the plate in order to keep Americans safe, and that’s more then we can say currently about our government.
It really is frustrating that the majority of this article, and others on the subject claim that their is no way that this could have been prevented. I highly disagree I think there are many ways to prevent this kind of act that can come from laws and people connecting more with each other. However, I do understand from the venue managers perspective, he has only so much in his power to control. I do think it is very necessary for any place where there are large gatherings of people that evacuation plans need to be in place and inform the crowds of them. I personally do not like going to concerts because I do not do well in big crowds, so I don't have an reference to how much security there is to get into a venue such as this. But I think having bag searches and metal detectors and a very plausible and good idea. It is just too easy to release havoc on a group of people that whatever you can do immediately to prevent, you have to.
This article essentially sums up what I have been thinking. We are never going to be able to prevent a terrible event like this because those who want to do so much damage will find a way unfortunately. But, what we can do is find ways to act quickly when something goes wrong. I am not saying we shouldn’t try to prevent these attacks but even if we hat TSA style security to get into a concert, there will undoubtedly be ways around that. I am currently reading An Astronauts Guide to Life on Earth and a large portion of the book is discussing preparing for things you would never expect to happen. When set a plan in place, no matter how tight you expect it to be, you need to always plan for the worse and I believe that mindset is unfortunately very necessary when thinking about security at these types of events
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