Party Vibe

this is a shame as most people on bikes (pedal or motor) are sound about raves, particularly the younger lot (many of whom enjoy a party themselves).

I wonder what prompted him to do so?

I hope people weren’t giving him shit as thats enough to push someone to the point they dial 999 – because of the backlash against “anti-social behaviour” many people aren’t prepared to be intimidated and middle englanders now fight their corner even when outnumbered (by calling cops etc)

OTOH until recently it was very rare for bystanders to call 999, it would only be locals who could actually hear any noise nuisance.

But that is now all it takes to get a rave busted, if the man is prepared to give a statement to the feds that he was “alarmed or distressed” by the behaviour of the ravers they can take whatever action they feel necessary….

And even if one particular bobby wants to try and claim all the glory for shutting down a rave, he’s not robocop so can’t collect the rigs single handed (nor has the rank to authorise a shutdown) – clearly his colleagues, superiors and the locals of the area are behind him too.

Ridgeway parties have now happened for as long as some of the new people on this board have been alive, and not everyone in the area is happy about them – maybe its an idea not to keep rinsing (roughly) the same areas yet again..

People can talk about suicide rigs but they are up against an endless pot of taxpayers money, plus forensic accountants who will try and work out where the money to replace all this equipment is coming from…

good idea….

the people who definitely disagree with the idea of the rave will (like the man on the bike) just call 999 from a distance. They are not stupid and realise that perhaps other equally angry people from the party may see them and might want to give them a slap for being a grass.

There is nothing we can do about this. If someone from a party did attack them (or even shouted at them) it would be witness intimidation – a serious crime, morally and legally worse than doing unlicensed raves.

OTOH if someone is willing to walk or cycle through a party in progress it may in part be defiance that they “wont’ be intimidated” (and why should they? they have every right to be there) but it is also an opportunity to try and build bridges.

If I see people cycling and wearing their club gear I tend to check if the path is clear, as they may be on an audax or other timed ride where a few seconds matters (it shouldn’t be blocked anyway for safety reasons)

OTOH many will stop and chat or at least wave, I’ve even heard of cyclists and randoms joining the party for a bit if they aren’t in a hurry to get somewhere else…