Here is my hot take on the August 18, 2018 incident in Thackerville, Oklahoma that left 14 patrons injured outside a casino which was scheduled to host a general admission […]
Expectations
It is an amazing thing when a stray comment, almost a throw-away line, causes a lot of other ideas to suddenly form a coherent whole. That happened to me earlier […]
Meet Selena
It is important to attach lofty principles to real people. This is Selena. I met her at a conference I attended last month. She was hired to operate the video […]
Rethinking “Situational Awareness”
I have long been annoyed by the admonition to “See Something, Say Something.” There is ample evidence across time and demographics that most people do neither. See, for example, Amanda […]
Responding to Parkland
I have struggled with what to say about the latest horrific incident in a public accommodation, which, as I write this, is still last week’s Valentine’s Day school massacre in […]
Teaching Risk Management in Venues
This semester marks the third time I am teaching Risk Management in Venues through Arizona State University’s Sports Law and Business program. As with my focus on risk and safety […]
The First Checklist for 2018
At the end of this year of conflict and turmoil, I look forward to making 2018 more of a ‘glass half full’ year. Towards that end, I offer the following […]
Teachable Moments from Las Vegas
Much ink has already been spilled analyzing the horrific events of October 1, 2017 at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. On behalf of the Event Safety Alliance, […]
Netting and Kneeling
Last week was particularly eventful in both Major League Baseball and the National Football League. For very different reasons, we get to think about what causes us to move from […]
Fighting in the Street
Everywhere I hear the sound of marching, charging feet, boy. ‘Cause summer’s here and the time is right for fighting in the street, boy. — Rolling Stones Every Sunday during […]