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Originally Posted by b0ld
Just thought I'd post this article on the board to see what some of the promoters that post here thinks about this.
News1130 - Nightclub couture crackdown to prevent gang-related violence
Tuesday, September 25 - 06:40:00 AM Reaon Ford
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - Some bars in the downtown core have brought in a new dress code in an effort to curb the gang-related violence that plague Vancouver's night-life.
Club owners say it's all about protecting the law abiding portion of their clientele. John Teddy from BarWatch says if you're a pretender, poser or wannabe gangster, you're going to get treated like one.
Among the banned brands are Ed Hardy, Affliction and Extreme Couture, all of which use trendy images like skulls, and chains.
Some clubbers aren't happy though, telling the Vancouver Sun the rules aren't clearly posted anywhere. Even police say it's dangerous to start judging people by what they choose to wear. |
wow...
I got a story for you guys! As many of you know, I am frequently outside the clubs doing flyer promotion with my crew... well last Saturday we were outside the red room - the cops always come by around 2:30 and check the club out. We asked the bouncers why they always come and the bouncers told us about this program you are all currently discussing in this thread...
They never said it was based on clothing nor do I think they know that. The three of us promoting figured it was more of "if your a known gangster or trouble maker and your spotted in the club"... then the cops can hall you out - or if you do something in the club or look real fishy... Which is totally cool by me...
We saw a guy get dragged out - he didn't look all that hardcore or gangster, maybe just a bit of a shit head or very drunk. He was wearing average baggy jeans, skate shoes, black shirt and zip up hoddie (from what i saw). They threw him over the cop car and his baggy pants eventually fell down... the cops left him with his pants around his ankles for at least as long as we had noticed... they were still down when we turned away from the commotion anyways. They were searching him like crazy and throwing him around a bit!
We thought he must have been known by the cops or somethin...
BUT
Basically this thread makes me think he could have been a regular party guy like the rest of us and singled out for who knows what, then made a total ass of.
oh and I was watchin the news and they were saying some cities are currently proposing to ban baggy pants as it represents violence, I can't remember which cities though - I think it was news channel from the states.
Sep 25, 07
