Posted by Chris on August 02, 1999 at 11:05:14:
In Reply to: The events at Woodstock 99 posted by Charles G. Camacho on August 02, 1999 at 09:14:35:
Security force not well trained
Security inside the festival was provided by a
1,250-person force that organizers said was not
properly trained to handle a riot. When the violence
started, troopers were outside the grounds helping
guide about 75,000 people who were leaving early.
Woodstock organizers will have to pay for most of the
damage.
"It was a shame. It put a sour ending on this, that it had to end this way," said organizer Michael
Lang. "I'm disappointed. Right to the end it was going so well."