Case #002 - Live Nation

We've all been here. Imagine attending an event at Budweiser Stage (newly named the RBC Amphitheatre), operated by Live Nation, and you were trespassed and handcuffed for being intoxicated but you were not drunk. You were not violent. You posed no threat. Yet security escalated the situation and restrained you as though you were dangerous.

These are the consequences of the actions of a power tripping security guard. Trespass is a serious measure. Handcuffing is more serious still. Both require justification and proportionality. In this case, neither was present.

No clear explanation was later provided to justify why these measures were taken. There was no acknowledgment of how unnecessary escalation can cause humiliation, distress, and lasting harm.

From your position, this is not about disagreement or hindsight. It is about facts. You were there to have a good time at a concert you had been planning for months. Being handcuffed without justification is a deprivation of liberty and an abuse of authority.

When private security acts under the authority of a major venue operator, backed by the police, responsibility does not vanish. Corporations remain accountable for conduct carried out in their name and on their property.

These facts matter because they show how easily authority can be misused when escalation and abuse of authority, replaces judgment.

No one should be handcuffed unless it is necessary.
No one should be treated as a criminal without cause.

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