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submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by spujb@lemmy.cafe to c/196

Important context: This was an instance of a crowd crush caused by poor crowd control.

edit: action has now been taken against the offending comment :)

(also some of you guys in the comments here have been yoinked by mods too… just be nice? this post was not an invitation to test out your boundaries)

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[-] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 26 points 5 months ago

I think they're talking about the context of it being a crowd crush.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 12 points 5 months ago
[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 8 points 5 months ago
[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 7 points 5 months ago

Thanks for adding it in.

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago

I mean… it does say “Crush” in the original title. But not everyone knows what that means.

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 5 points 5 months ago

this was actually a surprise/something of a mandela effect to me too?! like i swear these were usually called stampedes, just like with animals, but apparently “crowd crush” is in fact the more common term 😅 the more you know 🌈

[-] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

I used to work crowd control. For us a stampede is when people are moving forward and those that fall down are trampled over and can’t get back-up. A crowd crush is when the density of people is so tight that you either suffocate or get crushed. Both are incredibly grim spectacles.

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 3 points 5 months ago

oh! i didn’t even consider there might be a distinction 🫡 thanks for the correction

[-] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

If you are anyone else is interested the following video is a good 40 second introduction to how a crowd can behave. It was filmed on a potato and shows zero gore. Suitable for work. Hopefully the “piped bot” will show up below too: Oasis Manchester Crowd Surge

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