P.S. If anyone sees final BLM arrest/citation statistics for this year, please post the info and a link. Thanks.

Thanks to all who are sharing their experiences with law enforcement. I started this thread to help people avoid the problems we had this year. As for those who insult or lecture that people who get busted are by definition stupid and deserve whatever the police dish out, you've missed the point. Co...

Very sorry to hear about this terrible experience. Incredible.

I suspect the cost of issuing citations exceeds the expense of issuing them, particularly when you consider the expensive technology used to apprehend violators "in plain sight" and in the fact BLM brings in officers from across the West. (The officers who busted us were from New Mexico and Oregon.)...

This may be an urban legend in the making, but we heard that the BLM was actually running two art cars this year. "Sure, buddy, hop aboard for a ride! Can I give you a light? [And some handcuffs.]"

Probably untrue, but this is the place to have such wild rumors dispelled or confirmed.

ckburn wrote: "If you want to partake in illegal drugs, do it in the privacy of your own home or your own sealed-up RV.... Or expect to get busted. Don't come crying to us about being unwise enough to do it in public." I'm not crying about anything (and your admonition to read the survival guide is...

I understand that at Rainbow Gatherings a system has developed where when people spot police they call out some kind of "code" warning to other participants in the vicinity. It's a shame that something like this might be necessary at BM.

Our camp of 7 people ended up with 3 citations from BLM cops for possession of controlled substance, in 2 incidents -- one on Tuesday when a cop just appeared inside one of our domes and busted someone for pot. The second was the night of the Burn after midnight, in the middle of the playa with no o...