IMO... you ARE naive you... ah, never mind. A huge venue in the city creates, as you know almighty Ness, dollars towards the city coffers. "Management/Security" sees the same as "Undercover Agents" do from a private landowner along an Ozark stream, whether it's a crowd of 18,000 or a crowd of 2,000. Big arena concerts as you know Ness (you really come off as the concert goer') have city cops everywhere as well. They mostly turn their heads. Whereas the small guy on his piece of property gets harrassed because he's an easy target. So... did some local citizens complain? Probably. Did the local law enforcement see an easy mark? darn straight.Government hasn't run amok? Are you kidding me? I'm thinking you'd prosecute the fans who stormed the field after the Mizzou/Oklahoma game. You're probably a darn Jayhawk anyway.
Go away Ness (I know you won't) Get back in Al's canoe,suck up some more, sit on his lap in the back seat, let him teach you how to cast and tell fairytales, and don't forget to always post... "Good point Al".
If you can't do that... post a fishin' report you no fishi... ah... never mind.