Policing

[Purple aki squat]

As for security - when I first went, there were no police inside the festival and they had to warn us of the likely searches when we left. There was no more trouble then than now, but, of course, they've since heard about the festival on Merseyside so a whole army of Bow Street Runners is probably quite justified.

[Yoghurt on a Stick]

oh bother, I cant delete past posts can I ? or pictures....

Thank you to the OP of this thread, it was a damn good first post/question. It's brought up lots of things that I should of be mindful of - silly me

[abdoujaparov]

I apologise for not reading it correctly then.

What do you do to work with them out of interest? Would you say there are less incidents or steady over that 20 years? What sort of police do you work with, old/young? etc

[abdoujaparov]

yeah maybe it would help if it was funny

[paulo999]

Burning Man was an eye opener. The police there actively target users. One joint = $600+. One mean trick is getting attractive 20 year old female officers as skimpily dressed undercovers, then asking naive male punters "hey do you have any mandy?" (mdma). The moment something appears, out comes the badge.

[James Bolivar]

Baaaaa

[Purple aki squat]

Are you a scouser? If so, can I have my telly back?

[James Bolivar]

Yawn...

Yeah if you want. Is it the black and white Decca?

[Purple aki squat]

I see, so hackneyed jokes based on regional stereotypes are the sole preserve of lads from Merseyside with their famed sense of humour.

And you wonder why everybody hates you.

[Kyelo]

Burning Man was an eye opener. The police there actively target users. One joint = $600+. One mean trick is getting attractive 20 year old female officers as skimpily dressed undercovers, then asking naive male punters "hey do you have any mandy?" (mdma). The moment something appears, out comes the badge.

[Guitargeek]

CBA reading through this pointless argument.

I'll give my 2 pence though:

I've walked passed coppers at glasto with a doob hanging out my mouth, I looked em in the eye and nodded. They grinned and nodded back.

[paulo999]

That's nuts! The worst I have seen is Rockness, they line-up every punter and the dogs run along.

[James Bolivar]

It is the annoying sweeping generalisations of ignorant pompous dicks that is truly hateful. A sense of humour is not the sole preserve of scousers but it certainly looks like it hasn't crossed the border into the valleys.

[rexclark]

I've never had a problem with the police or security at Glastonbury and I do realise they have to be there. I've witnessed brutality from security at Leeds in the past but most the security I've met at glastonbury have been friendly and helpull. As for the police, I just politely keep my distance.

[zero000]

Burning Man was an eye opener. The police there actively target users. One joint = $600+. One mean trick is getting attractive 20 year old female officers as skimpily dressed undercovers, then asking naive male punters "hey do you have any mandy?" (mdma). The moment something appears, out comes the badge.

[beth_h123]

Does anyone have any crime stats from recent Glastonbury festivals?

[Dead throne]

if you go on the somerset and avon police site you can download all the crime related stats on glastonbury festival!! very interesting!!!

[paulo999]

Couldn't that be classed as entrapment? I'm not sure if it happens in the UK but I have a friend who swears blind that an undercover police officer tried something similar on him. Fortunately it was a male police officer in his 30's not an attractive 20 year old! Ha!

[cokebabies92]

http://glastonburypolice.com/

Has anyone else seen this yet?

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

Double Post:

Edited May 3, 2013 by DAVA

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

I see, so hackneyed jokes based on regional stereotypes are the sole preserve of lads from Merseyside with their famed sense of humour.

lol @ conforming to regional stereotypes and judging a whole sector of people based solely on where they come from, shame on you child!

I judge the person on how they are with me, not where they're from!

And you wonder why everybody hates you.

A bit like yourself when you first came to this site, spouting your misogynistic bullshit, eh James? Yet there were a few people on here who didn't judge.

And you wonder why everybody hates you.

Do they? Do you speak for everybody? You're beginning to sound like that inane fucktrumpet 'formed_a_band'

Turn it in James, the hate is getting tedious.

Edited May 3, 2013 by DAVA

[Chimps in Balaclavas]

The Police at Glastonbury, I'd prefer it if they spent their time arresting tent theives rather than concentrating on nicking hippies smoking spliffs.

Edited May 3, 2013 by DAVA

[RobertProsineckisLighter]

I see you believed every word you were fed by the media hate campaign.

They OWNED the land they lived on. They were there 100% legally.

The land was NOT greenbelt land, it was brownbelt land. The former use was a breaker's yard.

Water and electricty was ILLEGALLY cut off from the site, prompting an outcry from UN human rights monitors and amnesty international. Elderly and children lived on the site.

Did you know that 90% of travellers planning applications are rejected, compared to 20% overall.

To see the views of todays glastonbury goers is quite shameful.

[frostypaw]

Under the laws of the land unauthorised development is illegal, land owner greenbelt or brownfield still illegal. If we let people build what they like wherever they like we as a nation would have real issues. We are not blessed with space.

[James Bolivar]

Dava

Misogyny? I was accused of it, but I'll stand by every post and still insist that the accusations were a result of misinterpretation; often willful. This place is full of trolls.

And are you telling me that the scouse accent isn't nasal and whiney? Alan Bleasdale even has a character mention it in GBH.