Unsecurity
Pandemonium and violence broke out at a Daddy Yankee concert in Santiago, Chile, when around 4,000 people tried to force their way into the venue. The event's security staff were overwhelmed, and had to be reinforced by police.
The influx of counterfeit ticket-holders—the tickets being counterfeit, not their holders—overcrowded the venue and blocked emergency clearways.
Two private security firms involved in the charade now face criminal charges. For their part, the event organisers stuck their heads up their arses, whereupon they found a reaction statement.
In a statement, organisers Bizarro Live Entertainment said "the show was carried out under a strict security and logistics protocol". The company also said that it had doubled its staffing levels and planning efforts "to deal with the wave of violence and crime that [we] have experienced lately at the massive events in our country, including the appearance of organised gangs dedicated to counterfeiting tickets and coordinating avalanches at doors".
Malu Cursino, BBC News
[cough] The rejoinder to that statement is so obvious it doesn't need stating. (pipe)
In the best the show must go on
tradition, Daddy Yankee still took to the stage. And he'll repeat his performance tonight and tomorrow night. So he clearly doesn't give a rat's arse about security and safety.
And that's rock 'n' roll folks! (rocknroll)