if people are getting crushed and there is no acknowledgment that creates a larger panic than if an artist on stage tells people to stand the fuck still and pick up anyone who falls. people aren't that dumb where they hear crush then immediately go as fast as possible to the exit; because they are already in the crush and know that will make it 10x worse. it only gets bad if its a fire or they feel like no one is helping

for example https://youtu.be/BXaGp2SIbeY?t=110