Already anticipating a three-peat (yeah, KC have already licensed the term from NBA coaching great Pat Riley who trademarked it), city leaders have announced they will not hold a public rally like they have in the past. Why? Because last year during the rally, two rival groups of thugs decided to escalate their anger from words into gun fire, missing their targets, but striking DJ, Lisa Lopez-Galvan, 43, killing her and injuring more than 20 other people, mostly children.
Three men—Dominic Miller, Lyndell Mays and Terry Young—are facing trial, charged with second-degree murder as well as weapons-related charges. And this my friends, is why we can’t have nice things, like celebratory rallies.
In light of the tragedy, and making plans should the Chiefs win (the Eagles might have something to say about that this time around), city officials have said they will do an In-the-stadium celebration for players, family members and of course, the Kansas City mayor and Missouri governor, according to the New York Post. There would still be a parade, but the route has reportedly been altered to create less crowding.
Many Americans are hoping the Eagles will solve the issue for Kansas City all-around and simply win, so the citizens there won’t have anything to worry about. Of course, much of that desire to see KC lose may be based more on Taylor Swift-fatigue. Every time her boyfriend Travis Kelce catches a football or the Chief’s score, the networks can’t resist but to pan to the pop star in her VIP suite looking shocked or idiotically hugging everyone around her acting like she’s seeing a football game for the very first time. It’s a long shot Philly will pool this off, Mahomes, love him or hate him, seems to always pull a W out of his helmet at the last minute, but one can only hope.
