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Post by itrainmonkeys on Feb 25, 2011 12:33:25 GMT -5
You guys realize that people other then us read this and you're giving away tons of information that will help them out right? This is a public forum and any number of Mufreesboro law officials could be reading this and learning some new things.
I seem to remember people discussing hiding things on some festival cruise message board and when the people showed up for the cruise they security/staff knew exactly where/how to look.
You guys realize that people other then us read this and you're giving away tons of information that will help then out right? This is a public forum and any number of Mufreesboro law officials could be reading this and learning some new things.
I seem to remember people discussing hiding things on some festival cruise and when the people showed up for the cruise they security/staff knew exactly where/how to look.
think a little bit before giving away some things
Yes, please. For all of our sakes. If the cops end up air-gunning all the bolts off my mom-mobile and I have to camp in a pile of sheetmetal, I'm going to be very unhappy!!
You guys realize that people other then us read this and you're giving away tons of information that will help them out right? This is a public forum and any number of Mufreesboro law officials could be reading this and learning some new things.
I seem to remember people discussing hiding things on some festival cruise message board and when the people showed up for the cruise they security/staff knew exactly where/how to look.
think a little bit before giving away some things
maybe--and im just spitballin here--it would be wise to edit the title of the thread? or just lock it and let it die because it seems we have come to a "handle your groceries are your own risk" sort of consensus. not tryin to be a wuss, just not worth the risk; especially with such a blatant thread title.
the gov't doesn't give out info unless you file a FOIA request, so there's no reason we should be sharing our secrets.
sorry if that sounds stupid or is frowned upon. you can call me Gil Scott-Heron because I'm New Here.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Feb 25, 2011 17:06:25 GMT -5
Asking questions about the search is fine. Giving honest answers is fine.
Telling people where to hide things if they don't want to get caught doing something against the rules is not a smart thing to do. Discuss that matter in PM's and not on the public board.
I appreciate everyone trying to help.....but sometimes too much info can hurt you.
Asking questions about the search is fine. Giving honest answers is fine.
Telling people where to hide things if they don't want to get caught doing something against the rules is not a smart thing to do. Discuss that matter in PM's and not on the public board.
I appreciate everyone trying to help.....but sometimes too much info can hurt you.
Post by phishsticks41 on Feb 25, 2011 20:10:24 GMT -5
Didn't expect this thread would blow up the way it did when I made it. I was just looking for some insight as to what I can expect from these searches and that was answered by the 3rd post.
Didn't expect this thread would blow up the way it did when I made it. I was just looking for some insight as to what I can expect from these searches and that was answered by the 3rd post.
This thread is great. First let me say that we cannot see your license plate when you are coming in, so we do not know what state you're from. It doesn't matter anyway. Yes, there is profiling going on. If you smell like no-no, you are gonna get searched. So yeah, I guess there is profiling. You know the game just as well as we do, so don't complain if you choose to play. It still baffles me how someone can think that taking a smart a$$ attitude to the police is going to help them not get searched. Someone actually told me last year that they didn't have time to have their vehicle searched because they were meeting people inside. Well, they made time and had two dozen glass bottles of liquor hidden. You guys think it's all about no-no, but you never think about the weapons we find and confiscate. FOR YOUR SAFETY. Do you really want a buzzed up idiot to have access to a weapon in the midst of 80,000 people? I can assure you that no one is sitting around thinking about how to ruin your trip. Let me also say that until you actually set foot on the Roo property, you are subject to ALL laws. Hanging out the window will get you noticed. Standing out of the sunroof will get you noticed. Making an obvious effort to be on the far side of the entrance lanes will get you noticed. Oh, and the bolt and Bud can trick is already well known. With that said though, we WANT you to come to Roo and have a great time. It is good for our comunity and we love meeting the people that show up. Please be careful in the heat though! Also, the poster that said all Tennessee cops are rednecks needs a lesson in tolerance.
This thread is great. First let me say that we cannot see your license plate when you are coming in, so we do not know what state you're from. It doesn't matter anyway. Yes, there is profiling going on. If you smell like no-no, you are gonna get searched. So yeah, I guess there is profiling. You know the game just as well as we do, so don't complain if you choose to play. It still baffles me how someone can think that taking a smart a$$ attitude to the police is going to help them not get searched. Someone actually told me last year that they didn't have time to have their vehicle searched because they were meeting people inside. Well, they made time and had two dozen glass bottles of liquor hidden. You guys think it's all about no-no, but you never think about the weapons we find and confiscate. FOR YOUR SAFETY. Do you really want a buzzed up idiot to have access to a weapon in the midst of 80,000 people? I can assure you that no one is sitting around thinking about how to ruin your trip. Let me also say that until you actually set foot on the Roo property, you are subject to ALL laws. Hanging out the window will get you noticed. Standing out of the sunroof will get you noticed. Making an obvious effort to be on the far side of the entrance lanes will get you noticed. Oh, and the bolt and Bud can trick is already well known. With that said though, we WANT you to come to Roo and have a great time. It is good for our comunity and we love meeting the people that show up. Please be careful in the heat though! Also, the poster that said all Tennessee cops are rednecks needs a lesson in tolerance.
I think you misunderstood what I said, or I just said it wrong. I didn't mean to say ALL TN cops are rednecks, I was saying that some southern cops don't like northern peoples. But that could be the case with anything. I'm just stating from my personal experience. It also does depend on the town/county and what-not. I don't have any experience with the law in TN or a good portion of the southern states, but I have had a couple run ins with the law in some southern states while I was attending school down south. Sorry for any disrespect, none meant.
Post by ChiefPemperToadWigginsky on Mar 8, 2011 19:17:35 GMT -5
correction: most Cops dont like any people. That is why they get paid to bully, torture, harass, and steal from the same populace that they have sworn to "protect". Police officers are former high school jocks who were injured and had their dreams shattered or are trained government killers who returned home from the middle east with no job opportunities except becoming a cog in the human rights-destroying machine that is America.
Never give consent to a search, especially if you are "ridin' clean". If we all exercised our rights on principle than we would make their "job" more difficult. Don't play into their hands, dont answer any of their questions. Ask if you can leave every 15 minutes, ask if you are being detained and request to speak to your lawyer. If you dont have one, then go to any lawyer office and get one of their cards.
to the cop lovers: sorry for my blatant prejudice against law enforcement but I don't really care anymore.
sidenote: you can legally flip off police officers as long as you are not interfering with any of their matters. But feel free to flip them off when driving or when you see them walking down the road, you are protected.
Post by konstantine on Mar 8, 2011 22:08:05 GMT -5
I'm really not nervous about being searched. The only thing I'm going to try to hide is some jello shots, haha. I go to Canada at least once a week and have been searched three times, I've had them walk down the line with drug dogs and knocking on side panels of my car, etc. Even if you aren't going in with anything illegal, just try to stay calm and not act all paranoid.
US Border guards terrify me more than cops/state troopers.
I'm really not nervous about being searched. The only thing I'm going to try to hide is some jello shots, haha. I go to Canada at least once a week and have been searched three times, I've had them walk down the line with NO NO WORD!!! dogs and knocking on side panels of my car, etc. Even if you aren't going in with anything illegal, just try to stay calm and not act all paranoid.
US Border guards terrify me more than cops/state troopers.
same here. I cross the border on a weekly basis for groceries, gas, and Chipotle ( ). My car has been searched and practically torn apart. I've also been interrogated/questioned in little tiny rooms with bolted down benches. Scary. But I know they're just doing their jobs. I never have any reason whatsoever - but they make me nervous. The car search at Roo will be no different. But it's allllll worth it!
Also, you consent to the search when you purchase the ticket. It is not an illegal search by the police.
When did I agree to a search?
I didn't see that anywhere when buying a ticket so if you can point it out to me that would be great..
As a personal rule I never give the police consent to search my vehicle. This applies to the DTF. The bonnaroo workers can search it to their hearts content though.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Mar 9, 2011 22:30:46 GMT -5
When you buy a ticket you are agreeing to the rules of Bonnaroo. One of the rules of Bonnaroo is that all vehicles will be searched upon entry. That means you're agreeing to be searched.
Also, you consent to the search when you purchase the ticket. It is not an illegal search by the police.
When did I agree to a search?
I didn't see that anywhere when buying a ticket so if you can point it out to me that would be great..
As a personal rule I never give the police consent to search my vehicle. This applies to the DTF. The bonnaroo workers can search it to their hearts content though.
Check the back of your tickets from previous years. By buying a ticket, you automatically consent to any search taking place on the festival grounds. By denying a search at the gates, from the Roo staff or DTF, you forfeit any rights provided to you by the ticket, including entry.
When you buy a ticket you are agreeing to the rules of Bonnaroo. One of the rules of Bonnaroo is that all vehicles will be searched upon entry. That means you're agreeing to be searched.
it says it will be searched on entranced to the parking area, which im assuming is the staff search.
no way i would agree to the DTF searching me on the side of the road
When you buy a ticket you are agreeing to the rules of Bonnaroo. One of the rules of Bonnaroo is that all vehicles will be searched upon entry. That means you're agreeing to be searched.
it says it will be searched on entranced to the parking area, which im assuming is the staff search.
no way i would agree to the DTF searching me on the side of the road
The DTF will be at the entrance to the festival grounds, along with the Roo staff, if they decide to search you, you have no choice but to let them, or not go in.
I didn't see that anywhere when buying a ticket so if you can point it out to me that would be great..
As a personal rule I never give the police consent to search my vehicle. This applies to the DTF. The bonnaroo workers can search it to their hearts content though.
Check the back of your tickets from previous years. By buying a ticket, you automatically consent to any search taking place on the festival grounds. By denying a search at the gates, from the Roo staff or DTF, you forfeit any rights provided to you by the ticket, including entry.
i still have my ticket from last year so ill have to check
Check the back of your tickets from previous years. By buying a ticket, you automatically consent to any search taking place on the festival grounds. By denying a search at the gates, from the Roo staff or DTF, you forfeit any rights provided to you by the ticket, including entry.
i still have my ticket from last year so ill have to check[/quote
There are huge freakin signs along the fence all the way in explaining this, if somehow you can not find your ticket and read it there. Bonnaroo allows them to do this it is a liability thing.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Mar 9, 2011 23:23:59 GMT -5
Just read my ticket from 2009.......It definitely says you agree to be searched for contraband. It doesn't say by who....but it says they have the right to search you and by entering you agree to it.
Just read my ticket from 2009.......It definitely says you agree to be searched for contraband. It doesn't say by who....but it says they have the right to search you and by entering you agree to it.
But I'm special! The law doesn't apply to me and I do what I want!
. Oh, and the bolt and Bud can trick is already well known.
Exactly, between semesters I work at a hemp/novelties store (B&S Novelties, I don't think i'm allowed to use the first word of its name in these forums) and we sell oodles of different [edited] There are a million and one ways to get goodies into any festival and you just have to be smart about it. As you said the real problem is glass and weapons.
. Oh, and the bolt and Bud can trick is already well known.
Exactly, between semesters I work at a hemp/novelties store (B&S Novelties, I don't think i'm allowed to use the first word of its name in these forums) and we sell oodles of different [edited] There are a million and one ways to get goodies into any festival and you just have to be smart about it. As you said the real problem is glass and weapons.Truth. Being from Mass (where tree's are decriminalized) and having long hair, I am slightly vulnerable which sucks, but not too the point where i'll start stuttering to Jonny Law. Just play it coooooool :