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    dougmelv
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      came across this. f*ckin hell!

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      Rave raided in Utah – assault rifles, teargas, dog attacks….

      it was a leggit party according to the text. :crazy:

      our state doesn’t seem so bad by comparison?

      #1195945
      GrassChopper
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        Fuckin’ hell… Sound Nazi’s

        #1195937
        Techno Viking
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          Utah Youth Treated Like Terrorists!

          Evol Intents Account Of The Incident!

          08/22/05 “ICH” — — Last night, I was booked to play an event about an hour outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. The hype behind this show was huge, they presold 700 tickets and they expected up to 3,000 people total. The promoters did an amazing job with the show.. they even made slipmats with the flyers on them to promote in local shops.

          So, we got to the show around 11:15 or so and it was really cool. It was all outdoors, in a valley surrounded by huge mountains. They had an amazing light show flashing on to a mountain behind the site, the sound was booming, the crowd was about 1500 people thick and everything just seemed too good to be true really. Well…

          At about 11:30 or so, I was standing behind the stage talking with someone when I noticed a helicopter pulling over one of the mountain tops. I jokingly said “Oh look, here comes big brother” to the person I was with. I wasn’t far off.

          The helicopter dipped lower and lower and started shining its lights on the crowd. I was kind of in awe and just sat and watched this thing circle us for a minute. As I looked back towards the crowd I saw a guy dressed in camoflauge walking by, toting an assault rifle. At this point, everyone was fully aware of what was going on . A few “troops” rushed the stage and cut the sound off and started yelling that everyone “get the fuck out of here or go to jail”. This is where it got really sticky.

          No one resisted. That’s for sure. They had police dogs raiding the crowd of people and I saw a dog signal out a guy who obviously had some drugs on him. The soldiers attacked the guy (4 of them on 1), and kicked him a few times in the ribs and had their knees in his back and sides. As they were cuffing him, there was about 1000 kids trying to leave in the backdrop, peacefully. Next thing I know, A can of fucking TEAR GAS is launched into the crowd. People are running and screaming at this point. Girls are crying, guys are cussing… bad scene.

          Now, this is all I saw with my own eyes, but I heard plenty of other accounts of the night. Now this isnt gossip I heard from some candy raver, these are instances cited straight out of the promoters mouth..

          – One of the promoters friends (a very small female) was attacked by one of the police dogs. As she struggled to get away from it, the police tackled her. 3 grown men proceeded to KICK HER IN THE STOMACH.

          – The police confiscated 3 video tapes in total. People were trying to document what was happening out there. The police saw one guy filming and ran after him, tackled him and his camera fell, and luckily.. his friend grabbed it and ran and got away. priceless footage. That’s not all though. Out of 1,500 people, there’s sure to be more footage.

          – The police were rounding up the staff of the party and the main promoter went up to them with the permit for the show and said “here, I have the permit.” The police then said, “no you don’t” and ripped the permit out of his hand. Then, they put an assault rifle to his forehead and said “get the fuck out of here right now.”

          Now.. let’s get the facts straight here.

          This event was 100% legal. They had every permit the city told them they needed. They had a 2 MILLION DOLLAR insurance policy for the event. They had liscenced security guards at the gates confiscating any alcohol or drugs found upon entry (yes, they searched every car on the way in). Oh, I suppose I should mention that they arrested all the security guards for possession.

          Oh another interesting fact.. the police did not have a warrant. The owner of the land already has a lawsuit against the city for something similar. A few months ago, she rented her land for a party and the police raided that as well. And catch this, the police forced her to LEAVE HER OWN PERSONAL PROPERTY. That’s right. They didnt arrest her, but made her leave her own property!!!

          Don’t get it twisted, this is all going down in probably THE most conservative state in the USA. And this is scary.. a gross violation of our civil liberties. The police wanted this party shut down, so they made it happen. Even though everything about this event was legal. The promoters spent over $ 20,000 on this show and did everything they had to to make it legit, only to have it taken away from them by a group of radical neo-con’s with an agenda.

          This was one of the scariest things I have ever witnessed in person. I can’t even begin to describe how surreal it was. Helicopters, assault rifles, tear gas, camoflauge-wearing soldiers…. why? Was that really necessary?

          This needs to be big news across the USofA. At least in our music scene
          (edm as a whole)… this could happen to any of us at any time. When we’re losing the right to gather peacefully, we’re also letting the police set a standard of what we can get away with. And I think that’s BULLSHIT!

          The system fucked up last night… They broke up a party that was 100% legal and they physically hurt a lot of people there at the same time. The promoters already have 6 lawsuits ready to file with their lawyers and the ACLU is already involved.

          I’m sure some pictures (and hopefully some video) will surface soon. I’ll make sure to post them up here on 404, so you can see the Police State of America at work.

          #1195946
          uglyprettytrash
          Participant

            That’s awful. And yet unsurprising.

            #1195938
            General Lighting
            Moderator

              from

              Utah – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

              Quote:
              Utah is much more conservative than the United States as a whole, particularly on social issues. Compared to other Republican-dominated states in the Mountain West such as Wyoming, Utah politics have a more moralistic and less libertarian character according to David Magleby.
              #1195940
              process
              Participant

                :you_crazy:

                #1195944
                pixiegirl
                Participant

                  Fucked up.

                  #1195947
                  Soul glow Bro
                  Participant

                    aint surprsing..ive landed in salt lake city airport to catch another flight to seattle. Its full of The Joseph Smith Followers, latter day saints etc.

                    #1195942
                    Jimmytheduck
                    Participant

                      How can they get away with it?!

                      Don’t the media grab hold of it and hype it up?!

                      #1195941
                      GiantMidget
                      Participant

                        Yeah i’m curious to know what happened after this? I will say one thing though, the police were right to deploy fully armed troops to that party, I mean them glowsticks can be deadly in the wrong hands. :you_crazy

                        #1195939
                        General Lighting
                        Moderator

                          there was a brief outcry from the liberal media which was swiftly ignored. In Utah the religious lot have the power – they even have restrictions on alcohol

                          the “civil liberties” civil lawsuit was dismissed by the federal judge and the county were planning to countersue the rave organisers for their costs. I think this means the Courts have said “the cops were in the right – end of story”

                          (NB: I am no expert on US law, any Americans here are welcome to elaborate on what happened or the implications of this…)

                          ksl.com – Judge Dismisses Rave-bust Lawsuit

                          Rave-bust Lawsuit Dismissed by US Federal Judge – Phil Law Weblog

                          Here in England, the Met and Essex have closed down legal events using CJA powers (which they are lawfully entitled to do) but in both cases that was because violence broke out at these events.

                          Although I hope it would be very unlikely the same level of force is used against a legal UK rave (although armed units are now always on standby in London) there are plenty of UK counties where there is often a blanket refusal for rave licenses and has been for nearly 20 years. Certainly Surrey has this ruling, also some areas of Essex and Suffolk.

                          #1195943
                          p0ly
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                            DJCliffy;317185 wrote:
                            Yeah i’m curious to know what happened after this? I will say one thing though, the police were right to deploy fully armed troops to that party, I mean them glowsticks can be deadly in the wrong hands. :you_crazy

                            yeah like if u break em open n swallow the goo.

                            i remember at this house party this boy got too drunk and everyone kept snapping glowsticks (the thin small ones) and flicking that goo all up his back.

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