Background: http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/utah_rave_videos.html

Apparently tear gas was fired at the crowd. Quote from that site: "The police were rounding up the staff of the party and the main promoter went up to them with the permit for the show and said "here, I have the permit." The police then said, "no you don't" and ripped the permit out of his hand. Then, they put an assault rifle to his forehead and said "get the f*** out of here right now." "

Thanks for the background. That's really scary. This reminds me of a nice quote I heard that the USA should take to heart..."Take care that we do not become the evil we despise."

You gotta fight for your right to party.

"You gotta fight for your right to party."

I feel *really* bad for laughing at that... but it was funny.

Mom and Dad's got connections.

Well, it is Utah. Maybe ravers have fallen out of favor with the mormons.

So is the start of the fall of the 2nd Roman Empire.

Clearly, those cops have never seen "Footloose".

Ahhhh.... home of the free.

some people take fancy dress way to far

This is what happens when people start moving towards theocracy (theoCRAZY?). So I guess it's fitting that it happened in Utah. I bet almost every one those partygoers' parents votes straight-ticket Republican.

Well, I'd be suspicious of something that happened over a year ago, and the only "eye opening" news that can be found, comes from subculture and music sites.

As noted by the UTAH police, the only permit they obtained, was a health permit. They were required to have more than that. A federal judge ruled in Sep. of 2005, that they did NOT have sufficient permits, and that the raid was justified.

As from what I see in the video, most of the "reporting" seems to be overinflated.

Getting the "Facts" from one side, can really make a difference in perception.

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