i'm sorry i didn't see this sooner... monster massive is a horrible event; i decided never to go to it again after my own unpleasant experiences there, though they don't in any way compare to this. but sanci is right; people need to also take some responsibility for themselves to some extent. one big reason why i don't go to massives or any all ages events anymore is because so many kids are there just to get fucked up out of their heads. i have seen so many young people get drugged up to the point of no longer looking human that i don't want to be around them anymore. i believe that there is such a thing as responsible drug use, just as there is responsible drinking. i once met a 5' 5" 18-year-old who was on 3 hits of e and 14 hits of acid, and he sounded like he was retarded; i would've thought he was, had i not heard him speak earlier that night. he also almost just got arrested for doing something any sober person wouldn't've done... any sensible person would never take that amount of drugs; any sensible person would know that that's way beyond what one even needs to feel fucked up and that that's not safe. had he needed medical attention, i would not have blamed the venue for his getting sick. of course the response time in this monster massive situation was way too slow and you seem to describe a cover-up type of attitude. but if the guy i was with had gotten sick, he would've had absolutely no right to blame it ALL on the venue, no matter how slow the response time. and sanci is right; to some extent, a person's friends have to look out for him/her. no one can stop someone from doing drugs, but friends and siblings (his sister was w/ him that night) do have a great deal of influence. no one i know would ever do that many hits of acid at once, and i've known some crazy-ass people in my time. everyone i know would bring that person back to reality somehow. and my mom told me, at a very young age, that if she ever got hurt, to call a cab and take her to the nearest hospital. i'm from nyc, so it's a little different from here, but the point is that one doesn't have to sit around and wait for help that doesn't come. one can be more proactive about one's welfare. don't get me wrong - this is a tragedy and a shame. but that girl and her boyfriend are also much to blame.