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diff --git a/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md b/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md index 3b33ea3..841235c 100644 --- a/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md @@ -1,19 +1,18 @@ --- title: "I got arrested for throwing a rave. Here’s what I learned about policing." -slug: i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing pubDate: 2025-07-15T16:00:00.000Z updatedDate: 2026-05-12T10:41:00.000Z draft: false excerpt: "Editor’s note (added 2026): The events described here took place in summer 2025. The narcotics charge was dismissed. SLIST operates as a promoter, not a venue owner — every event … Read more" categories: - - { name: Values, slug: values } + - Values tags: - - { name: format-opinion, slug: format-opinion } - - { name: legal, slug: legal } - - { name: nyc, slug: nyc } - - { name: politics, slug: politics } - - { name: tone-philosophical, slug: tone-philosophical } - - { name: venues, slug: venues } + - format-opinion + - legal + - nyc + - politics + - tone-philosophical + - venues featured: src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/cover.pngDiff truncated (32 lines total). View full commit on GitHub →
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diff --git a/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md b/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md index eee6b8d..3b33ea3 100644 --- a/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ tags: - { name: tone-philosophical, slug: tone-philosophical } - { name: venues, slug: venues } featured: - src: https://slist.net/wp-content/uploads/ai_69d202df5ae1f8.30898227.png + src: https://cdn.slist.net/posts/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/cover.png alt: "Handcuffs on government violation documents under harsh light representing nightlife policing" legacy_wp_id: 15815 ---fix(web): point upload URLs at slist.net (cdn.slist.net not wired up yet)
diff --git a/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md b/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md index 5e5082e..eee6b8d 100644 --- a/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ tags: - { name: tone-philosophical, slug: tone-philosophical } - { name: venues, slug: venues } featured: - src: https://cdn.slist.net/ai_69d202df5ae1f8.30898227.png + src: https://slist.net/wp-content/uploads/ai_69d202df5ae1f8.30898227.png alt: "Handcuffs on government violation documents under harsh light representing nightlife policing" legacy_wp_id: 15815 ---feat(web): visually mirror slist.net blog (index + single post)
diff --git a/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md b/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md index 4979a97..5e5082e 100644 --- a/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md +++ b/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md @@ -4,6 +4,19 @@ slug: i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing pubDate: 2025-07-15T16:00:00.000Z updatedDate: 2026-05-12T10:41:00.000Z draft: false +excerpt: "Editor’s note (added 2026): The events described here took place in summer 2025. The narcotics charge was dismissed. SLIST operates as a promoter, not a venue owner — every event … Read more" +categories: + - { name: Values, slug: values } +tags: + - { name: format-opinion, slug: format-opinion } + - { name: legal, slug: legal } + - { name: nyc, slug: nyc } + - { name: politics, slug: politics } + - { name: tone-philosophical, slug: tone-philosophical } + - { name: venues, slug: venues } +featured: + src: https://cdn.slist.net/ai_69d202df5ae1f8.30898227.png + alt: "Handcuffs on government violation documents under harsh light representing nightlife policing" legacy_wp_id: 15815 --- _Editor’s note (added 2026): The events described here took place in summer 2025. The narcotics charge was dismissed. SLIST operates as a promoter, not a venue owner — every event since SLIST’s start has been booked at venues whose owners hold the necessary permits and licenses. The post below explains why that structural distinction doesn’t always protect a promoter when a building owner’s compliance breaks down at the door._feat(web): full posts+pages sync, browseable UI, curated pages allowlist
diff --git a/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md b/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4979a97 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2025/i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +title: "I got arrested for throwing a rave. Here’s what I learned about policing." +slug: i-got-arrested-for-throwing-a-rave-heres-what-i-learned-about-policing +pubDate: 2025-07-15T16:00:00.000Z +updatedDate: 2026-05-12T10:41:00.000Z +draft: false +legacy_wp_id: 15815 +--- +_Editor’s note (added 2026): The events described here took place in summer 2025. The narcotics charge was dismissed. SLIST operates as a promoter, not a venue owner — every event since SLIST’s start has been booked at venues whose owners hold the necessary permits and licenses. The post below explains why that structural distinction doesn’t always protect a promoter when a building owner’s compliance breaks down at the door._ + +* * * + +I’m not anti-cop. I need to say that upfront because what follows will sound like it comes from someone who is. It doesn’t. NYC needs more police, better trained. The defund movement is dangerous in this city’s specific context. But I also spent 12 hours in a cell for throwing a party — charged with felony narcotics possession while having nothing on my person — and I have things to say about how nightlife policing works in this city. + +On July 12, a coordinated enforcement operation hit multiple venues across Brooklyn and Manhattan on the same night. DOB vests. FDNY inspectors. NYPD officers. 96 Morgan raided. A separate event in Soho shut down. And our 37th event — two hours in, 5x our previous ticket sales, peak momentum — dismantled from the inside out. + +The charges came 12 hours after the arrest. Not 12 minutes. Twelve hours of sitting in a cell with no explanation, no formal charge, no reason given. Five minutes before the transfer to Central Bookings, they finally told me what I was supposedly guilty of. That’s not policing. That’s a shakedown. + +* * * + +Here’s the structural problem: the current system doesn’t distinguish between a venue owner and a promoter. I didn’t own the building. I didn’t lease the building. I rented a room for one night. Yet FDNY issued 15 building violations to SLIST — a promotion company with no property stake — and placed $25,000+ in fines in my name. The venue owner was present during the raid, opened the door for the cops, and then disappeared. The fines landed on me. + +This is not unique to SLIST. Every independent promoter in New York operates under this liability transfer. You rent a space, you assume the building code risk of a property you don’t control. You can’t inspect the fire exits. You can’t verify the occupancy permits. You can’t rewire the electrical panels. But when enforcement comes, your name goes on the citation because you’re the one standing at the door. +Diff truncated (56 lines total). View full commit on GitHub →
