Meet Crowd Safety Expert, Paul Wertheimer

Only Human | Jan 19, 2017

In reporting our story about crowds and the inauguration, we met crowd safety expert Paul Wertheimer. He was one of the few experts willing to testify against Walmart for a 2008 Black Friday crush.

And part of his training took place in an unusual place: 18 years of research in mosh pits. 

 

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