IMPORTANT / Scrap the 696 petition!

dvnt · Post by **dvnt** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:01 am

696 is a document that promoters would have to submit to Police before putting on an event, saying what type of music they intend to put on, and the ethnicity of the expected punters, as well as other information such as date of birth and address of all the artists and performers.

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Scrapthe696

Articles on 696:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/11 ... rror_trawl
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_ ... 7d60cb9485
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 28240.html

Here's the document itself:
http://www.met.police.uk/events/forms/form_696.doc

gragy10 · Post by **gragy10** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:42 am

Thi sdeserves an up - scandalous racial profiling bullshit, basically

SKINDAD · Post by **SKINDAD** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:44 am

facist wankers

this will kill local underground scenes like dubstep and hardcore

pre-thought process · Post by **pre-thought process** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:48 am

SKINDAD wrote:facist wankers

this will kill local underground scenes like dubstep and hardcore

I thought that died about 10 years ago

seeds - tpb · Post by **seeds - tpb** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:01 am

i've heard about this bollox

we're heading for a completely controlled state

in rum we have to tell the cops whats we're doing anyway
luckily the cop involved is ok...
and once you've explained to him what your doing he's gets off your back

no need for no damn documents
just communication so everyone is happy

fuck the 696

elbe · Post by **elbe** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:33 am

Just looks like more paperwork to me, I don't promote so I don't know what is currently needed to put on a night but this form is a bit over the top.

After reading the form itself I have to point out that it does NOT ask for anyone’s ethnicity.

It seems a bit wrong of the petition creator an op to accuse this document of racial prejudice when it is not there.

Still sign the petition, there is no need or benifit to providing all the information the do ask for

unlikely · Post by **unlikely** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:39 am

signed

pre-thought process · Post by **pre-thought process** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:41 am

seeds - tpb wrote:fuck the 696

manray · Post by **manray** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:45 am

eLBe wrote:It seems a bit wrong of the petition creator an op to accuse this document of racial prejudice when it is not there.

Indirectly. Because they know that x type of people go to x type of rave which brings x type of trouble.

I mean going back to the garage days, stratford rex, palace pavilion, bagleys etc...Garage was drawing in a crowd that had a certain violent element to it because lots of stabbings and gunnings were happening.

I guess that's what they are trying to stop... If bare violence started popping off at classical raves then I hope they would clamp down at that too.

I don't really like it, they should make sure clubs have adequate security to stop this sort of shit happening and take away licenses if they don't.

human? · Post by **human?** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:49 am

manray wrote:
eLBe wrote:It seems a bit wrong of the petition creator an op to accuse this document of racial prejudice when it is not there.
Indirectly. Because they know that x type of people go to x type of rave which brings x type of trouble.

I mean going back to the garage days, stratford rex, palace pavilion, bagleys etc...Garage was drawing in a crowd that had a certain violent element to it because lots of stabbings and gunnings were happening.

I guess that's what they are trying to stop... If bare violence started popping off at classical raves then I hope they would clamp down at that too.

I don't really like it, they should make sure clubs have adequate security to stop this sort of shit happening and take away licenses if they don't.

if the govt mentions on the forms "bashment, rnb, garage" and then at the same time pushes 1xtra how they do, its blatently racist imho.

ftp

SKINDAD · Post by **SKINDAD** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:49 am

Pre-Thought Process wrote:
SKINDAD wrote:facist wankers

this will kill local underground scenes like dubstep and hardcore

I thought that died about 10 years ago

true, but i have to stay in denial to make me feel better.

Ive done the whole promoting thing for years and this will stop people like me even bothering with it all.

this should only apply in residential areas if any.

manray · Post by **manray** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:00 pm

human? wrote:if the govt mentions on the forms "bashment, rnb, garage" and then at the same time pushes 1xtra how they do, its blatently racist imho.

So 1xtra is racist now? Come of it. If keep calling everything racist then the real racism is going to go by unnoticed. Keep things in perspective.

seeds - tpb · Post by **seeds - tpb** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:05 pm

Pre-Thought Process wrote:
seeds - tpb wrote:fuck the 696

lol

big up

human? · Post by **human?** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:11 pm

manray wrote:
human? wrote:if the govt mentions on the forms "bashment, rnb, garage" and then at the same time pushes 1xtra how they do, its blatently racist imho.

So 1xtra is racist now? Come of it. If keep calling everything racist then the real racism is going to go by unnoticed. Keep things in perspective.

no, cause 1xtra is radio.

a LAW that emphasizes whats been defined by the govt as black music is racist.

def fuck the 696.

tbh, this shit would actually be impossible to pull off here... legitamitely at least.. theres plenty of covert ways this is totally already in effect

pre-thought process · Post by **pre-thought process** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:12 pm

seeds - tpb wrote:
Pre-Thought Process wrote:
seeds - tpb wrote:fuck the 696
lol

big up

you know you've made it when you get sigged

faustus · Post by **faustus** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 12:22 pm

signed

Whistla · Post by **Whistla** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:39 pm

yep signed and sealed

dubloke · Post by **dubloke** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:53 pm

what a stupid fucking idea, 696 that is

a man called dave · Post by **a man called dave** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:02 pm

Covered this topic on Arts Attack the show i produce on www.roundhouseradio.org.uk every friday...

go there now to listen back to the topic.

bodynod. · Post by **bodynod.** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:25 pm

KMT
Signed and sent to everyone I know who may send it.
Unbelievable.

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