Chip off the old politics
Aug. 22nd, 2005 02:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kigsA rave in Utah last night was shut down by the military.
The disregaurd for civil rights was obscene. Tear gas was tossed at the crowd, dogs were released, and the cavalcade of ravers which were trying to peacefully exit the area were escorted out at gun point.
The worst part was this was a 100% LEGAL gathering. Permits, licenses, and the whole dirty mess of red tape.
A personal account can be seen here.
This is disgraceful. I havn't been so dissapointed in the government in a long while.
Can some of the folks out in Utah please give me a call or get ahold of me? I'm wondering if you guys have heard anything about this.
~Kigs
The disregaurd for civil rights was obscene. Tear gas was tossed at the crowd, dogs were released, and the cavalcade of ravers which were trying to peacefully exit the area were escorted out at gun point.
The worst part was this was a 100% LEGAL gathering. Permits, licenses, and the whole dirty mess of red tape.
A personal account can be seen here.
This is disgraceful. I havn't been so dissapointed in the government in a long while.
Can some of the folks out in Utah please give me a call or get ahold of me? I'm wondering if you guys have heard anything about this.
~Kigs
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Date: 2005-08-23 09:53 am (UTC)After watching videos from the raid I knowticed that the officers seem to have forgotten one major part of the arresting process. Not once did I hear or see them verbaly of visualy identify themselfs as law enforcement.