In what has become an April ritual and a highlight of the Valley’s sports scene, approximately 30,000 people flooded the streets around Arizona State’s Tempe campus April 13 in the
each event is a different nightmare. the super bowl or soccer, you have the majority of the crowd confined in a spot of some sport. places like dodger stadium easier. more thorough bag checks, more police presence. but in public venues, mass crowds not separated with walls, security headaches multiply. london is recessing their security for their mary on this. also in arizona for the pat tillman run. it s not a secure environment, we can t put fences around it, can t put an officer every two feet, and we rely on all eyes out there. with so many groups out there, so many large events,
of people are confined in a stadium. reporter: places like dodger stadium, easier to protect. vigilance and security increased since boston. more thorough bag checks, more police presence. but in public venues, mass crowds not secure bid stadium walls, security concerns multiplied. boston is reassessing security plans for 35,000 runners and tens of thousands of fans lining the route. it s the same problem in tempe, arizona, at this week end s pat tillman run. extremely challenging, not a secure environment. we can t put fences around, can t put an officer every two feet. we rely on every set of officers. so many radicalized groups, so many individuals out there, so many large events and soft targets, regardless of the event, the best security is knowing of the threat before the events occur.