“We arrived at the area of the Purple Gate shortly after 5am on January 20th…by approximately 10am, it was no longer a line but instead a tightly-packed crowd…I’ve been in many crowds at sporting, political and other large events, but I’ve never witnessed a situation as poorly managed and potentially dangerous as this.”
— Doug Kari, an inauguration ticket holder, re: Tuesday’s “Purple Tunnel of Doom”
