Utah dance party broken up by police
Meye - 22.08.2005 19:15
A dance party near "Spanish Fork", an hour outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, was broken up by a massive array of armed police and helicopters at about 11:30 p.m. on Saturday. Armed with assault rifles and tear gas, the police used dogs to sweep the crowd for narcotics.
 Video Of Police Raid
One DJ Stated:
'This event was 100% legal. They had every permit the city told them they needed. They had a 2 MILLION DOLLAR insurance policy for the event. They had liscenced security guards at the gates confiscating any alcohol or drugs found upon entry (yes, they searched every car on the way in). Oh, I suppose I should mention that they arrested all the security guards for possession.
Oh another interesting fact.. the police did not have a warrant. The owner of the land already has a lawsuit against the city for something similar. A few months ago, she rented her land for a party and the police raided that as well. And catch this, the police forced her to LEAVE HER OWN PERSONAL PROPERTY. That's right. They didnt arrest her, but made her leave her own property!!!
Don't get it twisted, this is all going down in probably THE most conservative state in the USA. And this is scary.. a gross violation of our civil liberties. The police wanted this party shut down, so they made it happen. Even though everything about this event was legal. The promoters spent over $ 20,000 on this show and did everything they had to to make it legit, only to have it taken away from them by a group of radical neo-con's with an agenda.
This was one of the scariest things I have ever witnessed in person. I can't even begin to describe how surreal it was. Helicopters, assault rifles, tear gas, camoflauge-wearing soldiers.... why? Was that really necessary?'
a series of reports:
 http://utrave.org/showthread.php?t=20020
dj1-s report:
http://www.404audio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14814
dj2-s report:
http://www.seattlednb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2840
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