to right GL but the OB do not even need to be involved a minion at the council checking a public forum, a farmer or local taking rig van number and if they can find a public advert that is enough to bring a case to court.
aye; we the people of the UK are very good at “covert operations” (particularly gathering intelligence info on rival groups, or monitoring/securing territory. that goes for middle englanders as well as ravers; and many middle england types will have served in the military or just be very nosey and with good local knowledge – they know who should and who “shouldn’t” be in an area at a certain time).
Why do you think many terrorist groups train their operatives in the UK?
The local who you are having a “friendly chat” with could well be checking to see how “public” the rave event is (conversely, events which clearly have been proven to be a small-scale private gathering have been left alone and tolerated)
However, I’m fairly sure that the maximum fine for unlicensed entertainment has always been £20,000 with the possiblity of imprisonment.
One of the blokes from the Essex crews has already served prison time for an illegal rave – the harsher penalty was justified because they were charging on the door, and the top floor had missing bits people could have fallen through and been injured or killed.
Some of you may think “so what- I can handle prison” and indeed if you are over 21 years old adult prison in the UK isn’t that bad for short stretches; but its still not much fun losing your freedom, and it will be extremely hard to find employment afterwards or even be accepted for voluntary work, you could be fucking up years of your life for just one night of fun….
