Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Border security need explained by free concert

New York City just had a great demonstration for anyone not understanding the need for border security.
Paper magazine wanted to host a series of free concerts and did not anticipate the crowd size or behavior.
Instead of the 10,000 people they expected, 20,000 showed and soon became rowdy and hard to control.
New arrivals kept pushing towards the stage, crushing those in front and many in front were wise enough to smell trouble and leave.
People started tossing things and some climbed onto rooftops.
The concert was cancelled after the opening act and none of the advertised performers got on stage.

These people should know better than to give something for free.
If people don;t have to pay anything, they don't value what they receive and feel less bound by behavioral norms and rules.
If you don't impose a limit on numbers, you get too many takers; Duh!

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