Raving against the machine.The American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. scored a victory in New Orleans August 23 when U.S. district judge G. Thomas Porteous ruled that the government cannot ban rave party accessories such as glow sticks, pacifiers, and surgical masks. Raves--all-night dance parties popular among many gay men--have been a frequent target of the federal Drug Enforcement Agency because some attendees use party drugs such as ecstasy, crystal meth, and ketamine ketamine /keta·mine/ (ke´tah-men) a rapid-acting general anesthetic, used as the hydrochloride salt. ke·ta·mine n. . According to the ACLU complaint, the DEA DEA - Data Encryption Algorithm told New Orleans rave organizers to ban symbols of rave culture such as pacifiers, glow items, surgical masks, and vapor rub from a prominent dance venue, saying that these items constitute "drug paraphernalia." "It is nonsensical to think that glow sticks and masks can be used to ingest drugs, which is how the law defines paraphernalia," said Graham Boyd, director of the ACLU's Drug Policy Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Project. Rave on! |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion