Comments on: Taking the High Road with Pershing County

By: Epiphany Starlight

Epiphany Starlight — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:20:23 +0000

@Three Cents- More fees mean less art, I expect. And Pershing County isn’t the only agency with their hand out to be filled to overflowing. Correct me if I’m wrong, but DPW doesn’t run on LOVE… though it takes passion to be out in the hot sun working your ass off for days and weeks… If you organized an event of this size that takes all year of full time work would you do it for free????… I’m just sayin”

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By: Vynce

Vynce — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:46:38 +0000

Link at bottom is busted; you appear to mean BRCvPC.com but typed prcvpc.com

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By: Booker

Booker — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:40:38 +0000

Should the URL be http://brcvpc.com/ instead?

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By: Three Cents

Three Cents — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:26:24 +0000

While it may seem like a lot of money, $400,000 divided by 60,000 attendees is only $7 per person. That doesn’t seem like much compared to the ticket price. And it seems like a relatively low price to pay for protection in case of trouble. Why the big deal? The ticket price has already jumped by $100 in the past few years. When BM explains why the ticket price has gone up so much, we might have a better understanding of why $7 for law enforcement is a big deal.

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By: HK

HK — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 04:08:29 +0000

badawg…
Not on LEO’s!

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By: Robert G Brennan

Robert G Brennan — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:27:15 +0000

I have to laugh when I see a lawsuit has been filed. Lawsuits and Lawyers have
ruined my life. I thought the burning man was designed as a refuge to get away from
the traditional world of problems. Nobody can work anything out without filing a fricking lawsuit. Pretty Funny
I think they should add lawsuits to the death and taxes saying.

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By: KrazyKatMan

KrazyKatMan — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:59:50 +0000

Just a question. Seeing that legal action has been taken, if this matter is not stteled by next years burn, will Pershing county still take the action they’ve said?

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By: Hey fuck you!

Hey fuck you! — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:22:45 +0000

Freedom of speech is gone!

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By: DeclineToStateNameGivenTheSubject

DeclineToStateNameGivenTheSubject — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:22:42 +0000

Very nice post. We should always be respectful of law enforcement and people with whom we disagree, no matter the actions of the other.

But, BMOrg, we need more information. Given the change of permits from the 5 year permit, with most money to the law enforcement agencies being contained in the $4 per person per day fee to the BLM, to a one year permit with extra payments to law enforcement agencies, how much extra is being paid to which agencies and how many more LEOs from which agencies are on the playa this year?

With 25 thousand virgins this year, it’ll be like shooting fish in a barrel at times. From the long range night scopes trying to find anyone who pops the top on a beer can in a back seat while waiting in the 4 hour long entry line (DUI for the driver), to having a tail light out or driving 1 mph over the speed limit resulting in tickets and pressure to allow search the vehicle, to tricks to get people to accidentally serve someone under 21, the virgins don’t know how to avoid these actions without more information.

BMOrg, please be forthcoming in describing which agencies “push” the limits of the law as interpreted by court precedents in trying to “get” people. Please publish a very detailed summary of the law enforcement feedback forms which you receive, and which agencies are the subject of the forms. Please allow discussions on eplaya of law enforcement “pushing” the limits of the law instead of removing these discussions, while also allowing discussions of which agencies are very professional in their actions.

In the past couple of years, I have been randomly physically threatened by a couple of undercover officers demanding to trade a bottle of Jack for an illegal substance, had to jump out of the way of a law enforcement vehicle screaming down a populated street without his red lights on, and bullied by an over-21 undercover officer into trying to have me let him serve himself a beer, which would have been a $1000 fine if I chickened out. And I’m a conservative middle-aged guy who doesn’t do anything illegal, many virgins this year don’t stand a chance.

The vast majority of LEOs on the playa are very professional, and all LEOs deserve our respect. Law enforcement is a very tough job. But, BMOrg, please provide more information. Thanks, and I hope I wrote this comment in the most respectful manner possible while also accurately describing the subject matter.

HAVE A GREAT BURN!!!!!!

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By: Bub Horne

Bub Horne — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 03:13:05 +0000

I am chained to my stove a slave to my passion and art. A widower who fears coming to such a great party and sleeping alone. As a chef I party for a living, every day, but as a hippy wannabe I know there are about 25 or 35 thousand better cooks than me out on the playa. I have planned my menu very carefully, (for the year I will get there) I am an experienced river camp cook and ex Dutch Oven Judge. I still haven’t managed to get to Burning Man, because of all the usual rationalizations. However as a professional party planner for over 43 years it seems to me it would be a win/win to have a spring burn and a fall burn? It would double the revenue for the county and double the number of folks who could go, duh? Maybe I would have two chance to find a date?

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