Stampede at the Love Parade 2010: 21 killed, many injured

[Barbara]

It sounds as if there has been a serious lack of security. If a rather small town (about 100.000 inhabitants) gets more than 1 million visitors you would expect the responsibles to be careful. This story makes me angry.

[lizbud]

It sounds as if there has been a serious lack of security. If a rather small town (about 100.000 inhabitants) gets more than 1 million visitors you would expect the responsibles to be careful. This story makes me angry.

I read accounts that about 1/4 million were expected, but about 1 million showed up for the concert. That's a heck of a lot of folks, drugs or no drugs.

I agree the organizers were not prepared for so many people.

[Marigold2]

This is so incredibly sad.

[Kirsten]

Now 21 are dead, and it's said that more than 500 are injured...

Honestly, they should have been prepared that more than a million would show up, the Love Parade had always lots of visitors. I think it was irresponsible to have such a huge event in a small town like Duisburg. The location simply wasn't made for this.

[moosmom]

Very tragic and so unnecessary, had they planned it correctly.

Um, what is a love parade, anyway???

[RICHARD]

Having been to scad of aporting and music events?

The "festival" style events are the best and worst.

Festival seating means you show up when you do and sit where you find room.

Even if the sponsor limit the number of tickets to a FS event? there is always the chance for something to happen.

I went to the US Festival and it was fun, dirty and very tiring.

What most people and organizers cannot predict is something like what happened at the LP2010. They do have plans for certain situations, but the front of a stage it probably the worst, there is no place to go if you are caught in the front...

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A few things that I ALWAYS was aware of when attending any event was who I was with, where I sat and how I would get out of there if --------happened.

When you live in earthquake country you do pay attention on an escape route.


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There is really no one person or entity to blame. it's one of those unfortunate occurences that happen when people are having a good time and not paying attention.

I think that the event should go on and be dedicated to the people who perished and maybe attach a memorial/charity cause to the concert.

RIP.