London listings magazine Time Out published an extensive reports on the growing conflict between UK police and free party revellers this week, suggesting the policeРІР‚в„ўs increasing use of ASBOs (anti-social behaviour orders) against individuals is radicalising ravers.
�Raves are a tentacle that has grown to cover counties across the South-East of England,” Thames Valley policeman Jim May told Time Out, “As a result of sophistication in communication, and easy access to vehicles, ravers are gaining access to many parts of the country, creating a` large anti-social effect.”
“Like the Criminal Justice Bill, which famously legislated against music �predominantly characterised by repetitive beats’, yet only served to unite disparate groups in the 1990s, the ASBO and the government’s zero tolerance approach is serving to further bring together the free party scene,” Time Out added.
Ironically, Turnmills themed an entire night of their Together event around the Criminal Justice Bill this weekend (Together Presents Section 63, March 31), printing the notorious text to help promote their event.
“Section 63: A Rave is defined as a gathering of 100+ people, at which amplified music (�wholly or predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats’) is played which is likely to cause serious distress to the local community, in the open air and at night,” the Together flyer said.
While Turnmills party was both fully licensed (and indoors) a free party in Tottenham last weekend appeared to fit the definition, according to the Tottenham, Wood Green and Edgware Journal who published a story this week headlined РІР‚?Fury over warehouse rave partyРІР‚в„ў. Nearby residents complained of being kept awake by 300 revellers who arrived in a minibus and РІР‚?expensive carsРІР‚в„ў and partied from midnight to Sunday morning. Council officials reportedly visited the party at 3am before returning at 10am, while police who attended took no action.
“Police attended the scene and reported that a illegal rave with very loud music and about 300 people was taking place,” a police spokesperson told the Journal.
“No criminal offences were apparent. Police stayed to monitor the scene.”
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1994/Ukpga_19940033_en_6.htm Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994: Powers to remove persons attending or preparing for a rave: �If a person knowing that a direction has been given which applies to him—(a) fails to leave the land as soon as reasonably practicable, or
(b) having left again enters the land within the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which the direction was given, he commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months . . .РІР‚в„ў)
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