It would seem at this point there was no coordination with police officers in the field. |
It's important to have a written contingency plan, so you will know how the police or other agencies will respond in a worst-case scenario. |
The decision or act of offering so few tickets to so many people can be likened to throwing a small slice of meat to a hungry pack of wolves and this triggered the stampede. |
There is a possible criminal liability here because many people were killed. |
There was a request for police assistance but it was only that. That was the problem. |
There were 30,000 people as of Friday. There was an emergency meeting [among the show's staff and stadium personnel], but there was no plan to deal with the crowd. That is what we initially think. |
They [ABS-CBN] said they had a security plan but they don't have documents to show for it, which means there was no plan at all. |
Whether it was criminal, it is up to Department of Justice [to decide] because under the law, lack of foresight can be criminal. |