Sometimes the fear is enough - John Riordan on Brooklyn shooting rumour

At 1am on Saturday night, rumours of an active shooter sent a couple thousand frantic Brooklyn fight fans stampeding back into the arena

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - Gervonta Davis celebrates after knocking out Rolando Romero with a left hook in the sixth round during their fight for Davis' WBA World lightweight title at Barclays Center on May 28, 2022 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

The optimism intended by the ancient American adage of nothing to fear but fear itself has been hollowed out since Franklin D Roosevelt’s inaugural address in 1933.

Sometimes the fear is more than enough.