THE BIG REVIEW: Panic at the disco

And no, I don't mean the band. I'm talking about a bunch of pricks who haven't even heard of behaving their goddamn selves. I've got a whole sin to write about them tonight, so let's pour the champagne: a 15-year-old girl who was involved in an altercation at a disco was asked by the organisers to stop bringing attention to the issue for fear of backlash. On Saturday night at the Pro Fresh Blackout Disco in Palmerston North, Katelyn Bird was involved in an altercation, which resulted in her being concussed. The disco is an event held for 14 to 18-year-olds all around the country and is a drug and alcohol-free event. Katelyn said she was pushed to the ground in an altercation at the event. She said security guards did not check she was OK and did not break the altercation up. After contacting event organisers about the issue, Katelyn received messages back that encouraged her not to speak out about what had happened. "Word will spread fast that you are the cause of anything that may come from this," Katelyn was told. I'd speak out anyway, so that some good comes out of it.