Pubdate: Wed, 04 Apr 2001
Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON)
Copyright: 2001, Canoe Limited Partnership.
Contact:  http://www.canoe.ca/TorontoSun/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/457
Author: Dean Fourier
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n581/a06.html
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor; headline by newshawk
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/raves.htm (Raves)

DAMN THOSE RAVERS!

In talking about how he wants to crack down on ecstasy use at raves, 
("Undercover cops nab 10 ravers," April 2) Det. Michael McGivern of the 
Toronto police stated that at raves, "everyone seems real happy ... there's 
almost no violence at these things." Well, I for one am shocked and 
dismayed. Imagine the nerve - taking drugs that make you nice!

Let's get these young people back into more traditional entertainment 
venues - like bars - where they can follow the North American custom of 
frying their brains with alcohol, then acting obnoxious, anti-social, and 
violent. They can then finish their evening out by driving home 
drunk.  Surely that would be better for society. Damn those ravers!

Dean Fournier

Ottawa

(Ravers, of course, never OD on drugs or drive home stoned)
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