some of the lads from the Essex 2006 fiasco did get sent down for throwing stuff at coppers…
however this article says this lad got a suspended sentence…
and people who kick off at coppers tend to get nicked and in trouble whatever the situation.
OK we don’t like it at raves, but what about when people are kicking off at coppers because they were trying to intimidate a load of hard working immigrants on a Ipswich estate who dared to stand up to them but because things escalated had to call 999?
happened to the staff at my work a few years ago, cops turned up and had to call for backup (2 more cars and a riot van) because these angry lads felt they had the right to bully immigrants and didn’t like the fact the cops were prepared to stop them doing so..
it is very rare for rave organisers to get prison time unless as RBP said they can be proven to be funding the events or rigs via drugs sales and busted for that separate offence. In 2001 or so some organiser in Essex did get 3 months but it was apparenlty because the warehouse was dangerous with a missing top floor what people could have fallen through!
I know of one local lad what may be facing prison for his involvement in a rave (his case is to be heard in Crown rather than magistrates) but we’re all hoping it won’t go that far, TBH it would be unjust as he had no part whatsoever in any violence or major crime and even the CPS have dropped some other more serious charges he was facing leaving just the unlicensed event as the main charge…
