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From: John Larkin on 24 Jul 2010 13:30 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100724/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_love_parade_deaths_5 What's weird is that such people-crushing panics don't seem to happen in the US or the UK. Anybody who has been in the French Quarter at Mardi Gras, or Times Square on New Years Eve, will appreciate the potential for panic. But it doesn't happen here. There have been some really nasty ones at european sports events, or the Haj. John
From: JeffM on 24 Jul 2010 13:49 John Larkin wrote: >What's weird is that such people-crushing panics >don't seem to happen in the US or the UK[...] >There have been some really nasty ones at european sports events, >or the Haj. > So, tribal nationalism/localism or religious zealotry. Hmmm. What does the USA have that can instill such passion? Consumerism. http://freefrombroke.com/2008/11/cost-of-black-friday-is-death-for-walmart-worker.html
From: Jim Thompson on 24 Jul 2010 13:53 On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:30:06 -0700, John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > >http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100724/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_love_parade_deaths_5 > > >What's weird is that such people-crushing panics don't seem to happen >in the US or the UK. Anybody who has been in the French Quarter at >Mardi Gras, or Times Square on New Years Eve, will appreciate the >potential for panic. But it doesn't happen here. > >There have been some really nasty ones at european sports events, or >the Haj. > >John Europeons are like a herd of steers... stampede at the snap of fingers. Unfortunately USA-ians are getting there. Everyone farts on Obama's signal. That's why I avoid crowds... go to movies and eat out weekdays and stay home weekends :-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | Spice is like a sports car... Only as good as the person behind the wheel.
From: Martin Riddle on 24 Jul 2010 13:57 "John Larkin" <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote in message news:li8m46hbua3n349389dt6ofjvcvu5ib7d9(a)4ax.com... > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100724/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_love_parade_deaths_5 > > > What's weird is that such people-crushing panics don't seem to happen > in the US or the UK. Anybody who has been in the French Quarter at > Mardi Gras, or Times Square on New Years Eve, will appreciate the > potential for panic. But it doesn't happen here. > > There have been some really nasty ones at european sports events, or > the Haj. > > John > We get them, at Wal-Mart's during Christmas sales ;) I thought this was neat... <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/19/autobahn-party-german-hig_n_650771.html> Westchester has something similar, Bicycle Sundays <http://www.mylivingfit.com/2010/05/bronx-river-parkway-bicycle-sundays/> Cheers
From: Richard Henry on 24 Jul 2010 14:01
On Jul 24, 10:30 am, John Larkin <jjlar...(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100724/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_love_parad... > > What's weird is that such people-crushing panics don't seem to happen > in the US or the UK. Anybody who has been in the French Quarter at > Mardi Gras, or Times Square on New Years Eve, will appreciate the > potential for panic. But it doesn't happen here. > > There have been some really nasty ones at european sports events, or > the Haj. > > John I got caught in one (crush, not stampede) in Las Vegas on the sidewalk in front of the pirate show. People kept trying to get up front for a good view, and those of us in the middle were getting squeezed. I was with my two sons - I put one on my shoulders and someone else took the other. Eventually the crowd parted and I took the boys out into the street, which was safer despite the traffic. |