11-28-2018, 01:07 PM
(11-28-2018, 11:53 AM)danbrotherston Wrote:(11-28-2018, 11:44 AM)Ace Wrote: I feel like everyone is missing a major point of this celebration, though Spokes just hinted at it.
The appeal of the event is the chaos. The appeal is drinking alcohol in the middle of the street, in front of a police officer, while standing shoulder to shoulder with 10,000 other students. The appeal is the unstoppable mass that this event has become.
Putting up a tent in another location, fencing off Ezra and charging admission to cover costs, or any other attempt to organize and legitimize the celebration removes that appeal. The students will find another street where the chaos can continue at no cost to them.
So first of all, this doesn't happen, the police actively enforce no drinking in public during the event.
Second, I enjoy ribfest and other events for that reason as well, it's an event with tons of energy, being an organized event doesn't necessarily detract from that.
Third, there is no admission fees at most of the other events in the city, why are we proposing one here? Is this *only * about money?
And I really doubt they'll move it, but hey, prove me wrong, organize a real event, with no admission fees, and I'll keep my eye on Lester.
Yes, those hundreds of unmarked water bottles filled with coloured liquids are definitely not alcohol.
https://youtu.be/QIFc0iHeSfU?t=49