If You Want to be Treated Like the Police Act Like the Police

"This year was far worse than previous years, and security at times was a joke. Just a bunch of blokes on a power trip."

"Bad 1st Impression For My 1st Reading Weekend. http://www.readingfestival.net"

"I was disgusted in the way the "specialized security" dealt with people. In my opinion the security at the Reading Festival was a disgrace and it appeared to me that they were merely glorified thugs"

"They were rude, aggressive, violent, and thouroughly unprofessional. Stick to your dayjobs at Glasgow zoo, guys."

"The stewarding was an absolute disgrace at the Reading festival, me and two friends were attacked by 4 stewards on the little quad simply because we were in the way when they tried to attack someone else, an absolute disgrace to Scotland, rest assured rea"

"i agree that the camp security(not including police) are a bunch of thugs who were just looking for a fight half the time...i saw one guy practically strangling a bloke for god knows what petty reason"

"the security at T in the Park are much nicer"

"The specialised security need to stop thinking their so special that they can get away with whatever they feel like"

"what a load of wankers"

"there were a hell of a lot of scottish villages missing there idiots on that weekend"

"Specialised Security, more like specialised thugs..."

"Keep the peace of the festival as it should be"

"damn straight"

"they have no right to do treat festival goers the way they do,and it needs to stop"

"It would be helpful if festival goers (and security) are given guidelines on what is, and is not acceptable behaviour. At the moment no-one seems to have a clue."

"I'd just like to say well done to the police but the on the security guard are spot on ! They need to earn our respect before we'd happily comply !!"

"Thank god someone made this petition! I was gonna complain myself. Sunday night at Reading 2003 I met up with a friend of mine at the same place as the "Hogan Incident". Obviously, the whole thing was very funny so he decided to join in and said "We want "

"The treatment of myself and my friends was unlawful and unacceptable"

"they are rude, they show u no respect, they cause more trouble than they solve. they want an excuse to start a fight. they're not in the spirit of Reading, more like a friday night at Wetherspoons"

"rude, abusive and look for trouble"

"I have to admit it was totally ridiculous. Hopefully something will be done about it for next year."

"I support this petition"

"I found the abuse from the specialised security quite shocking; there is no need for it."

"They were fine in 2003 up until the Sunday. I was actually scared then ..."