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Stadium security both high-tech and old-fashioned
Posted Apr 19, 2012
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KYW News Radio
If fans get unruly at tonight’s Flyers playoff game, what can be done? Aubrey Kent, associate professor at Temple, says security measures at sports venues have changed, especially since 9/11. “In the past, if you were precluded from bringing things in, it was mostly viewed as profit protection — they wanted you to buy your drinks in the stadium. But now there’s a safety element to that as well.”