Rap music banned, bright lights everywhere and rides closing early as part of draconian police crackdown at Sydney’s Royal Easter Show
- Royal Easter Show brought new rules
- Rap music banned, lighting increased
Royal Easter Show operators are no longer allowed to play rap music as strict new rules come into effect during the annual event.
NSW police have been given rare powers to crack down on anti-social behavior following the fatal stabbing of carnival worker Uati ‘Pele’ Faletolu, 17, at Sydney Showground in 2022.
Dangerous teens and young adults associated with zip code wars are stopped at the front gates, while disruptive guests are escorted out.
The Carnival closes at 9:30 PM each night, more police will patrol the grounds, and lighting will be increased.
Sydney Royal Easter Show general manager Murry Wilton said the show would be ‘lit up like a Christmas tree’.
Royal Easter Show operators are banned from playing rap music as a slew of strict new rules are imposed at the annual event
He supported the draconian rules and said he refused to apologize to guests who were made uncomfortable by the changes.
“Following last year’s incident, we did a detailed analysis of the security risks, we’ve been working with NSW Police on this for months now and the result is a pretty detailed and sophisticated plan,” he said. The Daily Telegraph.
“The showmen are all on board, we’re closing earlier, lighting up more and changing the type of music that’s being played. They want it to be a safe environment for everyone.’
NSW Police have already begun to put a stop to a list of dangerous teens and individuals setting foot on the show.
They have issued public safety orders that allow them to target individuals and prohibit them from attending a specific event.
The blacklisted individuals are linked to Sydney’s postcode wars, a form of violent rivalry between members of different suburbs of the city.
Young boys and girls – usually teenagers – are often willing to risk their lives to ‘represent’ the area where they were born and raised.
Starting in the far western suburbs, brutal tribal identities based on where teenagers live are appearing all over Sydney.
Youth services group Junction Works described it as an “ongoing problem.”
“It’s mainly in the Guildford and Blacktown areas, but there have also been recent issues of youth violence in several postcodes in the Canterbury-Bankstown area,” a spokesman said.
Tim Watson-Munro, a criminal psychologist, said young people have always sought a sense of belonging and community within their peers.
But he explained that this becomes dangerous when young people find “security in numbers” within dysfunctional groups.
“This leads to problems,” he said.
NSW police have been given rare powers to crack down on anti-social behavior after the fatal stabbing of carnival worker Uati ‘Pele’ Faletolu, 17, in 2022
Police have only been forced to use public safety warrants once before, with officers placing them on members of the Alameddine and Hamzy gangs in 2020.
The two factions are at constant war with their acts of violence terrorizing streets all over Sydney.
NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Stuart Smith said community safety was his ‘first priority’.
“The message is simple: Anyone looking for trouble is not welcome and will be treated accordingly,” he said.
Mr Faletolu, 17, from Doonside in western Sydney, was on a break from work when he was stabbed on April 11, 2022.
It came just weeks after he and girlfriend Taylor Piliae found out they were expecting their first child.
A 14-year-old and two 18-year-olds have been charged with murder and the trio are currently in custody.
The Sydney Royal Easter Show kicks off on Thursday and runs for 11 days until April 17.