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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTime for National Conversation About Post-Gala Violence, Experts Say and so does Borowitz
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)Experts are calling for a national conversation about post-gala violence, which many say is a growing epidemic among Americas wealthiest gala attendees.
Dr. Davis Logsdon, who, for the past decade, has been studying post-gala violence at the University of Minnesota, says that a national conversation about post-gala skirmishes is long overdue.
For years, post-gala violence has been Americas dirty little secret, he says. The media havent covered it, and government has offered no solutions. Thats why this moment is such a valuable wake-up call.port.com
Dr. Logsdon says that the key to preventing post-gala violence is first understanding its root causes.
Galas are very stressful situations, he says. Attendees have spent thousands on gowns and spa treatments, and tens of thousands more on silent-auction items. All of that pressure has to go somewhere. More often than not, it erupts into violence.
He credits the national media, especially TMZ, for finally shining a light on one of the nations biggest problems.
As regrettable as this incident was, if it results in people talking seriously about post-gala violence, it will all have been worth it, he says.
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Time for National Conversation About Post-Gala Violence, Experts Say and so does Borowitz (Original Post)
Mira
May 2014
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joeybee12
(56,177 posts)1. Ok, is that Beyonce's sister?
I love how the hotel responded...outraged at the privacy breach, not that there was a knock-down fight on their property.
msongs
(67,453 posts)2. the trivial trials of the filthy rich. nt
KT2000
(20,588 posts)3. I'd beat people up
if I had to wear that dress too!