Party Vibe

not down here they don’t, the auditors (an even bigger bunch of nerds) found this out and grassed them up, and now a lot of their jobs got bangalored and others privatised (for instance private firms now run the customer service for the local Councils rather than the public sector!)

That said, a fair few of these disaffected techie types have discovered cocaine, gyms and binge-drinking (OK the drugs and alcohol was always there but theres now a lot more anger) – some are indeed now literally fighting their corner on the streets

Theres a massive rise in support for conservative political values and the extreme right amongst many British IT workers when once 95% of them would be very liberal/tolerant.

Getting back to the original subject this is also how the cops have suddenly become so clued up about monitoring on-line rave discussions, its a mixture of ex-IT workers actually becoming cops and others (who may once have been ravers!) passing on info as “consultants..”

10-15 years ago they didnt (but they have kept the data logged even from those days) Now I suspect they do. They may not be 100% accurate but they don’t need to be.

The stubborn and loud youths who brag about their activities actually assist the cops with their evidence gathering, as they upload photos of raves onto social networks where they often post with their real names and link to all their friends. :you_crazy

the main problem was that the latest crews were causing suffering to others. One bad trend was the practice of a party carrying on until Sunday evening – so a fair bit of the rubbish was left behind due to bad light (although there were attempts made to clear it up).

Also the most recent crowds included angry young lads who would vandalise farms and machinery, and some even commited acts of cruelty against livestock. There is a lot of tension and anger at English raves, and a fair bit of misogyny amongst the lads there. This also creates a gender imbalance so the “decision-makers” in rave “communities” are often angry young males who are prepared to try and even physically fight law enforcement rather than using brains..

Then lots of people started being indiscreet on public internet forums, where even words said in jest are can be used against people by those who don’t agree with what they are saying.

The image of raves went from “harmless mischief” to “organised crime” in the space of two short years.. :hopeless:

the sad thing is I’ve just seen exactly the same mistakes being made in 3 regions, London, the SE and now Eastern England. People won’t listen to a bit of “bad news” when things are “good” even if it prevents problems later.

some of the ravers seem to be getting dumber whilst the cops are getting smarter (and/or the smarter crews have stopped partying already)

maybe there will be some legal events but lots of people here are stubborn and some may rather sulk than attend one.

incidentally the feds may have saved the fields and forests from a bit of litter, but sadly they won’t stop the drugs and may well make this issue a lot worse. Lots of people will turn to binge drinking instead – others will carry on doing more and more ketamine in their own homes or with smaller cliques of friends.

In areas where cops have been succesfull in stopping raves (both unlicensed and legal), it is now the case many youths bypass the “party drugs” scene and go straight on to heroin and crack. Definitely seems to be the case in towns like Colchester and Ipswich (the places which first went zero tolerance against raves as long as 7-8 years ago!)

Expect to see the addiction, drug-related mental and physical health problems and even suicide rates increase in East Anglia in the next few years as they are already doing in other regions..