FIRST's statement on Einstein

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by Astrokid248

This perspective is definitely something everyone should see, but at the same point, they should have warned us ASAP about the tornado, during the match commentary. Natchez and his brother were in the 118 temporary pit, and recognized the tornado as soon as they heard it. They got as many teams as they could convince to leave off of the field and into a windowless area. The rest of the thousands of people had no such opportunity, and if that tornado had touched down by the dome instead of Busch Stadium, it could be a very different story. We were not safe inside the stadium itself, nor would we have been safe in the hallways. I think FIRST now has another change to start working on in the off-season, and that is disaster preparedness.

Having worked in large groups of people in a management sense, the LAST thing FIRST should have done was make an announcement. Why? Because this would have created a panic that could have easily taken more lives by a human stampede.

Just be thankful no announcement was made and nobody was injured at the event.