How UK Club Bouncers Prey On People Who Use Drugs
For college students in Britain, where the culture of electronic music is deeply embedded in the university experience, fear of corrupt drug policing extends beyond the police to the bouncers and the private security firms employed by nightclubs.
In Newcastle—England’s “drug death capital”—bouncers exploiting punitive drug laws to harass and blackmail students is part of everyday life. One Newcastle medical student, Noah*, said that after a friend dropped their bag of MDMA on a nightclub floor two bouncers descended, flashlights shining into their faces, within seconds.
“It was like they were waiting for it to happen,” Noah told Filter. “They’re quite big guys, so they corner us into a booth and ask, ‘Show us your hands.’”
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By Rory Ellis
