Ever been to a Nascar Event? 260,000+ people of all walks of life and not a problem! People respecting people is why these races are so successful. And yes i have been to many and even stayed in the infield at a few. Yes there was beer and i am sure drugs was there but people have respect and not to do it in puplic and in front of or around kids!

Hippie events are like part time drug stores. They do drugs in front of kids and could care less. You people want to do your drugs then do them in your own home not out in puplic and try to make an event out of your addictions!

If you had witnessed the police conduct in a kitchen crowded with children, you would understand the outrage. They came into kiddie village and roughed up an old man (for smoking pot?) and a woman and then leveled their tasers and opened fire with the riot gun at people who were not physically threatening them just loudly complaining about their inappropriate dangerous tactics. This was several minutes before the alleged rock throwing by a handful of people that were following behind them as they headed up the trail to their vehicles.

There is not room her to describe the whole incident. It’s sad that gov. misinformation has to be spread and believed by the naive.

What’s ironic is that if the feds had saved the taxpayers money and just stayed out of the site and stuck to searching for the missing boy, busting legitimate traffic violations, the incident wouldn’t have happened and nothing else would be any different except a couple of potheads wouldn’t have to deal with the misdemeanor fine. Gatherings are self-policing and have historically cooperated with the authorities when there is a need. Since violent crime is almost non-existant at gatherings the need seldom arises.

I too was at this year’s gathering. Please, everyone, do not believe the Forest Service reports of a “mob” of 400. What I saw that afternoon was a concerted effort on the part of the Forest Service to instigate trouble. All afternoon they were stalking through the woods with weapons drawn, poking into people’s tents. The Rainbows stayed back and watched. It wasn’t until the officers went to Kiddie Village at dinner-time and started firing that they got a reaction (they picked the most likely time and place for a reaction, and it still wasn’t an “attack” on them). The Forest Service had an agenda to cause trouble, lied about the happenings, and now are trying to use their lies to deny Rainbow Family’s legal right to gather in the future.

I am in my 50’s, a professional; and I bathed every day at the gathering. The Rainbow Family is a widely varied group. We come together to create a peaceful community which takes care of each other and the environment. It is an experiment that the rest of our society would do well to emulate.

Law enforcement would do better to focus their 4th of July energy out on the highways, stopping drunk drivers.

How sad is it that the Sublette County Sheriff, who’s son had been missing for several days was found the next day after he had committed suicide. Yet all these terrorist were harassing us instead of helping find someone that truly needed it. His body was found more than 6 miles from our camp, but most of the so called search efforts were conducted in the immediate area of our peaceful assembly.

This was the 37th year of our Gathering and there will be a 38th, 39th, 40th and a 200th. I hope to see ya’ll next year. We love you!!

Thank you Sonny, the first healing thing I read here.
And you a first hand observer of the so-called “problem”.
More *independent* reports from the Rainbow site state that the Feds have outright lied (again?*shocking* ) about crowd reaction.
Yawn ;-/
400 people stoning Feds, but not a one was struck?
Y’know y’all have gotta be joking.

So is this blog about improving crushing Federal powers over individuals and groups?
We all know how the feds’ been aiming for an air of the “lawyerly”-ie., belligerent- at every angle.
The USFS’ been gunning for the Rainbow Gathering for years, ever since our dear Resident assumed his extraordinary powers.
No surprise here then, all SOP BS.

Goddesses on anyone who will challenge madness to heal.
Bless the ACLU for every fundament they can stick.
Anyone complaining about “Taxpayers’ Money” who neglects to zero in on our billionaire’s war- well,
You Sir, smell like an obvious flack.
I’d rather smell of holiday campfire any day.

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