There is no assembly bigger every year than New Years' Eve in New York City. Upto September 11, 2001 there were never any such incidents in Times Square. But, after September 11, 2001, New York City sought a method to protect the public while ending any attempts at terrorism. The New York Authorities came up with cages that people enter in order to remain safe and secure to bring in the new year.
Perhaps when Texas allows large crowds that don't respect human life and crowd the stage and cause asphixiation and now death, it is time to control the crowds. Travis Scott concerts are known for this level of danger. Evidently, most of the concerts cause crushing incidents whereby fans at the concerts are lifted onto stage to save their lives. Even then, there are issues with asphixiation.
Why are concert halls tolerating this level of inhumane activity in their venues? Sure the families are suing the concert after the fact, but, after the fact is a bit too late.
How did concerts become this deadly in the USA? This is unthinkable that even once incidence of asphixiation caused by crushing crowds is tolerated. This level of inhumane behavior is tolerated to reach this level of assault against innocent people.
This is the only concert I know of where the seats furtherest from the stage are more valuable than those in the front row.
Mourners began building a memorial (click here) to those lost at a Texas concert as authorities said they would watch video, interview witnesses and review concert protocols to determine how eight people died when fans suddenly surged toward the stage to watch rapper Travis Scott. Flowers and votive candles surrounded NRG Park in Houston Sunday as city officials said they were just starting to investigate how pandemonium started Friday evening at Astroworld, a sold-out, two-day event headlined by Scott. An estimated 50,000 people were in attendance. The dead ranged in age from 14 to 27, and 13 people were still hospitalized....
