Showing exactly what lengths these fanatics will go to in order to make sure their whims are obeyed...  The free party scene in Britain is nothing like the size it once was, but raves still happen regularly despite this kind of Talebanesque moral policing.

 

"Pro-active" policing is slang for pre-emptive warfare waged within a society against people who are quite probably not actually breaking the law at the time they come under police attack.  In less authoritarian societies this is known as attacking the innocent and violating basic rights.  Notice that only two people were arrested - police presumably admit the rest had not done anything arrestable.

 

It is unfortunate that some scumbag snitched out the event in advance or else police could have been headed off by weight of numbers from repressing the event.

 

Insurrection every day, everywhere, is just revenge for such police-state terror!

 

 

Riot police used to clear 1,000+ ravers

AURA SABADUS

13 February 2008 09:02

Riot police dispersed more than 1,000 ravers as they flocked to Norfolk to set up an illegal party in the early hours of Sunday.

More than 100 officers handling dogs mounted a massive operation following a tip-off that a rave was planned in Swaffham or Thetford Forest.

The A1122 to the Marham turn was closed to traffic between 10.30pm and 1am as officers worked against the clock to disperse the ravers and seize equipment.

Two people were arrested and a number of revellers issued with tickets relating to traffic offences. Others who intended to offer food and drink during the event will now be investigated by environmental health and the Inland Revenue.

The police helicopter was used to help with surveillance of the area.

Supt Jo Parrett said: "Our actions on Saturday night to Sunday morning were purposefully pro- active and designed to prevent an illegal rave or unlicensed musical event taking place.

"We believe that due to the large number of people who turned up from all parts of the country, they were going to hold their rave at Thetford Forest. We managed however to disperse them as they were congregating at the picnic area near Swaffham."

She added: "We wanted to send a very tough message out that we will not tolerate such behaviour from large groups of people who congregate in order to spoil other people's right to peace and quiet and damage their properties.

"Our intelligence in relation to these events is constantly improving and in this case it certainly helped us to fully disrupt this event which would have caused damage and disruption to ordinary law-abiding people in Norfolk.

"We will not tolerate those individuals who choose to break the law and ruin the peace of our county. Once again this should serve as a warning that we will do everything we can, including robust action, to ensure that Norfolk remains a safe and enjoyable place for everybody to be. We would like to thank everybody in the area who supported our action."

Norfolk has been a notorious hotspot for ravers over the last year, causing great anguish for farmers and landowners who feared for their properties and had raised concerns about potential injuries or deaths on their land.

Tony Bone, speaking for Farmwatch, a scheme set up to prevent rural crime, said there has been a rave "in one part or another of Norfolk" every weekend since Christmas.

Cockley Cley, near Swaffham, has also attracted large crowds recently, and a large number of arrests been made as a result.

"Raves cause a lot of nuisance, debris and damage to farmers and landowners," he said. "Moreover, there is always a concern about health and safety and we are extremely worried that due to the use of drugs during such events, an accident could occur. We have worked with Norfolk Constabulary to disrupt this event and we want to send out the message that we're going to be very tough on people who are planning to set up such events.

"We are also concerned with parents who seem to support such events as we have recently heard that they drop their children off to such events. This is not the right attitude."