Beyond these preventive measures, the president believes that it is difficult to do more at this stage. “We don’t have a solution to go further and we can’t start searching everyone.”
Moreover, he recalls, festivals are not the only gatherings concerned. For him, a more global approach is needed, which targets all the mass events that may be concerned. And if the problem escalated, we would have to “get around the table to find solutions in order to reassure everyone”.
A problem that worries the organizers
For the president of Dour and festivals association in Wallonia and Brussels, the problem of wild bites is alive and well: it recognizes that the subject often comes up in conversations with colleagues.
“We have yet discussed last week during our meeting. There are fifteen days we had problems in Rock Inc., but the prosecutor took over the case and hope to have answers soon to see if the facts are proven “. In Walloon Brabant, two weeks ago, some festival-goers complained of syringe attacks, especially during “pogos” during concerts.
This is not an isolated case: just this week, the festivals “We R Young” in Hasselt was arrested after the discomfort of fifteen girls. Here too, the trail of wild bites is in play, but has not yet been confirmed.