i was on my way to Avalon for the Dada Life concert when things started to get crazy.
As me and my friend Ric exited the fwy from the 101n there was craziness to begin with. We were planning to a) win the CONTROL concert ticket giveaway via facebook OR b) buy a ticket there. However everything was really intense because it appeared to There was a helicopter
flying over the vicinity @ like 12:15ish as we pulled onto the street i can tell there's something wrong. While
waiting At the traffic light intersecting Vine and Hollywood blvd. no less than 7 cop cars go by full speed, on the
on the wrong side of the street, and sirens blaring. It was extremely frighten and alarming. Furthermore this all
happened before the light changed. Unfortunately my friend was being nosy and complicated and decided to
drive around the club and see what else was happening (against my advising).As we're driving around the area
cop cars are flying by literally it almost seems as though they're not touching the asphalt. When i found out
that the club was being shut down due to the VENUE selling too many tickets i was alarmed as to WHY
there were SO many cops driving so frantically and the helicopter scouring the streets. Many of the clubbers
were scattered and walking to their cars and trying to find their friends in the midst of madness. Within another
20 minutes police officers were shoulder to shoulder barricading streets, alleys, parking lots. It was a
complete mess. I understand certain events have a respective sensibility but the LAPD completely respond
out of context. The venue sold too many tickets and reports that no one was seriously injured. I was so
worried for people that were there because i was led to believe by law enforcement that the situation was out
out of control.
The people that attend these events are not the enemy its the venues and the organizations. I think the city of
Los Angeles needs to communicate with the organizations who throw the event and STOP STOP responding with violence
please. It is alarming, extremely upsetting to everyone, and unnecessary. However clubbers please be respectful
of the officers trying to do their job in assuring no one gets hurt.
Dada Life you owe us one ;)
http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2010/11/avalon_hollywood_club_lapd.php
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