Movie: Disaster At Hillsborough

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onto the already full pens and created the stampede which killed the 95
people. People in the rear were in an acquisitive panic and the people in the
front who were getting crushed were in a fearful panic. The emergency gates
would open but the police, not realizing the situation, kept people in and
closed the gates.

Critique
This example could not be anymore perfect to show a stampede and panic.
All four components were met. (1) Partial entrapment; the reality is complete
entrapment. As at the Who concert the only avenue of escape was blocked by the
police. (2) Perceived threat; this comes from both ends of the panic. The
people at the rear were threatened by the fact that they would miss the kickoff
of the game or even not be able to get into the game. The people at the front
were facing the threat of being crushed. (3) The partial breakdown of escape
routs is obvious from the front. The gates to get out were blocked by the
police and there was a high fence blocking ...

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