Law enforcement could not possibly ‘prevent’ most crimes from happening. There are too few of them, and too much crime.
What prevents crime is the ‘threat’ of getting caught, and the deterrence of a long prison sentence. If there is little chance of getting caught and the consequences are not severe, then crime will increase.
Cops on the streets act as that deterrence to getting caught.
In this case, the security was pretty lame. 6 officers for a crowd in the thousands seems a bit light. Even if just for potential medical emergencies, 6 officers is light. And no ambulance on site? We need an ambulance on site for a high school football game. I think the campus security needs some Emergency Management training. But all that stuff costs money and they won’t spend it.
What prevents crime is the ‘threat’ of getting caught, and the deterrence of a long prison sentence. If there is little chance of getting caught and the consequences are not severe, then crime will increase.
Cops on the streets act as that deterrence to getting caught.
In this case, the security was pretty lame. 6 officers for a crowd in the thousands seems a bit light. Even if just for potential medical emergencies, 6 officers is light. And no ambulance on site? We need an ambulance on site for a high school football game. I think the campus security needs some Emergency Management training. But all that stuff costs money and they won’t spend it.
I agree with all that. I don't see a conspiracy there -- just a campus security that isn't built to handle high-level security, including potential long-range threats.