A few weeks ago, a company sponsored what is called a 'rave' which, from what I can gather, is a huge groups of young people getting together to listen to bands/music, dance, etc. They pack the stadiums or whatever space is used for these affairs. From what we hear, it doesn't draw a really good element. At the last one, a 15 year old girl died of an overdose. I don't imagine she was the only one indulging in some experimentation. It wouldn't seem the morality level at these events would be very high, either.
The city put a temporary stop on the Raves until they could figure out a safe way to operate them. A temporary stop seemed to me to be a good beginning followed by a permanent stop. All the blame doesn't fall to the companies that sponsor these things. What kind of parents allow their young people to attend them?
Last I heard, the sponsors decided to put on more security and more on-site emergency medical teams. You have to miss the olden days when you would go to a decent concert or event and you didn't have to worry about drugs, guns, and immorality. The sponsors can put whatever kind of 'bandaids' they want on a huge problem. When it comes down to reality, the people in charge should be the parents and they are seriously falling down on the job. No fifteen year old should die of a drug overdose. No fifteen year old should be in a situation where she can obtain drugs. No one deprived the parents of a daughter. The parents aided the demise of their child by not being a parent.
It is a sad world where the children seem to be in charge and people don't recognize inappropriate behavior for what it is. Guess I'm getting old and showing my old-fasioned mentality more and more these days. My children, however, have never been to a Rave.
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