TROUBLE IS. IN THE SCENE THERE ARE KINDA TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE. PEOPLE WHO BEHAVE LIKE SPARKY AND PEOPLE WHO SEAM TO HAVE A REAL HATERED FOR THE POLICE AND DONT CARE HOW MUCH THEY PISS THEM OFF. WHAT IM WORRIED ABOUT IS THE POLICE PAINTING US ALL WITH THE SAME BRUSH.

to be fair, the cops do seem to know this as well otherwise they would be even harsher about stopping parties!

IME ravers who don’t do other crime, have a normal job and in particular are not involved in violence tend to be left alone, unless they are caught red-handed with drugs or provoke cops in riot gear and refuse to move on when requested.

OTOH you can’t blame cops for becoming more and more cynical and judgemental when they end up clearing out a building or field on Sunday afternoon and witnessing some of the damage and contamination – or if people go on to their message boards and start trouble.

And if I were a business owner and had seen a between lets unit I planned to use for my project trashed by a rave, I think the cops would also end up warning me off taking “direct action” of my own!