Originally Posted by dirk digler (Post 17402610)

yeah that was it for me as well. I really wanted to go today because of the great weather but had something I couldn't get out of. My step daughter went and she is safe but said tons of drunk rude people and she won't do that again. Glad I didn't go.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 17402619)

We stopped going to the 4th of July celebration at Liberty Memorial for that very reason.

It's just a bad scene, IMO. Too much chaos.

And by the way - this is also why a downtown stadium just isn't a great idea. It sounds wonderful in theory, but the reality is you're going to have elements like this around that stadium every single night. And if the Royals ever get good again and you have 40K people streaming in and out, you're going to have problems like this pretty much every evening.

Busch Stadium in downtown STL is a ****ing cesspool after games. If you're lucky you can get out before the press really starts (and maybe get on the metro and the hell out of town before there are 10,000 people there waiting for a tram). If you don't, it's a warzone.

Not my circus, not my monkeys - I'll never move back to KC. Don't miss it even a little. But if I were a resident, especially downtown or downtown adjacent, I'd have zero interest in the idea.

Originally Posted by TheGreatCassholio (Post 17402601)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Heroes in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chiefs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#chiefs</a> gear tackling the <br>*€£# out of reports suspect. ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/KMBZradio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KMBZradio</a>⁩ <a href="https://t.co/O3jBYIL96X">pic.twitter.com/O3jBYIL96X</a></p>— Dana Wright[emoji981] (@RadioDana) <a href="https://twitter.com/RadioDana/status/1757873958139887803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by TheGreatCassholio (Post 17402592)

Just now a surge of police toward Westin hotel pic.twitter.com/w6IwJQxPfG
— Vahe Gregorian (@vgregorian) February 14, 2024

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Originally Posted by Why Not? (Post 17402627)

Was down there at the rally. Thankfully the wife and kids went back to the hotel after the parade. Heard the shots. Hit the deck with some people and then thought I was being dramatic and it was probably fireworks. Walked over to the First Things First set which had been my plan. It was normal for about 5 minutes and then security got Nick and Co off the stage. That’s when I knew shit was real. Then I saw people running from the east side of the lawn. So I ran up to the lawn in front of the Memorial so I could get a good view. At that time it seemed things calmed a bit and I felt safe enough to walk back to my hotel. Think next year I’ll watch on TV

Originally Posted by Why Not? (Post 17402627)

Was down there at the rally. Thankfully the wife and kids went back to the hotel after the parade. Heard the shots. Hit the deck with some people and then thought I was being dramatic and it was probably fireworks. Walked over to the First Things First set which had been my plan. It was normal for about 5 minutes and then security got Nick and Co off the stage. That’s when I knew shit was real. Then I saw people running from the east side of the lawn. So I ran up to the lawn in front of the Memorial so I could get a good view. At that time it seemed things calmed a bit and I felt safe enough to walk back to my hotel. Think next year I’ll watch on TV

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 17402629)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An all clear has been issued at the Westin</p>&mdash; Bob Fescoe (@bobfescoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/bobfescoe/status/1757876090960306216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 17402622)

Nothing is concrete.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">UPDATE:<br><br>Christine Hamele with HCA told <a href="https://twitter.com/DanaAndParks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DanaAndParks</a> that as far as she can confirm, there were at least 15 victims.<br><br>That is 15 confirmed shot. It was reported that there were several in critical condition. RED emergency.<br><br>They&#39;re expecting the # to increase.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChiefsParade?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChiefsParade</a></p>&mdash; Samuel Stueve III 🎙 (@6ftSamIII) <a href="https://twitter.com/6ftSamIII/status/1757869714464788517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by TheGreatCassholio (Post 17402601)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Heroes in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#chiefs</a> gear tackling the <br>*€£# out of reports suspect. ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/KMBZradio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KMBZradio</a>⁩ <a href="https://t.co/O3jBYIL96X">pic.twitter.com/O3jBYIL96X</a></p>&mdash; Dana Wright🎙 (@RadioDana) <a href="https://twitter.com/RadioDana/status/1757873958139887803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Originally Posted by Garcia Bronco (Post 17402624)

Man...awful occurrence prayer for everybody. I am just finding out.