I've been to the xxxx a lot and never seen (or heard) of people snorting coke at the bar. If anyone did that I'm sure they'd get chucked out immediately.

This sounds like an urban myth (to use the polite phrase) and makes wonder about the accuracy of rest of what you have to say.

I agree with stopping drug dealers and drugs from invading the community but beating people up is not the answer. I like the idea of taking thier heroin/crack/cocain and stuff and stiking it down the drain. I am glad that our "brothers" in these areas are able to fight back because in some other areas it had got out of hand and led to serious violence and leading to gang warfare.
I don't think it is right to play the blame game and say "oh these drugys devalueing our houses" because drugs are a numbers game. You are more likely to become addicted to alcohol and other drugs if you are poorer and less likely to be able to pull yourself out of the "concentric circes". Also will beating someone up stop them from taking drugs or move them to another area?
peace

This ain't news, and sounds like it should go on the Social Forum discussion list (since that's who it was addressed to), rather than the Indymedia newswire

This must be a MI5 black op to discredit the upstanding radical Mozaz. I can't believe he could write an article with such a hyping and  stylising violence tone. Its written by a hollywood watching adolescent male wanker with more in common with the politics of the BNP than anarchy.

I mean the brothers.. they'll be dressing up in leather and burning chinese shopkeepers next.

Has nobody read wilhem reich 'the mass psychology of facism'

Just in case

 http://www.notbored.org/reich.html

While I agree that this is probably not the best place to make an announcement about drug taking going on in a pub, surely it's time everyone realised recreational drug use isn't quite as harmless or individualist as lots of people seem to reckon.

Doing E every weekend and dabbling in a bit of coke or brown recreationally gives the green light of acceptance, tolerating those drugs currently wrecking Sheffield: Not the photogenic Sheffield where six-figure sum residences lie within a redeveloped city centre; And it won't wreck the Cultural Industries Quarter either, where narcotic passtimers can rehabilitate themselves by relocating back to the safety of their middle class backgrounds. People living in parts of Sheff that most activists hardly ever see can't as easily escape the shitty drugs that flood communities in Gleadless, Arbourthorne and just about everywhere.

Yeah, this is more sociological than geographical but rebellious kids' nosepowder makes a lot more money other side of the city where teenagers with no academic or economic future smoke crack to make themselves feel good.

How many reading this have ever pawned their TV or jewellry to buy another rock?

One thing about the muslim bros. tackling the dealers out in the open where the community is relatively strong, proves that it don't really require an anti-drugs militia to do this. On the other hand if action isn't taken now, then our communities will be much too fragmented to take on the dealers at street level. They're just kids making a bit of money for whatever, playing at being cool too. Just as kids in Nether Edge and Hunters Bar play cool by snortin coke. Same shit, different postal code.

there has been some well thought out and honest comments here apart from steve, but then you need only look here  http://www.stevethepro.ukf.net to see why.. not having a go steve mate but there is a little self intrest going down here, hey brother? i have some e mails saying i have grassed.. well lets place it this way round.. you get your home robbed you are insured and need to phone the police to get a No. so you can make a claim on the insurance.. are you a grass? if not why are those who are doing shit to ease their communties from drugs called grasses?? ..work it out people.. yes it was just a rumour about the xxxx, idle gossip etc.. but the source is well trusted an i have no reason to doubt them and their honesty here.. i do not goto the xxxx but know and interact enough with the concentric middle class to understand and know there is a real problem of hards drugs hitting that community..

for now
mozaz

I think what Mozaz is trying to say here (if u read the full sentence) is that he understands the anger that makes people beat up local junkies but is not of the belief that it's a good thing to do (seems daft to hav to explain really, and I don't live on Park Hill so have no real understanding of the situation).
I don't know how many people take class A's whether that's in The Xxxx or wherever but if this counter culture has a fair few users about, then they must realise that they're offering an invitation to the Police State:- surveillance, arrests and clampdowns.
Whoops! there goes the movement.
People comment that alcohol is just as much of a dangerous drug and more easily available. It's dangerous but then Iv'e been pissed on occasions, had just a few on some more occasions and like a lot of drinkers I don't have a problem at all. If, however, I tooted a bit of brown once or twice becos the world's crap and i'm a victim (!) then I strongly believe I might hava bit of a problem with my daily life. Not that it's instantly addictive but the amount of people who've tried it once or twice is strongly outnumbered by all the smackheadz marauding this place.

This is serious shit and we need to start sorting it out.