Downtown Kansas City Stadium Doubted After Deadly Mass Shooting

In the aftermath of the tragic and deadly mass shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade there has been widespread debate regarding gun control and human nature; the scope of most arguments are far reaching and would require widespread consensus to enact or impact the status quo. However, an upcoming Jackson ballot issue will give voters the opportunity to decide on the fate downtown sporting celebrations in the very near future. 

Judging from social media reactions and so many sentiments sent our way . . . It's fair to acknowledge: 

DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY STADIUM PLANS SUFFERED AN INCREDIBLE SETBACK AFTER DEADLY CHIEFS SUPER BOWL PARADE MASS SHOOTING!!!

Supporters of the plan now face an uphill battle in an attempt to convince voters that massive gatherings downtown will prove profitable . . . As usual, Kansas City conservative sports talker KK leads the discourse on this topic.

Our www.TonysKansasCity.com readers took notice of his reaction to the upcoming ballot issue amid the fallout of local tragedy:

"Sorry to be first to post it. @Royals, you may want to re-think your plan until we don’t have record shootings in a two mile area.  Nobody is going downtown for a long, long time.  Unless they choose to live there. @MayorLucasKC has a horrific crime record. And rent and property about to plummet."

His predictions about downtown real estate might not prove out but here's the bigger question: 

SAFETY FIRST: WILL THE DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY ROYALS STADIUM RISK THE LIVES OF FANS WHEN THE K HAS PROVEN MUCH EASIER TO SECURE?!?

From our perspective . . . Parking safety is the biggest issue that has been unmentioned so far. 

Of course, occasionally, there are security incidents in the Truman Sports Complex parking lot. But that location is GENERALLY safe whereas ensuring the safety of thousands of cars and people throughout downtown is an impossible task that would require an army of private security and police for every home game.

Following his typical refrain, the city hall honcho blames firearms in the aftermath of the shooting and overlooks this town's culture of violence:

Mayor Quinton Lucas said it's "hard to do better" when it comes to the security provided at the Super Bowl celebrations Wednesday.

"Yeah, 850 people that were on the scene almost immediately," Lucas said referring to law enforcement. "We had snipers on rooms. We had cameras everywhere. You had people around canines. It's hard to do better. And so that pushes me to a longer term solution, which is to say that, you know, I don't think it's crazy to say that the guns are part of the problem."

Nevertheless and beyond reactionary partisan debates . . . 

There's no denying that downtown and areas near & throughout the loop have suffered a serious hit to their reputation . . . Similarly, we remember that Crossroads First Friday events have yet to fully recover from a tragic shooting death of Erin Langhofer after she was struck down from gunfire during a dispute that didn't involve her.

And so . . . 

Taxpayers MIGHT BE DESERVEDLY SKEPTICAL about investing hundreds of millions of dollars in a downtown stadium scheme amid an American era when an act of violence can chase away customers for YEARS. 

Sorry, but The K has consistently proven safer than Downtown Kansas City. 

And so . . .

Solutions regarding "gun control" and taming the evil that lurks in the heart of men remain far away goals whereas it's much easier for people to vote with their feet and/or at the ballot box. 

Like it or not, the tragic events of this latest Kansas City mass shooting give credence to skeptics of a controversial urban stadium district construction plan and political leadership that has FAILED to address an ongoing public safety crisis. 

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