![]() The knee-jerk reaction to every one of these twisted events – and we in the media certainly engender it – is to blanket area venues with queries about security. The mass shooting that took place on October 1 in Las Vegas has raised a number of questions for the travel and hotel industry in regards to safety and security. But I take a deep breath, eye the exits and carry on. Metal detectors, bag checks, a curfew for unaccompanied minors and 18- to 2o-year-olds, and increased law enforcement presence will be used on weekends until further notice, according to Fremont St. ![]() I am often in crowds exactly like the one at Route 91 Harvest and bigger - whether it’s Shaky Knees at Centennial Olympic Park, Music Midtown at Piedmont Park, or any thousands of concerts at venues from Philips Arena to Madison Square Garden to the Staples Center - and it often flits through my mind that something horrible could occur, whether it’s the violent actions of drunken buffoons or a deliberate attack. ![]() For me, two great loves – one a career, the other a serious, educated hobby – were placed under siege because of the insane actions of a man with a duffel bag stuffed with evil intent.īut as I mourn the loss of the 58 people killed, the hundreds injured, the thousands traumatized - my immediate reaction to seeing grainy social media videos posted to Twitter at 3 a.m. ![]()
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