For several years there would be a flash mob associated with the FAMU homecoming game. FAMU is the local “historically black college.” The mob would inundate Governor’s Square Mall and steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise in an orgy of broken glass and injured shoppers. Children and babies were especially vulnerable to being trampled and there were numerous injuries. You could clearly see from the security tapes that the mobs were very nearly 100% black; and not necessarily young blacks. The mall was forbidden to close during the homecoming games as that would be racist. Instead, they set up the gates so they could be slammed closed in a heartbeat. They allowed only enough room for a one-at-a-time exit. The mall hired extra security and there were mass arrests after the next homecoming game. There has never been another incident after that. However, I’m sure the extra security reflects in the price of goods sold. The local paper never reports problems at the mall. A former prosecuting attorney told me there were rapes, murders, mugginess and robberies all the time. Nary a word was spoken in the paper as the mall is a big advertiser.
There are always shootings and murders either at the FAMU homecoming game itself or at parties before or after. The paper doesn’t report race, of course, but they will say “at a FAMU homecoming party.”
Are you talking about a fire hazard - the kind that could trap innocent shoppers? Or are you talking about manned exits that can be opened quickly?