Comments on: BeachFest Shutdown: “Abundance Of Caution”

By: LOL (original)

LOL (original) — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:50:12 +0000

Guess not many posters were there the last fight that broke off was some 13-15 year old girls that might have gotten some alcohol and one of the mothers was disappointed her girl didn’t kick a$#.

LOL
what’s Bermy coming to.

By: Think about it

Think about it — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:39:55 +0000

Tell me Terry, if you saw a bunch of idiots fighting and throwing bottles and all sorts of other blunt objects, would you intervene? I doubt it, so stop your damn noise. I was there, and it was not just one fight, it was two. Both within an hour of each other. Yes the police were there, but they couldn’t get through the crowd that was backing away from the fight and by the time they did, most of the culprits were already gone.

If you really want to keep the peace at events like this that take place on a beach? Have the police or security at all the entrances and tell them to not let in the wrong people. There’s no reason that these guys should have been let on the beach wearing long jeans, tshirts, fitted hats and sneakers. Does that sound like Beachfest attire to you?

By: PEPPER

PEPPER — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:24:57 +0000

original. you are so right the a$#holes ruined the night…the families with kids were so scared they made an early exit…you had to be there to see it unfold . LAVERN WERE YOU THERE ?

By: PEPPER

PEPPER — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:07:04 +0000

The police did the safe thing…and the THUGS that had nothing better to do were black thugs !!!!!!!!! that caused this wonderful event to be closed down early,…. SHAME ON YOU NO GOOD LOOSERS….and guess what these black no gooders will disrupt everthing they can !!!!!! shame on you !!!!!! I am so fed up with these wannabee gangsters……the guests from abroad were shocked by what happened at Horse shoe beach ..you had to be there to see what happened….these thugs ruin everthing that the hard working people that put on these events… so few ruin so much ……….

By: Letiwas

Letiwas — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:47:07 +0000

Are YOU serious? Desensitization to the gravity of the plight we are in will only lead us further down the road to destruction.

By: Watching

Watching — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:23:55 +0000

Glass bottles on the beach, is that against the law?

By: also

also — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:53:03 +0000

You left out ‘civilized’ and ‘polite’ LOL

By: Original (Original)

Original (Original) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:59:48 +0000

Yeah – don’t blame the Police for doing the safe thing. Blame the a**holes who ruined the event. Blame the c*nts who just had to prove how big they are by fighting. Big PUSSIES is all they are.

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:16:54 +0000

3-2-1- before someone says it’s because of recent busts and there’s not enough veed available….

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:16:09 +0000

Triangle – couldn’t agree more, have been to numerous festivals all over the place without a hint of trouble. A**holes.

The reason Bermudians behave like children is because they believe their own press, Bermuda is the greatest place on earth inhabited by the coolest, friendliest people on earth.

By: It is what it is

It is what it is — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:11:04 +0000

@ Terry…the police WATCHED the fight like everybody else….so they should be able to given an account as to what happened….as for everyone else I guess they will all come down with a serious case of CRS and won’t be able to give any information..(CRS..Can’t Remember S%it!!!!)

By: star man

star man — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:31:27 +0000

Seriously… the cops shut it down after ONE little fight??! Paranoid or what!

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:21:17 +0000

A Police official asked that if anyoneone witnessed this/those incidents to please contact them.

All those thousands there and not a soul took control. People should have seperated and detained until the police could deal with the matter.

Only balls on that beach were beach balls. Enough said…..

By: hate to say it .

hate to say it . — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 17:31:23 +0000

Having been ‘enlightened’ by many previous threads on herb , maybe all those people were just stoned out of their minds and in a natuarely ‘peaceful state’ and that’s why they were so well bahaved ?

No , I doubt that was it . Bet you know why you can go to large , very large gatherings anywhere else and there’s no problems !

And we complain that there’s nothing to do at night around here . Who on earth is willing to risk going to anything when nearly everytime it turns out like this ?

By: juiced

juiced — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:48:41 +0000

thank god they shut it dawn round 8:30…i was JUICED!

By: Hmmmmm.....

Hmmmmm..... — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:18:50 +0000

I was there – it is a little scary when there is more than just a fight that causes an arrest! I think after the second incident and that it was getting dark the police made the right decision. Does it really piss me off that Chewstick put so much work into the event that is amazing and that a few punks ruined it for everyone – YES! But i would rather be safe in light of the tensions that had started – especially since apparently more violence was reported at the rangers field shortly after.

I say well done to Chewstick for a great event – Well done to the police for protecting the masses – and well done to the organizers for complying.

Hopefully next year the event can be violent free and as good as it has always been!

By: The Truth

The Truth — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:08:21 +0000

We can’t be shutting down events because of a few idiots. If we continue to do this then the few hoodlums would have spoiled it for the many law abiding citizens. Now if they(the hoodlums) want to spoil an event they just have to do something stupid and watch the knee jerk reaction from the authority’s. I don’t understand it you go out to party and have a good time,these idiots go out to have a fight. SMH!!

By: The Truth

The Truth — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:48:25 +0000

Here we go the Police flexing their muscle again is it justified or over kill. I’m sure Micheal Dunkley would be happy. If we are not careful we could end up with a Police State: A nation in which the police, esp. a secret police, summarily suppresses any social, economic, or political act that conflicts with governmental policy.

By: Triangle Drifter

Triangle Drifter — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:05:23 +0000

What is it with Bermudians these days? Can they not simply behave at events that are supposed to be an enjoyment for all?

The pic shows 5 LEOs. How many others were on the scene?

Last month I attended the midnight sun festival in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska. It celebrates the longest day of the year when the sun never really sets. It does, sort of, but sunset is about 12:45AM & rises again about 2:00AM.

The festival was much larger than the Bermuda Harbour Nights covering all of downtown Fairbanks, about 5 blocks long & extending a block either side of the main street. There were 6 stages & there had to be at least 5000 people in attendance. Alcohol, beer & wine, was available.

What really impressed me was the complete lack of trash on the street & the biggie, only FOUR police officers patroling the entire area.

What is wrong Bermuda? You behave like a bunch of primary one children.

By: Jus' Askin'

Jus' Askin' — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:44:44 +0000

Emancipated from what? Sad that this has spilled over into what is a great annual event and it had to be shut down. I don’t want to hear that there is nothing to do in Bermuda. Every time something is put on, something has to happen. BLAME YOURSELVES!!!!! Believe me, order will come, whether you like it or not.