Pubdate: Fri, 03 Dec 1999
Source: Toronto Sun (CN ON)
Copyright: 1999, Canoe Limited Partnership.
Contact:  http://www.canoe.ca/TorontoSun/
Forum: http://www.canoe.ca/Chat/newsgroups.html
Note: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor; headline by newshawk

RAVES AND HIGH SCHOOL QUITE SIMILAR

Comment: Parenthetical remark by the Sun editor; headline by newshawk

AS A 16-year-old student who has attended plenty of rave parties, I know
that raves and high schools are quite similar. They both consist of gangs,
drugs and weapons. The authorities act as if these things are only found at
raves. This leads to them wanting to make raves illegal. Will they be
making schools illegal too?

The only difference between a rave and school is that at raves there are
police and paramedics wandering about for safety purposes. A rave is a
controlled atmosphere where one can feel safe with their friends, be off
the streets at night and not get into trouble. What more do the authorities
want to do? Take life away from us kids?

Lisa Blair
Toronto

(You call that life?) 
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