A Security Theater of Dreams: Supporters’ Responses to 'Safety' and 'Security' Following the Old Trafford 'Fake Bomb' Evacuation

Autor:	Jan Andre Lee Ludvigsen, Peter Millward
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	HV Sociology and Political Science Terrorism Injury prevention Poison control Football Security theater Criminology Suspect protection Psychology Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health
Zdroj:	Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 44:3-21
ISSN:	1552-7638 0193-7235
DOI:	10.1177/0193723519881202
Popis:	On May 15, 2016, reports emerged of a “suspect package” inside Old Trafford minutes before kick-off in Manchester United’s game versus Bournemouth. The “suspect package,” causing a full-scale evacuation, and match postponement, turned out to be a “fake bomb” accidently left following a security exercise. Minimal social research investigates responses from supporters to “security” and “safety” at large sports events. Although the “suspect package,” fortunately, never “materialized,” it represents an important case in English football. Theoretically, this study adopts a frame analysis technique pioneered by Erving Goffman and it empirically examines supporters’ responses to security during the chaotic hours of the “fake bomb” incident, as articulated on an interactive message board. Overall, supporters were satisfied with police and security management’s handling of the incident, although it was questioned how the “fake bomb” was not detected. Importantly, supporters agreed that “safety comes first.”
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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