Travis Scott says "he will cover all funeral costs and provide further aid" to Astroworld victims

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Scott was not responsible for the security for the event and would be the hardest person to be held liable in a lawsuit. This promise is the right thing to do

Link to tweet

[Tetrachloride]

1. "Not responsible" ?

sounds like immunized

[Captain Stern]

4. How so? n/t

[Tetrachloride]

5. It depends what he and his entourage saw.

[Dr. Strange]

2. Right thing to do? Probably.

would be the hardest person to be held liable in a lawsuit

Hard disagree. He's been arrested before (twice, I think) for trying to get crowds to rush the stage. His history is going to come back and bite him in the ass here.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/travis-scotts-habit-of-cheering-on-wild-crowds-has-already-brought-legal-problems_n_61785761e4b066de4f68a09e

[leftstreet]

3. Did he ask crowds to rush the stage this time?

If there's evidence he did, it won't go well for him

If learned from the past and didn't incite the crowd to rush, then he's not responsible

[BlackSkimmer]

6. It's easy to find out his history in inciting crowds.

He caused a minor riot at some fast food place during the height of the pandemic. I think he was even charged, but no doubt his handlers took care of it.

His “statement” online was pathetic, like he really ought to put the pipe down when he does that kind of thing.

This funeral thing is damage control, and I seriously doubt it was his idea.

[leftstreet]

8. I meant now, not his history

Yes you're right about his history

But that's not the legal issue being discussed here

[BlackSkimmer]

14. To paraphrase Shakespeare: history is prologue. nt

[leftstreet]

16. That's not really how it works

But I suspect you know that

In any case, we'll have to wait to see if he's charged/found guilty of incitement or something

[LiberalFighter]

7. A limit on attendees at an event like this might be needed.

Consider basing on number of security for the event.

[Dr. Strange]

10. Yes.

But in a since-deleted tweet, he may have been encouraging fans to come in, even if they didn't have a ticket.


Here's a reddit thread compiling a lot of the reactions:
https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/comments/qnz96q/travis_scott_deletes_old_tweet_where_he_mentions/

[LiberalFighter]

12. They reference past events encouraging fans to move closer.

[Dr. Strange]

17. Good point.

That's not the Astroworld incident.

[BlackSkimmer]

15. This is who he is.

I hope it’s caught up with him.

[FrankChurchDem]

9. I disagree

There's a number of videos of him enciting after he saw an ambulance in the crowd. I think he's facing a long legal battle.

[Corgigal]

11. Handlers

trying to protect the golden goose. Too much video out there to change the narrative.
Horrible human being.

[FakeNoose]

13. I hope there's a mechanism for this guy to be banned from having live concerts

... ever again.

[Ron Green]

18. I had never heard of this guy. Am I just moving

in the wrong circles?