NFL in LA: Study Claims Inglewood Stadium Site Would Pose Terrorism Risk

February 28, 2015   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

The Los Angeles stadium battle has taken an interesting turn.
According to Sam Farmer and Nathan Fenno of the Los Angeles Times, the Anschutz Entertainment Group commissioned former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge to conduct a study as to the viability of the Inglewood, California, stadium proposed by a group including St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke.
Ridge questioned whether Kroenke's planned stadium might be vulnerable to terrorism:
In a 14-page report, Ridge suggests that because the Inglewood stadium proposed by St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke would lie within three to four miles of Los Angeles International Airport and beneath the flight path of airliners, terrorists might try to shoot down a plane or crash one into the stadium, scenarios Ridge described as "a terrorist event 'twofer.' "
Ridge said the Inglewood stadium, part of a planned retail, office and residential development at the now-defunct Hollywood Park, would have "a significant risk pr...

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