police only had two spare officers that night, therest were busy in alton town making sure the vast amount of rowdy chavs didnt cause havok across the town.
the police toned down what happened to make it look like they were in control of that situation. im suprised they didnt shut it down after some kid going to hospital after taking too much acid, someone going to hospital after jumping off the roof and the fights that took place.
I’d far rather TBH they did that than said “oh dear, we couldn’t stop it” to the Press, then locals and business owners lobbied the councillors, MPs and and Police Authority for “more action to be taken against these dangerous and disruptive events”.
That is essentially what happened in the Thames Valley area, and you are no doubt aware what the eventual result of this was.
The fights and accidents quota is far less than the average licensed drinking venue; (although every incident is one too many) I reckon though the cops had far worse to deal with in the town centre, everything was pretty much under control and the paramedics could easily drive up to where they were required. Credit it due to all the party crews who ensured that this was so.
