Party Vibe

one assault made the mainstream media – if anyone gets attacked to the point they require NHS treatment, the policy in some regions is for the Ambulance Service to inform the Police and the media – they do not pass on names unless the victim asks for this or wants to press charges, but the authorities still take note that the assault happened at an “illegal rave” and it shapes the level of enforcement used at subsequent events. Bear in mind the only real reason these events were once tolerated was because they had less trouble than mainstream pubs and clubs!

there seems to be various unresolved running battles between various factions on the SE England scene; I remember this sort of bullshit happening as early as 2003/4 even during the “good times..”

although less weapons were used there has also been beef at the East anglian parties in recent times..

all this achieves is doing the cops’ work for them as its now impossible to argue that “free parties are safer” as there seems to be exactly the same amount of fights/incidents as the better run legal dance music events of equivalent sizes!