We can't allow chaos agents to take the rest of us hostage

Last month, Walt Disney World announced it is raising its basic admission price in 2025.

The least expensive admission ticket is now $109, which will increase to $119 next year.

A $10 bump won't cull the flow of visitors to the Magic Kingdom. Disney's pristine parks fulfill their guests' belief that happiness is not only attainable, it's an actual place.

From the Roman gladiator games to the World Cup, we humans have always sought a temporary escape from the cares and stressors of life.

For instance, there are reports that Ohio could reap up to $1 billion in tourism money as a result of next month's solar eclipse.

Last week, one Cleveland-area hotel listed its last remaining room for that day for $999.

That's not a typo.

But when you're out to enjoy yourself, cost is less of a factor than it is in day-to-day living. This year's Super Bowl cheap seats could be had for $9,000, probably somewhere in the parking lot; certainly nowhere near Taylor Swift.

People are complaining about high prices and rightfully so, but the game, as always, was sold out.

One thing which does factor heavily into people's amusement choices is whether or not they think they'll be safe.

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If there's any doubt, they'll stay home or go elsewhere.

The recent shooting at the Hall of Fame Village threatens the promise of a growing tourist destination. The incident was unfair to traumatized employees who didn't sign up for combat.

It was unfair to innocent customers who shouldn't have had to fear for their lives because they chose to go there.

While such things can and do happen everywhere, it's unfair to a city already struggling with a reputation that it's "dangerous."

The shooting was a selfish act that also victimizes the people who have invested money, effort and faith in creating the Hall of Fame Village.

It speaks to the pathology that too many Americans currently possess: believing that they can't move and be in public places without a weapon.

Last week, the U.S. Marshals Service arrested Darryl T.J. Harmon, a 35-year-old from Tennessee who is accused of the shooting. At 35, you ought to be able to resolve a dispute without the incident turning into the O.K. Corral.

But sometimes it doesn't even take a weapon to render a place unsafe. Recently, 500 teenagers descended on Six Flags in Atlanta whereupon they proceeded to engage in a huge brawl.

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It's hardly a coincidence that 500 kids decided to show up at the same place at the same time. It's clear that the meetup — like so many others — was generated through social media, which is being increasingly weaponized in every aspect of American life.

Such behavior can't be tolerated, not if we intend to remain an intact society because it raises the question that if you can't go to an amusement park, where can you go?

What does it bode for state fairs, church festivals or concerts in the park?

That the teens were Black emboldened some people to say the dark and quiet part out loud.

Is that fair? Nope. White kids get into plenty of fights and trouble too, yet no one paints the entire group with the same brush. However, if you're a minority in America, the sooner you learn that when you hand some people a stick, they'll only crack you in the head with it, the better off you'll be.

There's a growing debate these days as to whether parents should be held criminally responsible for their minor children's crimes. If such incidents persist, it won't remain a debate. It will become a law.

When teenagers of any kind are unconcerned that the damage they're causing hurts the community at large, mayhem can be the only result.

We cannot allow the nihilism of a few to take the rest of us hostage or there will be no place, no public venue where we can go.

Charita M. Goshay is a Canton Repository staff writer and member of the editorial board. Reach her at 330-580-8313 or charita.goshay@cantonrep.com. On Twitter: @cgoshayREP

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Charita Goshay writes about the Hall of Fame Village shooting