Something I found on another forum..
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http://homepage.mac.com/apexgrin/.Public/fascism.wmv
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> Knick of Evol intent puts the night's events into
> his
> own words::
>
> Last night, I was booked to play an event about an
> hour outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. The hype
> behind
> this show was huge, they presold 700 tickets and
> they
> expected up to 3,000 people total. The promoters did
> an amazing job with the show.. they even made
> slipmats
> with the flyers on them to promote in local shops.
>
> So, we got to the show around 11:15 or so and it was
> really cool. It was all outdoors, in a valley
> surrounded by huge mountains. They had an amazing
> light show flashing on to a mountain behind the
> site,
> the sound was booming, the crowd was about 1500
> people
> thick and everything just seemed too good to be true
> really. Well...
>
> At about 11:30 or so, I was standing behind the
> stage
> talking with someone when I noticed a helicopter
> pulling over one of the mountain tops. I jokingly
> said
> "Oh look, here comes big brother" to the person I
> was
> with. I wasn't far off.
>
> The helicopter dipped lower and lower and started
> shining its lights on the crowd. I was kind of in
> awe
> and just sat and watched this thing circle us for a
> minute. As I looked back towards the crowd I saw a
> guy
> dressed in camoflauge walking by, toting an assault
> rifle. At this point, everyone was fully aware of
> what
> was going on . A few "troops" rushed the stage and
> cut
> the sound off and started yelling that everyone "get
> the fuck out of here or go to jail". This is where
> it
> got really sticky.
>
> No one resisted. That's for sure. They had police
> dogs
> raiding the crowd of people and I saw a dog signal
> out
> a guy who obviously had some drugs on him. The
> soldiers attacked the guy (4 of them on 1), and
> kicked
> him a few times in the ribs and had their knees in
> his
> back and sides. As they were cuffing him, there was
> about 1000 kids trying to leave in the backdrop,
> peacefully. Next thing I know, A can of fucking TEAR
> GAS is launched into the crowd. People are running
> and
> screaming at this point. Girls are crying, guys are
> cussing... bad scene.
>
> Now, this is all I saw with my own eyes, but I heard
> plenty of other accounts of the night. Now this isnt
> gossip I heard from some candy raver, these are
> instances cited straight out of the promoters
> mouth..
>
> - One of the promoters friends (a very small female)
> was attacked by one of the police dogs. As she
> struggled to get away from it, the police tackled
> her.
> 3 grown men proceeded to KICK HER IN THE STOMACH.
>
> - The police confiscated 3 video tapes in total.
> People were trying to document what was happening
> out
> there. The police saw one guy filming and ran after
> him, tackled him and his camera fell, and luckily..
> his friend grabbed it and ran and got away.
> priceless
> footage. That's not all though. Out of 1,500 people,
> there's sure to be more footage.
>
> - 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 fuck out of here
> right
> now."
>
>
>
> Now.. let's get the facts straight here.
>
> 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?
>
> This needs to be big news across the USofA. At least
> in our music scene (edm as a whole)... this could
> happen to any of us at any time. When we're losing
> the
> right to gather peacefully, we're also letting the
> police set a standard of what we can get away with.
> And I think that's BULLSHIT!
>
> The system fucked up last night... They broke up a
> party that was 100% legal and they physically hurt a
> lot of people there at the same time. The promoters
> already have 6 lawsuits ready to file with their
> lawyers and the ACLU is already involved.
>
> I'm sure some pictures (and hopefully some video)
> will
> surface soon. I'll make sure to post them up here on
> 404, so you can see the Police State of America at
> work.