I would say it was a big shame (or ç’est dommage in French) but would hesitate to call this repression – even in comparison to what happens in other European nations…
from what Vanda is saying its a case of the first party was sort of tolerated and approved by the Police, in return for there only being so many rigs. if this happens usually the “112 services” have had a look over the area, estimated how many people may turn up, and decided it is safe for them to do so – Then someone else invited more rigs from other regions and nations.
So then the authorities decided too many people might arrive for them to be safe and stopped the party by confiscating the electric generator sets and encouraging people to disperse. it appears they arrested the organiser and then let him free on bail, hopefully he will not be badly punished for what appears to be a misunderstanding.
it is a pity everyone could not have their party but this increasingly happens everywhere in EU nations, and really it is usually because when a party happens it creates extra risks and costs to the wider region.
Someone might get unwell through drugs, they might crash their car, a fight might break out, and the 112-services have to respond. This costs €€€ which the local people in the area usuallly end up paying. (of course some of the local people might be enjoying the party, but they should really have the right to decide if its worth their taxes subsidising it).
The Europe of today is not the rich, optimistic, happier Europe of our teenage years and 20s. it is still a good place to live, but there are a lot more risks with large gatherings of young people. At everything from small parties in England to large international events I’ve noticed a lot more bad incidents than before – not so much that the events are really more “unsafe” but there isn’t a proper community there, just people taking as much alcohol and drugs as possible (which can be an expensive burden on the public health services we all enjoy in Europe!)
So it is for Vanda and her friends to discuss with their local authorities and community a good place to have this event, us foreigners who do not pay taxes in Hungary do not have the right to say how the elected authorities in another country there should spend their money especially in a economic depression.
Ordering people about in other lands is indeed repression, our common history shows
how this has led to a lot of bad things in the past!
