Sigh,
The truth is two people on E wouldn't fight because E fills you with so much empathy and makes you feel so connected it's hard to have a violent or angry thought. In fact it's nearly impossible. If you were to feel down, you would feel more depressed or sad than angry.
And Scouts illustration, while funny, is probably no where near the truth.
What happened this weekend was probably because of a drug deal gone bad. It WAS gang related, and we all know what's going on with gangs in this city lately.
The fact of the matter is there is violence everywhere and raves, like any place else are not immune. But raves are like a revival of the hippie movement and began about peace love understanding and respect. Like the hippie movement it contined a lot of young peole excited about a new type of music, and just like in the sixties, drugs. But that doesn't mean everyone there is young, I've seen many people in their 30's there and people as old as 60's and 70's. It also doesn't mean everyone there is on drugs.
Although the rave movement is easily 10 years old now, maybe closer to 15, a lot of those values are still in there and often they are safer than other places with nightlife activity.
I mean, Outlaws had a problem on the weekend too. We've heard of problems at just about every bar, nightclub and pub in the city.
And to put the drug thing in perspective, the one drug that does the most damage to families, most damage to people, makes the most people overly agressive and stupid, and most damage to innocent bystanders, is readily available in any bar you go to or any liquor store you want to stop at. Packaged all prettily and price artificial raised so the government can profit off it too.
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