One festival newspaper wondered, in all seriousness, why anyone should be fined for such an offense when a sizable portion of participants wander around nude. Burning Man rangers, who act as a volunteer unarmed peace force, say that state and federal officials have even entered and searched tents whose owners are absent. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management did not respond to a request for comment when contacted last week. Warrantless searches of private property may go too far, but some festival participants seemed to be sympathetic to officials' drug-enforcement dilemma. Video cameras must be registered and tagged to protect the privacy of participants.
Campfires are verboten to prevent soot scarring of the dry ground.
I look forward to this all year. It's the biggest thing in my life, practically. The tuna guys seemed to feel the same way. Wired Digital Inc. All rights reserved.