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At “BreakingDown21,” a mixed martial arts entertainment event held on the 19th at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Hokkaido, commentator Daiki Tanaka made an unusual appeal about illegal parking in the surrounding area right after the 14th match. Saying “we’ve received word from the police,” he addressed the venue directly, mid-event, about the large number of cars illegally parked at nearby commercial facilities. On 5ch, reactions were mixed: some praised the appeal as a sincere response from the organizers, others pointed to the structural problem of inadequate parking on the part of the venue and promoters, and still others weighed in on the type of crowd the event tends to draw — opinions were all over the map.
Mixed martial arts entertainment event “BreakingDown21” (held on the 19th at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena, Hokkaido)
After the 14th match, the announcer handling that day’s commentary made an unusual appeal about illegal parking in the neighborhood.
Commentator Daiki Tanaka said, “I have one announcement for everyone. There have been numerous cases of illegal parking at nearby commercial facilities, and…”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here
What people said
Whatever happened with that?
The real issue is kids being exposed to the bad influence of this ridiculous show.
Unless you really feel how "allergic" to illegal parking the area around the venue has become, it's easy to carelessly do this kind of nuisance parking (which isn't technically illegal) without a second thought.
It's a show that's clearly bad for kids — why isn't there any kind of viewing restriction on it?
Probably this event's influence.
One way or another it runs ¥20,000-plus, going to pick the car up is a hassle, the paperwork's a hassle too.
And on top of that there are penalty points and a fine.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
BreakingDown is a fighting-entertainment promotion built around matches between participants with no formal combat experience, and it has a history of dividing opinion over its crowd and how it’s run every time an event takes place. At venues like Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena, which lack dedicated parking sufficient for a large-scale event, nearby parking space tends to fall short relative to attendee numbers — exactly the kind of situation that leads to appeals like this one about illegal parking. Within the thread, some praised the fact that the venue addressed the nuisance parking directly to attendees through the commentary as a “sincere response,” while others criticized the organizers and venue for holding the event without securing adequate parking in the first place — the debate split between framing it as an “attendee manners” issue versus an “event planning” issue. The article contains no definitive information on who was parking illegally or why, and speculative comments from the thread have been excluded from this summary.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Combat Sports] Illegal Parking Rampant Near BreakingDown Venue — Commentator Makes Unusual Announcement: “Police Have Been in Touch”.”
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