#event-security

#event-security

Kennedy Center staffers called security last week after DC's Log Cabin Republicans chapter disrupted a performance by a musician they called "a vocal opponent of President Trump." Yasmin Williams, an Alexandria-based and globally hailed guitarist, made headlines earlier this year for sparring with new Kennedy Center president Ric Grenell. She nonetheless honored her pre-Trump-takeover contract to perform at the Millennium Stage on September 18.

There's a lot of uncertainty up in the air so you know while we have it, we should take advantage of our freedom and our community,

There's an attempt right now to basically say, if you shut up, you will be safe. And if you speak out politically, there's a good shot that some unhinged actor is going to take that as a threat and then come and try and kill you, Shapiro said, adding: Yeah, I mean, there will be. I've told my security team I will never again do an outdoor event.

"There's nothing more important to the university than the safety and well being of our students," said Dan Mogulof. Charlie Kirk shooting: Images of person of interest released, $100K reward announced amid manhunt Mogulof is a spokesperson for the university. He says while the school has long had rigorous safety protocols in place, administrators are constantly reviewing them.

Campus safety is the University Police Department's top priority,

He urged attendees to be aware of their surroundings and not to store phones in back pockets, as thieves might take advantage during crowded gatherings.

"The B.A.A. does not implement security policies... Anything you attempt to bring into a secured area... is subject to the discretion of law enforcement officials."