Party Vibe

@Docs 511165 wrote:

Whats your name?
what you on?
Can i have some?
Goodbye.

LOL

that was the main convo from adult partygoers for much of the 90s :laugh_at:

TBH most of the shindig events are TENS ones these days (even if previous ones might have been unlicensed). I’ve looked into it and though its a good party and a lot of the DJ’s there are old friends of mine from back in the day, it clearly appears to be the latest incarnation of middle class young people from SE England who are given a bit of leeway by the feds provided they don’t totally take the piss. I know because I was one of them myself a few years back 😉

I do share the concerns folk have over young teenagers / adults safety, and that it could impact the scene as its precisely why its hard to get events licensed in Suffolk. The cops here are mostly ex-Metpol and many transferred here because they want to genuinely create a safer environment for the community. the ones my age now have teenage sons and daughters and want to keep them and their friends safe, and they’ve dealt at the frontline with the aftermath of what happens when nightlife goes bad.

Already metpol are planning to close down some pubs and clubs in London using licensing laws because there have been so many rape/sexual assault reports directly associated with these venues and the victims are grown women around their 20s.

I don’t think its even a case of age restrictions but making sure everyone of any age is safe and looked after. Both attackers and victims can be of any age. There are already “age restrictions” on UK nightlife anyway enforced by the punters, many judge anyone over 30 as a potential “dirty old man/woman” (bizzarely unless they are a DJ or something to do with the production) – older blokes are judged as nonces chasing after young girls, older women still going clubbing are seen as slutty.

In Ipswich a 17 year old lad raped a 50 year old woman after clubbing – thankfully he got caught due to good CCTV and forensics and sent to prison. This week the feds put out their warning campaign to both genders to look out for themselves over the “festive” period. BTW today there is no difference between “townie” clubs and “underground” clubs as far as cops and other authorities are concerned, dubstep and mephedrone has closed the gap between them.

TBH if the event is well organised and parents are responsible there is negligible risk to children below age 10. Even at fairly sketchy places like squats or bad urban estates, most peoples natural instinct, even if they are not parents themselves on seeing a small child is to ensure that it is safe and protected. I really don’t think anyone with the level of hate to want to abduct or harm a small child would even bother to go to a rave type event – if they want to prey on “druggies kids” they are more likely to try and infiltrate a “do gooder” charity or community organisation to carry out their acts.

Where the danger does exist is more to those from age 11-15, who might look like (and try to behave) older than they actually are and then there is real danger of them being introduced to hard drugs or being a target of inappropriate sexual advances. and that applies to all social events (even those intended specifically for that age group) – not just raves or more controversial ones.