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UK Police Raid Party After Seeing "All-Night" Tag On Facebook

Posted by Soulskill on from the clicking-buttons-is-much-easier-than-walking-a-beat dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Apparently the police like to spend their time trawling our private information on Facebook looking for criminals. 'Riot police stormed a man's 30th birthday barbecue for 15 guests because it was advertised as an "all-night" party on Facebook. Four police cars, a riot van, and a force helicopter were dispatched to a privately-owned field in a small village near Sowton, Devon in the UK on Saturday, ordering the party shut down or everyone would be arrested. The birthday barbecue was busted up before they even had a chance to plug the music in, reports the BBC. It was about 4pm when eight officers with camouflage pants and body armor jumped out of their vehicles and ordered everyone out about an hour into the party.' The event's organizer, Andrew Poole, said, 'The police had full-on camouflage trousers on and body-armour, it was ridiculous. There were also several plain-clothes officers as well ... they kept on insisting it has been advertised it as an all-night rave on the internet. The times on it were put as "overnight" in case people wanted to sleep-over, but after being explained this they were still banging on saying it was advertised on the internet. They wouldn't accept it wasn't a rave. It was in a completely isolated field.'"

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  1. Wow by inKubus · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess everyone should put all night party tags on their Facebook pages tomorrow night.

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    1. Re:Wow by sumdumass · · Score: 5, Funny

      Isn't that going to get kind of expensive having all your parties shut down by the cops?

    2. Re:Wow by barefoothannibal · · Score: 5, Funny

      Residents were quoted as saying "OMGWTFBBQ!?!"

    3. Re:Wow by bluemonq · · Score: 1, Funny

      Yes it would... if any of those events were actually in Sowton, Devon, UK.

    4. Re:Wow by PiSkyHi · · Score: 2, Funny

      This is the police... we know your game - reverse psychology! Your just pretending you won't show up, but we'll be there waiting... we'll be there!

      (sarge... can I borrow your aftershave ?)

    5. Re:Wow by Man+On+Pink+Corner · · Score: 5, Funny

      Since they replaced their training manual with 1984 and their procedures manual with Monty Python's Flying Circus.

    6. Re:Wow by FluffyWithTeeth · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, this story gave me a start, since I actually AM going to an all-night rave in an isolated field in Devon tonight.

    7. Re:Wow by Mr.+Freeman · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, it's completely irresponsible to assume that some people with a few speakers, a single small tent, and some burgers who sent out an invite to 17 (not close to 100) people on facebook weren't planning a MASSIVE all night LSD-fueled rave.

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  2. Must suck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Must suck for those guys to live in a police state. Man am i ever glad to live in a free an democratic country.

    Oh, wait...

  3. Re:We are not alone! by node+3 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...citation needed.

    Just post it to facebook, the police will take care of the citation...

  4. Sure, yeah, I can believe that by TheModelEskimo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, I have neighbors who do the whole "BBQ" thing. They like to stay up "barbecuing" until about 4:30 a.m., and one of them in particular likes to rap an entire song's worth of memorized rap lyrics in a loud monotone for several minutes at a time.

    Now, I don't want camouflaged police showing up, but when I call the cops and these guys demand to know "which neighbor was it?" and STILL don't shut up after the cops are gone, I have to think that somebody with a Facebook account and a field is probably driving his neighbors FREAKING insane.

    Thank goodness for my linux box and synths that can play a nice loud PSHHHHHHTTTT sound, brown or pink as you like it. (Had to work linux in there somehow)

  5. Re:Even if it was a rave... by OrangeTide · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ravers only write Java and Python code.

    Real programmers don't go to parties, unless they have bearded men with homebrew beer or possibly pen and paper role-playing games (but not miniatures!)

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  6. Re:What a good idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Pics or it didn't happen.

  7. Re:$100 BILLION by GaryPatterson · · Score: 4, Funny

    One american is arrested and has their life ruined every 18 seconds just for smoking pot.

    Really?

    Who is this person? It must be awful for them to have their life ruined every 18 seconds.

  8. Re:Fuck 'Em, And Their Law by Vinegar+Joe · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm suspicious! This law was passed before George Bush was president?!?!? How could that be??? Sounds *very* fishy to me!

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  9. Anyone here like The Human League? by Dogtanian · · Score: 3, Funny

    Video of British police breaking up a party due to excessive music. The incident occurs at around the 55 second mark.

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  10. So, no repetitive beats... by FrankN · · Score: 3, Funny

    Time to fire up the theremin, we're gonna party!

    FrankN

  11. Re:Fuck 'Em, And Their Law by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    What are you going to do next time you get pulled over for a traffic stop? Pull your piece out, yell something like "Fuck you Copper! Yeee-Hawww" and start shooting in the air waving your cowboy hat around doing a little dance while your spurs jingle?