Members wounded at handshake event

^a good idea, though it would only work for the theaters.... but I guess that's the only place it would have to work XD

 

If someone wants to hurt the girls, they could still do that at stage performances and stuff, throwing 'gas' or 'acid' on stage or something. You can't ever be 100% safe.

This is the danger for the relationship between AKB girls and fans.

If this type of thinking takes hold, if girls begin to become anxious of fans, if more barriers put up between fan and girls...that in themselves show that there is a loss of trust through fear of fans. Then that 'magic' connection cannot be maintained so well, since if the fan knows their girls are always carrying a sense of fear or trepidation whenever they get close to fans.......then it is hard feel close to them.

If AKB and the girls let fear take hold and rule their future between them and fans...well that would be the end of the old AKB. They can pursue lots of security as they must, but the rhetoric of the girls and AKB management and leaders must be of courage and fighting spirit, that they will protect the special relationship with fans....they must present a positive fighting image, regardless....that they closeness is cherished and maintained.....though of course all efforst to provide the best security will be perused (but should NOT be the focus of their discussion with fans).

 

And someone could go on a random stabbing spree at a train station or a department store. It happens once in a while. I mean, there isn't ever a way to be 100% safe from crazy people like that unless you lock yourself away in a room and never come out.

Deciding not to have handshake events anymore or preventing fans from having any contact with the girls would DESTROY AKB48. "Idols you can go and meet" is their entire concept.

 

No amount of security will stop a motivated individual or group to cause harm. As a society, there is always a risk we take to function as one, and participating in events that involve large number of people that may include individuals who are psychopaths and / or sociopaths is one thing we as a society do. It sucks when an aberrant incident like this occurs, but we have to be careful to not be too reactionary and jeopardizing the essence of what it means to live in a society. Minimizing risk is always good, up to the point where it actually costs us in other ways that matter more.

I wish everybody involved speedy recovery, physically and mentally, and I hope for a sense of normalcy to return quickly.

 

I also agree that we should probably shut down this thread until something more concrete is announced about the events.

I especially don't want to see any more posts suggesting other ways the members could be harmed. It's really not appropriate and it's kind of disturbing given what's happened.

 

And what prey tell is wrong with prison dramas? All they have to do is put the girls in Majisuka Gakuen 3 cosplay and we're all set.

(In all seriousness though, yes, plexiglass would be ridiculous.)

 

Thread closed until further notice.