There is another option.

People are funny. They'll give you an either/or option when it suits their purposes and neglect to mention that there just might be a third option.

Last month, there was a Rave in Dallas. Rave is just a euphemism for a wild, heavy metal, drug party. As a result of the one in Dallas, at least two people died and several were hospitalized, and fire codes were violated. People are concerned that this travesty took place on city property -- at Fair Park -- despite knowledge that the Rave promoter has had similar problems in other cities.


Jared Keller of Mesquite is one of the poor misguided young people who thought they were having a good time at the Rave. He says the reporting is biased, but I'm not quite sure how reporting that two kids died and several were arrested on drug charges can be biased. Jared says that banning these events from public venues will do nothing but exacerbate the problem. "Would you rather these 23,000 attendees go party in the underground rave scene where police, EMTs and free water are unheard of?" So, it's either go to Fair Park or go underground. How about that third option -- stay away from drug infested concerts no matter where they are?

"A good rave experience." The Dallas Morning News; June 25, 2011; p. 20A.