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| rollingrocks |
• Case closed: Nearly 36 years after a slaying at a Rolling Stones concert at Altamont Speedway that marked the end of the peace-and-love '60s, investigators have closed the case, dismissing a theory that a second Hells Angel took part in the stabbing.
• Flashback: Meredith Hunter, 18, was killed during the free concert on Dec. 6, 1969, that was billed as a West Coast Woodstock. The concert, which drew an estimated 300,000 people, was later immortalized in the film documentary "Gimme Shelter."
As the Stones played on stage, a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, hired by the band to provide security, stabbed the young man.
Alan Passaro was acquitted after a jury concluded that he acted in self-defense because Hunter was carrying a gun. But there had been rumors over the years that a second unidentified assailant had inflicted the fatal wounds, and the case remained open.
But Alameda County sheriff's Sgt. Scott Dudek said Wednesday that after a renewed investigation over the past two years, authorities concluded that Passaro, who died in 1985, was the only person to stab Hunter and did so only after Hunter pointed a gun at the stage. |
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| Voodoo Scrounge |
I know it was a terrible thing to happen to such a young man. I also know that the Hells Angels were over the top with their "Protection". However, if a person were to pull a gun on the stones whilst standing in the front row today, would security in certain countries not shoot on sight?
Im not sure. They wouldnt do it here in the UK because the police dont carry guns. But I could imagine that in certain areas of the Americas and Asia, security will have guns and will use them if need be.
It could happen all over again. |
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| rollingrocks |
yea....i believe security does carry guns. If a gun is pointed at someone, they have legal right to shoot at them, even if its a toy gun that looks real. Its pretty unlikely that it would happen again though, as I believe they have a lot of security through these concerts, including maybe a few metal detectors. |
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| JaggerLips |
"If history has taught us anything, anybody can be killed."
Michael Corleone (Godfather Part II) |
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