The tragic lesson of the concert hall crush: Republic of Korea's safety burden goes beyond the numbers

1. A column argues that overreaction, such as deploying large numbers of officials when crowd forecasts prove wrong, is better than doing nothing to prevent deadly crushes at concert halls.
2. The writer cites the 2010 Duisburg disaster that killed 21 people, the 2021 AstroWorld deaths that killed 10, the 2005 Sangju incident, and the 2022 Itaewon tragedy.
3. The writer contends that proactive staff deployment is justified even if fewer than the forecast 260,000 people attend, and that the forecasting system should be improved with data.

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