Tom Elliott questions role of police at music festivals during pill testing trial

Tom Elliott is wondering what role the police play at major music festivals as the state government prepares to trial pill testing in the coming months.

During the upcoming summer music festival season, testing vans will be set up to try and protect young people.

But 3AW Drive host says the police’s role as law enforcement is clouded if people are being encouraged to present themselves in possession of illegal substances.

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“At most music festivals there are police officers present,” Tom said on 3AW.

“What do the police do…there’s a pill testing van and let’s just say there’s two dozen young people queued up outside of it. Every one of those people by definition are carrying illegal drugs and police have to look at them and think ‘what do we do’.”