Burning
Transcript: Burners Burners with out Boarders take the ideas and values of the Burning Man culture out into the real world. One way they do this is by facilitating a variety of coordinated volunteer efforts. Many active Burners volunteer year round to help set up and build the next year's events for Burning Man. Others take part in fundraisers for disaster relief, beach and highway clean ups, meals for the homeless and more. Burners and the Law Courts and Corrections http://burningman.org/network/get-involved/connect-with-burners/ http://www.youredm.com/2015/09/14/arrests-at-burning-man-2015-up-600-from-previous-year/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Man http://burningman.org/culture/ Burners with out Boarders What is Burning Man and "Burners"? at By Justin Duke "Burners" are the term people use to refer to themselves as being part of the Burning Man culture. Burners have a very unique culture that many live with outside of Burning Man. They promote peace and unity by the means of self expression. The participants use artistic costumes and dance. Burning Man Burner Values Burners Sources In a court setting, Burners could most likely be viewed as peaceful hippies. With the amount of volunteer work Burners do, plus being very peaceful, it is hard to see a Burner being treated as a dangerous criminal. The most likely reason a Burner would be in court, would be due to possession of a controlled substance. If a burner were to be incarcerated, they would most likely not do well in prison. Although they would follow the rules and laws within the detention center, the inability to self express would have a negative effect on that individual. Burning Man is a Cultural art and freedom of expression event that takes place in the Black Rock desert of Nevada. A temporary community is set up consisting of large tents, wooden buildings and RV motor homes. Burners believe that the path to a better world is by being peaceful and respectful to each other no matter what their race, age, body type, sex or sexual orientation is. They represent that belief by respecting and helping every one and by attending burning man wearing all sorts of strange and unusual costumes, or by wearing nothing at all to express who they are. Burners are often viewed as the modern day hippie based on their beliefs and culture. Because of this, they are often subject to forms of discrimination. Such as being viewed as drug users and jobless artists by some law enforcement. In reality Burners are peaceful and caring to other people. They also often volunteer to better their society and to help one another. Although drug use is common. Burners are often noted by the law enforcement at Burning Man as being very compliant and peaceful. In 2014 only 7 arrests were made at Burning Man with 392 citations being handed out while there were over 65 thousand people in attendance. The vast majority of citations were for controlled substances.