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Igel

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3. Because it didn't happen.

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Tue Jun 18, 2019, 05:36 PM

Jun 2019

It's called complacency.

I suspect that terrorists know that if they do something bad at a concert they're likely to be okay, but in a stadium at a sports even they'd be bludgeoned to death with beer bottles.

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Everyone used to worry terrorists would attack football or baseball games. Why no longer? [View all] bobbieinok Jun 2019 OP

Bruce Dern is too old for that now? mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #1

It still could happen, but soft targets are working well. As to transport, some forms remain emmaverybo Jun 2019 #2

Because it didn't happen. Igel Jun 2019 #3

Security is far higher at any professional football/baseball game than before. former9thward Jun 2019 #4