Austin Police Department released some crime figures for the SXSW festival:
City wide:
149 arrested for driving while intoxicated
96 arrested for public intoxication
28 arrested for aggravated assault
309 arrested for theftDowntown:
22 arrested for driving while intoxicated
45 arrested for public intoxication
4 arrested for aggravated assault
66 arrested for theft
As soon as I read that, what came to mind was John Farnam’s saying about staying safe and managing risk in life:
Don’t go to stupid places; don’t associate with stupid people; don’t do stupid things. We will add to that, be in bed by 10 o’clock.
SXSW fails on all 4 counts. 🙂
Stuff From Hsoi 
While I understand we comparing an ‘apple/oranges’ a little here — but in 2012, there were 120 CONVICTIONS of CHL holders in the entire year. In 2011, 120. In 2010, 121. In 2009, 101 — In 4 years, CHL holders across the state were still more law abiding the the attendees of the festival in 1 week.
It would take 75% of the arrests to be dismissed or thrown out to equal all the convictions for a single year. I simply can not understand how ‘firearms’ are the issue. Some people will behave, some won’t. Been that way for ever and for the likely future.
It is an apples to oranges comparison, but it’s still a worthy point for folks to consider. Shame many won’t.