Damn Cops!

[The enchanted broomstick]

Well last night at 3pm was the beggining of "bellfest 05" i dunno where it got its name from but it was a friend of my uncles organised it, so naturally i decided to lend my PA to them to play a part in it and join the party.

We had live mc's down there and 5 d.j's from the distortion nightclub which was a nice treat, they laid down some lovely track and kept the party really going lovely, by about midnight there were about 200 people at this party, bearing in mind this was someones backgarden, but yeah it was a fair old size.

Around 3am a lot of people were wasted and the cops started showing up along with the environmental health officers.

By 4am the cops had been away and returned 5 times each time brining more cops than before as the party was growing from random people just following the music and joining in.

4:30 am the cops had been giving a warrant of convesquation and in came about 30 cops, with 3 riot vans blocking the road from each end so nobody could get in or out!!!

Well 200 ravers absolutely loving it with the music pumping and the cops coming to say "we have a warrant to take this equipment away" does not go down too well! So we have cops trying to take some of the equipment away and thats when things got a little out of hand, verbal and physical abuse could be heard from a mile away how loud that was getting there. I saw a cop trying to arrest a guy for doing something and his girlfriend just flew along and kicked the cop straight in the head and took him out - now that was funny to see. That was the point when they all started pulling their truncheons out and using them against people. Some people who were there started grabbing bits of the stereo and running inside with them to get them out of the way but somehow they still managed to get one of my amps one of the big speakers and 3 of the little speakers, the couldnt get the 4th little speaker because it was suspended from a tree and the other big speaker, well they tried to get hold of it and cops were starting to get a bit of a beating. Well the cops did retreat in the end but with half of the stereo stuff and had proper screwed the evening up!

Ok so the cops were saying that the road was vibrating out the front along with car windmirrors and wipers but this party has gone on for 6 years now and everytime before they have sent just two cops which they then realised wasnt a good idea and left for us to carry on partying. Not this time though it was all so out of hand i dont see why the cops had to jump in like that. Back in the day people were hippies and stuff partying a lot and doing the same as we do these days its just back then nothing got done about it and now as soon as one single neighbour complains that it the cops do everything possible to screw your night up.

This party wasnt meant to finish untill 10pm on sunday evening but instead we only made it to 4:30 in the morning before it all ended in chaos!

Hopefully i can get it all back :)

Just wanted to share my evenings events as im really pissed off about it

cheers, stu :lol:

[mod_rider]

Haha well I can imagine you're pissed off, but its a funny story to read.

Hope you get it all back

[Shaun H]

That's proper shite. Today's society for you though. Over-protectiveness

Oh and it's *confiscating* :)

[tipsy Jock]

Bet you its because some twat complained and they had to follow it up. Not their fault really. Any new neighbours lately? lol

Pete

edit: oh and i think you meant confiscating :)"

Edited July 24, 2005 by tipsy Jock

[Will Arnold]

sounds like an ace party! :)

too bad the bacon came, maybe they'll think twice next time :lol:

[downhill_rob2@hotmail.com]

Sounds like fun, but they only roited your part because these days there is too much drugs and violence going round, and the police would have just wanted to provote it from happening by stopping the party.

But i dont think they done it in a good fasion! :) :lol: :unsure:

[Brisa]

Thats nasty about losing your stuff...

It is highly antisocial to be playing excessively loud music at that time in a residential area. You do have to think about parents being miffed as their kid can't get to sleep and if the police do nothing about it then they will have a full community on their back.

I mean, I can't go out later than 9 to say test my bike if i've just it working for example as I have an immensely loud brake. Neighbours would be out in force!

[The enchanted broomstick]

sorry about the "confiscating" bit i knew it didnt look right on the screen but i was still a bit wasted and couldnt think of any other way that it should be :D"

The thing is that most of the neighbours were there at the party and pretty well hammered as well i think it was just 1 or 2 neighbours that were constantly on the phone to the cops!

Even the weather was holding out nicely all night for us as well, it was predicted to absolutely hammer it down with rain in the evening but it was lovely with a big fire going that kept us warm and everything was going exactly as planned but then the cops show up! :turned:

Grrrr, i have managed to calm down a little bit now but the party was awesome and its really annoyed me that it had to end so soon and in that sort of way.

cheers, stu :D