Unkl knok wrote:I agree. It rubs me the wrong way, on a number of levels. I've been seeing these threads, and i guess it's nothing new, but Lock your bike! Carry your ID at all times! Gimme a farking break. That is exactly the kind of crap i go to BM to get away from for a week.
Unkl knok wrote:That is exactly the kind of crap i go to BM to get away from for a week.
Unkl knok wrote:If we make more rules, does it just encourage the types who like more rules to attend?
Besides, locking your bike & carrying ID aren't rules in any sense of the word. Locking your bike is highly recommended by almost everyone I know, but if you don't want to lock yours, I don't think the Black Rock Rangers will come around & throw you out. Same for carrying ID.
Unkl knok wrote:But there is clearly a line, and I would argue that it is arbitrary.
Is jay-walking a crime in nevada? What if they enforced that (or substitute any other inane law) at BM?
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman has suggested that those who deface freeways with graffiti should have their thumbs cut off on television...
..."You know, we have a beautiful highway landscaping redevelopment in our downtown. We have desert tortoises and beautiful paintings of flora and fauna. These punks come along and deface it.
"I'm saying maybe you put them on TV and cut off a thumb," the mayor added. "That may be the right thing to do."...
..."I'm dead serious," said Goodman, adding, "Some of these (children) don't learn. You have got to teach them a lesson, and this is coming from a criminal defense lawyer."
Unkl knok wrote:I agree. It rubs me the wrong way, on a number of levels. I've been seeing these threads, and i guess it's nothing new, but Lock your bike! Carry your ID at all times! Gimme a farking break. That is exactly the kind of crap i go to BM to get away from for a week.
In Nevada it's 21. IF you choose to go to Nevada, you choose to follow their laws and rules.
Don't like their laws? Don't go!
SeaShell08 wrote:2. You don't have a liquor license-you are not selling anything. Because it is not a businesss, it is not subject to busts in the same fashion as bars in the default. It is the legal equivelent of having a bunch of friends over to a backyard BBQ with spiked punch. If your friends are at least 21, but they bring someone that is 18* it does not mean you have to card or even have someone supervising the drinks table. Instead, you simply ask that person (the known minor) to drink something besides the spiked punch. If they still drink the punch instead of the offered alternative without your knowledge, you are not at fault. (Note that I am a Nevada resident, and am well aware of local laws and how they are enforced. In high school, I remember my friends being "the known minor"' I described in the BBQ scenario. In those cases, the teens were generally sentenced to rehab and/or community service with no punishment to the adults. However, they are-for good reason-very harsh on people that knowingly give alcohol to minors. The law draws a VERY large distinction between the teenager knowingly breaking the rules set down by the adults and the adults not setting down/following the rules.)
In the case of Burning Man, anyone under 21 has been asked not to drink by the Survival Guide, parents, knowledge of the law, probably the Greeters, any signs you/others choose to post...etc.
*I used the example of 18 because you must be 18 to buy Burning Man tickets, meaning anyone younger is under the supervision/responsiblility of the person that bought their ticket, and anyone 18 or older is a legal adult and are therefore responsible for their own actions.
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