Show Safety or censorship Oil L L. L L Frank Penman Staff Writer dont don't close the THEY canyon trails when someone someone someone some- some one falls and dies said Jackie Nokes State director referring to the decision of the Salt Lake City Fire Marshall Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall George Sumner to ban festival seating for the Beasty Boys Boy's concert Sumner's decision was based on an incident incident incident inci inci- dent at the Salt Palace where three people were crushed to death when the crowd at an DC AC concert rushed the stage Nokes Nokes director for forthe forthe forthe the past five years has booked several concerts and feels that the safety precautions taken such as the hiring of police and fire department person person- personnel personnel nel has been sufficient Nokes feels there is a double standard standard standard stand stand- ard when it come to events events' held in public arenas as opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed to private clubs One event that was canceled by bythe bythe bythe the Zephyr club was held at atthe atthe atthe the club dub itself which has festival festival festival fes fes- seating Sumner said all events public or private are subject to the festival seating ban however he feels that new ordinances ordinances or or- should be enacted ana and win will be oe De proposing them mem iu to the City Council in the near future The new ordinances will ban all festival seating at events that have 2000 people or m more 0 r e an and d e events v e n t s wit with h fewer people will be considered considered considered con con- on an individual basis The liThe pre present ent ordinances are too ambiguous said Sumner who wan wanted t e d the new 0 ordinance ordinance or- or r- r to be more specific as asto asto asto to what can and cannot be bedone bedone bedone done at concerts Sumner referred to a dangerous practice taking place at concerts he called tailed pits where a group of five or six people stand back to back and swing their arms wildly to open up an area in which to dance This can cause a crowd to surge surg in another direction and crush other people Nokes feels that all concerts concerts concerts con con- are being over regulated She fears censorship based on the type of concerts being presented at the is taking place and said there will no longer be festival seating seating seating seat seat- ing at th the and the people will be the losers Either the concerts will be less en enjoyable or they will cancel such as with the Beasty Boys f s.- s. L- L 1 J |