Halloween in I.V.
The following is posted on the SBCC internal website for students:
Dear SBCC Students:
On behalf of concerned members of the Santa Barbara City College community, I would like to alert you to the potentially serious consequences of choosing to go to Isla Vista this Halloween.
Over the Halloween weekend, nearly three hundred deputies, including some on horseback, will be deployed in Isla Vista to enforce fine and arrest policies that will heighten the risk of some of you leaving Santa Barbara with an arrest record. Most misdemeanors, such as public intoxication, along with felonies, will mean spending at least one night in the Santa Barbara County Jail. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney is asking for the highest possible fines and anyone under 21 years of age who is arrested for public intoxication will lose his or her drivers license for one year and be placed on probation for three years. Additionally, the California Highway Patrol will establish sobriety checkpoints in the area throughout the weekend. Law enforcement will not issue warnings for violations observed. Potential visitors should also note that there will be no live or pre-recorded amplified music allowed in public in Isla Vista during the Halloween period, Tuesday, October 26, 2010, through Thursday, November 4, 2010, each evening from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. the following morning. Visitors will not be allowed to park on the UCSB campus or in the surrounding commercial lots or on neighborhood streets, and tow companies are prepared to tow illegally parked cars.
Because approximately 90 percent of those cited and arrested are from out of the area each year, it is important that you be warned about the possible outcome of a visit to Isla Vista during the Halloween weekend. Safety information can be found on Pipelines “Featured at SBCC” site. This information provides details regarding Halloween weekend law enforcement policies.
I hope that you will consider the risks and possible penalties of going to Isla Vista this year—and then decide to stay away for their own safety and protection.
Sincerely,
Dr. Ben Partee
Dean, Educational Programs - Student Services
NO MUSIC, NO FUN, YOU WILL GO TO JAIL, YOU WILL BE ARRESTED, OBEY, OBEY, OBEY.
But actually, about 90% of those cited and arrested each Halloween are not from the area - which means as an SB local, there’s only about a 10% chance that you’ll be cited or arrested - so go ahead and follow through with whatever debauchery you previously had planned - you likely won’t get caught!
Much love, Dr. Ben PARTEE!!!WOOOOO!!!
