Raves. Antisocial Behavior

The police of Littlehampton wrote an open letter to a local organizer of illegal open-air events, warning him that he would be arrested for 'antisocial behavior' if he held even one more party. The police also confiscated the sound system from young people trying to organize a party at Blackhurst, near Arundel Castle. Local residents noticed unfamiliar cars moving out of town on Sunday night and alerted the police. They arrived and stopped the fun before the first record even played. 'The people who organize these parties think they have the right to do them wherever they want. But that is not the case,' said Inspector Mark Hammond in an interview with the Littlehampton Gazette, adding, 'We have our own tracking and alerting systems, including many helpers among local residents.' Meanwhile, three partygoers at a similar event that was broken up near Saffon Walden accused the police of overreaching their authority. 'How can you explain that 200 police officers were sent to a field where people were just listening to music? There was no need to send armed units in full gear, who pounced on the dancers and started beating them?' asked 22-year-old Sam Tuckworth from county head Graham Stubbs, adding that some ravers were beaten for helping girls who fell during the attack. 'I've been to raves more than 10 times, but I've never been in such a situation. And I can't say I liked it,' added the young raver. We will continue to monitor the developments in the struggle between youth and police, hoping that the conflict will self-resolve.