Originally Posted by
reefraff
http:///forum/post/3079929
Some of the LA council people are making noise about going after AEG for the cost of the event. Hope they do, no reason for the taxpayers to get stuck with the security costs.
Personally I think they should've charged all these people who went to this thing at least $100 each, especially since many of them sold one of their 'golden tickets' for $200 - $300. I know the family wanted to do something for the fans, but sticking LA with a couple million dollar bill to host it is ridiculous. The state can't even balance their books, and would file for bankruptcy if they could. If AEG won't pony up the money, get it from the Jackson estate or some of the 6000 'VIP friends' that attended. I'm sure Kobe, Magic, Brooke Shields, Barry Gordy, Rev. Al, and Rev. Jesse could fork over a couple hundred thousand and it would've put a small dent in their pocketbook.