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| Sep 8th, 2005 04:07 PM | ||
| ziggytrix |
more alleged police brutality against youth who listen to terrible music: http://selfdestruckt.net/punk_picnic.htm sadly, most of the images are broken links. sorry ass punk rockers can't figure out the internet. 
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| Aug 24th, 2005 06:26 PM | ||
| Ant10708 | Shutup OAO. | |
| Aug 24th, 2005 05:32 PM | ||
| The One and Only... | This is, and will always be, inherent to any State. | |
| Aug 24th, 2005 05:25 PM | ||
| ziggytrix | That's great to hear. I was kind of under the impression that most folks wouldn't give a flying fuck that SWAT teams in full riot gear with assault rifles were beating down ravers for asking them questions when they broke up their party, since everyone knows all ravers are just drugged up losers anyway. | |
| Aug 24th, 2005 04:14 PM | ||
| CaptainBubba | I'm trying to show everyone I can this thing. Fuck Cindy Sheehan, this is actually important and will probably be ignored unless everyone makes a fuss. | |
| Aug 24th, 2005 02:21 PM | ||
| Bobo Adobo |
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| Aug 24th, 2005 12:47 PM | ||
| ziggytrix |
Ant, not outside of Utah really.
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| Aug 24th, 2005 12:43 PM | ||
| Ninjavenom | kryste, how could any one of those police actually think they are doing the right thing? | |
| Aug 24th, 2005 12:28 PM | ||
| Ant10708 | Is this story getting any media attention or are we still worried about what happened to the girl in Aruba? | |
| Aug 24th, 2005 12:23 PM | ||
| Emu | I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Fuck Utah. | |
| Aug 24th, 2005 12:22 PM | ||
| Ant10708 |
I do think it is comical the secruity guards were arrested but it is not their job drug to confiscate drugs or any other illegal object. Just like it is not mall secruity's job to arrest and detain a shoplifter. They are suppose to contact the police. The rest of this story is pure madness though and I'm glad I wasn't having fun at that rave. |
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| Aug 24th, 2005 11:18 AM | ||
| ziggytrix |
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| Aug 24th, 2005 11:02 AM | ||
| ziggytrix |
Ravers say cops were too rough making bust Utah County: Sheriff defends the actions, denies wrongdoing By Michael N. Westley The Salt Lake Tribune Partygoers at a rave in Spanish Fork Canyon that was busted by police Saturday night say officers used brutal and excessive force to clear the crowd. As many as 90 police officers from several agencies, including SWAT members and major crimes investigators, stormed the DJ-driven dance party around 11:30 p.m. dressed in full SWAT gear and holding automatic weapons. A helicopter announced the police presence as it crested a nearby hill and began shining a spotlight on the outdoor dance area, said 19-year-old Scott Benton of Logan. "The cops just came in wearing full Army [camouflage]. It was basically brute force," Benton said. "I had a gun put in my face and was told to get out of there." Standing in a crowd of people near the main stage, Alisha Matagi says she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time when she was thrown to the ground, punched, kicked and handcuffed by police. "I did absolutely nothing wrong," she said. Matagi was arrested with about 60 other partyers. She was booked into the Utah County Jail on the suspicion of resisting arrest and failing to obey an officer, according to police records. About 1,000 people were cleared in less than a half-hour from the private ranch owned by the Childs family in the Diamond Fork area of Spanish Fork Canyon, rave promoters said. Several party attendees told The Salt Lake Tribune that officers barked orders fraught with profanity, beat people to the ground and used their weapons to intimidate the crowd. A video of the opening moments of the bust, taken by Jeffrey Coombs and snatched from the ground by another partier as Coombs was tackled, shows the officers using force on individuals as they took over the crowd. Utah County Sheriff James Tracy said Monday that he had seen the video and called it an accurate representation of the bust. "I stand by everything that was done there that night. We did use some force. It was appropriate and necessary to take those who were fighting us into custody," Tracy said. He also said that no officers used profanity as they conversed with partiers, nor did they punch, kick, Mace or use tear gas on any of the attendees. "It's all a lie and we refute every word of that," said Tracy. But the video clearly shows an officer using profanity as he demands the music be turned off. "Turn that off. Turn that music off or I'll take your ass to jail," the officer can be heard saying to the DJ. In the video, the area where people had been dancing transforms into what looks like a battlefield with groups of officers surrounding ravers on the ground, guns drawn and assault dogs in tow. "I saw a girl tackled to the ground for no reason because she told them not to touch her. It was vicious," Benton said. Police said the party Saturday night was the third event held in Utah County during the past month. The all-night parties attract a host of illegal activities including drug use, theft, sexual assault and underage drinking, according to Utah County Sheriff's Sgt. Darren Gilbert. Saturday's party, named Versus II, had been tracked by police for several weeks, Gilbert said. Police planned the bust when they discovered that the rave's promoters had not filed for a mass gathering permit through the County Commission office. To have more than 250 at an event without that permit is a violation of the law, Gilbert said. Party promotor Brandon Fullmer said he purchased a mass gathering permit through the Utah County Health Department about three weeks ago. The purchase of that permit, which ensures water, sanitation and medical services, was confirmed by County Health employee Jay Stone. Fullmer did not know that a similar permit, which requires a security plan and event details, needed to be acquired. The sheriff had little sympathy for the promoters or those at the rave. "They did nothing more than ensure this was a venue for illegal drug use and consumption," Tracy said. Officers confiscated ecstasy, marijuana, alcohol, cocaine and mushrooms, he said. Among those arrested for drug possession were several security guards hired by Fullmer to patrol the event. Guards at security check points confiscated alcohol and drugs as ravers filed into the party, Fullmer said. "[Security guards] have no legal statutory authority to take and hold controlled substances. It's against the law for them to have them," Tracy said. |
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| Aug 23rd, 2005 11:25 PM | ||
| sadie | it's all those mormons! | |
| Aug 23rd, 2005 08:41 PM | ||
| ziggytrix |
I love how the official police story has changed from "no permits" to "only one of multiple required permits" since the promoters were able to prove they had the health department permit. 1st-hand accounts from the promoters say the troopers confiscated their copy of the permit they did have, but they were able to prove they had it because they paid the fees with a Visa card! I just can't get over the imagery of American soldiers (they guys look just like US Army soldiers) pointing assault rifles at American kids just for being at an outdoor concert. I'll bet there were less drugs per person at this event than at Woodstock. |
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| Aug 23rd, 2005 07:50 PM | ||
| soundtest |
i bet that's not the BOOM BOOM BOOM those drugheads had in mind am i right i love how the cops arrested the security guards for possession... the hired security guards whose job it was to confiscate drugs. utah sounds like a real fun place! |
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| Aug 23rd, 2005 04:09 PM | ||
| ziggytrix |
War On Drugs, now being fought with FULL automatic weapons! http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Dance_pa...in_Utah%2C_USA Watch the videos. Surreal and scary. Here's a personal account (from the DOA forums) from one of the folks who was arrested: Quote:
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