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More facts over 2 pages of the Evening Gazette:
'Facts' at the Gazette!
The group also argue that the scrambling of a police helicopter was a “waste of taxpayers’ money”.
Not really a 'fact' is it?
Officers were said to display pepper spray and batons, although they were not used.
Standard uniform isn't it. Media bollix!
Peter Craig, 21, of Darlington, who spoke on behalf of the group, said they did not have enough equipment to put music on so they had intended to sit and chat.
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The group allege their gazebo was damaged by police as they tried to take it down and say turntables were also damaged
So, someone forgot that sound systems need power and it looks like they took along CDs instead of records!
And it's ok for a 21 year old and a few 50 year olds to sit on the beach chatting to drunken 15 year olds is it!
Same paper, same event, 3 days earlier
The Gazette 3 days earlier!
The police helicopter was scrambled as it was thought numbers may have been “considerably higher”.
The funniest thing, and one that highlights where these people are coming from is;
He (Peter Craig) said the event could not be legally classed as a rave as there were no “repetitive beats” as set out in legislation banning such gatherings.
He seems to know all his legislation, however fails to notice that it can't even be classed as any kind of music event as there wasn't any!
Laughable, especially when the police didn't even call it a rave, that is a word put in by the media, the police called it an unofficial event in a public place.
Peter might have realised this when he said;
“There’s a big party that’s in Saltburn every single year at the exact place. It was not much different from that and the police have never stopped it.”
The clue would be that each year, normal law abiding people with no other 'agendas' have licences and permission for this kind of event.
The worrying thing about the whole issue is this,
Officers issued a direction to leave and the crowd - along with a man and woman in their 50s who arranged the rave - dispersed.
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Many of these people were under 18 and were drinking alcohol.”
Sounds like a bit of f/book grooming was prevented from going further!
If it takes a helicopter, with its thermal equipment, nitesun and skyshout to prevent young drunken people from stumbling off cliffs, wading out to sea or being taken advantage of, surely that is a good thing, isn't it!
Well done Cleveland Police 