> What does this incident say about the safety level downtown 
> when people
> can be assaulted, robbed, and shot in the open air in the warehouse
> district?

I know little about this incident, other than what you've conveyed.  >From your 
description it would sound like they had some renegade justice in mind.  I would 
consider that extremely unwise under the best of circumstances.  They could have 
called the police when they spotted these youth....who doesn't have a cellular phone 
these days?  The police were even close by, according to what you said.

People that are looking for trouble generally find it.  I doubt that your foreign 
guests would be bothered...especially if they avoided the late-hour nightclub scene.  
I'm far from condoning pistol-packing criminals, but I rarely see anyone questioning 
the victim's judgement in these situations.

I've lived in the Warehouse district for about six months now and it has been a quiet 
and pleasant place.  The Mississippi mile is beautiful and the cafe's and restaurants 
are unique and fun.


-Michael Lomker, North Loop

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