How Do Crowd Surges Turn Deadly?



NBC News’ Kathy Park speaks with a former member of the NYPD’s Disorder Control Unit, Jose Vega, who managed iconic parades and the ball drop on New Year’s Eve to learn how to stay safe if a crowd gets out of control.

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35 comments

  1. SATANA CENSORA AMORDAZADORA Y ASESINA DE RTVE.

  2. ‼️‼️ There Needs to be Mandatory Crowd Control , Fire Code Limits in Areas/ Events Like This 😢😢

  3. The people who suffocated the most in Seoul were in the middle.

  4. like that one capitol guard during the jan. 6th insurrection

  5. FRAUDE ELECTORAL EN BRASIL.

  6. Drunk atheist die in party. Meet their owner Satan afterlife.

  7. As a German all I can say is, that most people avoid packed places, looking for exits as soon as it gets too crowdy.
    Even if we haven´t been at the Love Parade in 2010, we still have these pictures on our mind…

  8. Similar to the Cambodia Religious Festival stampede but it was on a narrow bridge

  9. Survival strategy? Don’t go.

  10. I feel bad for them, good thing I don't like crowds.

  11. 1 person pushing against you is not a problem. A crowd of hundreds pushing against your body you will have no chance against that amount of weight.

  12. according to the left this is an actual story it was because of "climate change" LMAO only after they failed at blaming american right wing voters as racist.

  13. some of y'alls comments are pretty heartless at a time when people just need comfort😞

  14. All this death just to party for Halloween
    …..

  15. the same way someone gets into Pelosi's house unannounced

  16. I went to a concert once and it was crowded where people were shoving and pushing like crazy. I’m pretty big and I was able to push them away. Never again would I ever go to any place that has a lot of crowds, party, celebration, concert etc

  17. Travis scott did pretty much disappear after that huh

  18. Go out in public wearing a metal garbage can, like Oscar the Grouch.

  19. Ganna be the most haunted street in SK.

  20. Not to mention, they are spreading COIVD, how nice 🙄. Anything disastrous "can" happen in the US now.

  21. 왜 그들이 밀고 있었는지 나는 죽은 사람들에게 그렇게 심하게 떨어졌습니다.?

  22. Its all Travis Scott fault! Crowd surge during his music! Sue

  23. how many Asians it take to figure out the concept of 'too many'

    angel Gabriel says..

    study your maths…kids..

    keys to the universe…

    surely the Asians must have at least one smart mathematician to figure out the breeding equation balance

  24. With all due respect, it's not like people are wanting or purposely falling over. What kind of tip is that? Lol

  25. Where is the decency, compassion virtue warriors in a time of panic?

  26. That's why they got rid of general seating after the Who concert in Cincinnati

  27. Dumbest question ever.

  28. Why do people want to be up against others pushing…it’s insane!!!

  29. Ive left situations that seem too packed.

  30. Stupid events horrific accidents
    Sad to see people don’t get it. It was a set up . There ain’t no way police didn’t know about this. They could’ve prevented this but they haven’t

  31. Thats alot of people. Over 100,000.

  32. anyone with half a brain was home,
    playing with the kids – washing dishes
    'maybe kissing the spouse.

  33. This is why I love metal shows, it can be fast, violent and intense. But there is a level of awareness held by majority or the crowd and the artist on stage. You fall, someone will pick you up, an emergency, the show will stop. True love in the metal world.