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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts) Tue Jun 18, 2019, 05:19 PM Jun 2019

Everyone used to worry terrorists would attack football or baseball games. Why no longer?

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Everyone used to worry terrorists would attack football or baseball games. Why no longer? (Original Post) 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

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,393 posts)

1. Bruce Dern is too old for that now?

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Tue Jun 18, 2019, 05:44 PM

Jun 2019

Sorry. Couldn't resist.

emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)

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

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Tue Jun 18, 2019, 05:57 PM

Jun 2019

unsecured.
Concerts, since the domestic terror massacre in Las Vegas, get more high level security than ever before.

Igel

(35,300 posts)

3. Because it didn't happen.

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Tue Jun 18, 2019, 06:36 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.

former9thward

(31,981 posts)

4. Security is far higher at any professional football/baseball game than before.