EscortBiz, don't let 12clicks bother you... I learned long ago he's not worth the effort. He makes his living talking shit on message boards... that's basically what he has to offer. Except when it comes to me. I'm sure he'll have some nice words for me in a bit... we have a wonderful relationship.
As for this comment:
"Must not be very small clubs you are going to. If pepper spray is used in an enclosed space, it burns. People panic when their throats and eyes burn. Trust me, it has absolutely nothing to do with that silly terror alert."
All of this is just us sitting on a chat board and guessing, but I can't remember ever hearing of 21 people being trampled to death before this because of pepper spray in the air. So yeah, it seems likely that the terrorist threat in general is involved in this scenario. That said, the alternative is to not warn people when there's credible evidence of a possible terrorist strike, and I'm quite certain it wouldn't sit well with Americans if thousands died after the government knew there was evidence of a possible attack and said nothing. So while I do think the threat level played in to the deaths, I think the people ultimately responsible for the deaths are the trampling, panicking masses who packed into that night club.