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Originally Posted by baddog
I guess we attend different kinds of concerts. I have been to dozens and nothing stands out as far as a drunk. I am sure there must have been some, especially at the early outdoor concerts, but nothing memorable. Were there stoned people there? Yeah. They don't tend to be very violent though.
As far as tailgate parties are concerned, I have not been to a pro football game in 20+ years. I do not know that the LA Coliseum allowed them or if they ever had them back then. I never parked in their lot.
I have seen video and photos of them though and I have never seen more than a couple hundred at the largest of them. Certainly not tens of thousands. And I thought tailgating was about the food more than getting so drunk you miss the game.
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My personal experiences are limited to baseball (more family), football (mixed bag) and HFStival, which was an alternative festival where everybody was drunk, stoned, tripping, on dust, heroin and who knows what else.
I always suspected tailgating was frowned upon but Baltimore endorses it and even has parking lots dedicated to it. Redskins may, too... I know people do it but don't know if its encouraged and controlled like in Baltimore.
Either way, I am talking about peaceful protests. If they get out of control and turn into riots then by all means use your riot gear.
Its just alarming that riot gear used to only come out when there was a real threat... feels like a police state.
Kind of like how only a few police forces had a swat team and the ones that had one helped those that didn't. Now it seems every force has them and use them more frequently, like even serving routine warrants.