On Tuesday, June 8, 2004, at 04:30 PM, (Bill Dooley )[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's what Dario Anselmo the owner of THE FINE LINE says and he threatens
to move his establishment if the problems at TABU and DADDY ROCKS are not
cleaned up. Anselmo says these clubs attract "at-risk people," whatever that
means. MPD says the area is adequately patrolled with quick response. Should
these clubs be required to hire outside-only security? I would hate to lose
nightclubs merely because a few patrons misbehave.
This is an urban issue that has seen changes in policing practice elsewhere. In San Francisco, for example, there is a very high premium on tourism and as part of that, police practice puts a lot of emphasis on controls and prevention. It isn't pretty sometimes, but it is effective.
Minneapolis has not crossed that line yet. I won't even pretend any familiarity with downtown nightlife, but on those odd occasions when I am downtown late - it seems to be quite wide open. I've seen fluids being emitted from various orifices, and not a few violent encounters. Safely in my car, I can just drive on and shudder. Someone I am close to is one of those "at-risk people" who has gone down to the club scene repeatedly, despite two rapes and numerous beatings. No arrests and no prosecutions. She is wiser now but still drawn to the clubs.
I think we in the general society have to recognize that behaviors are crossing boundaries not previously seen since maybe the wild west days or the roaring twenties. It isn't that urban populations have not done this before, it is that we have not seen it in a while, so it looks new.
Sooner or later, Minneapolis police policy will have to lower the bar on what gets by or we will see more crowd and individual violence fueled by what the night life has to offer.
Laura Wittstock Southeast
Laura Waterman Wittstock MIGIZI Communications, Inc. 3123 East Lake Street Minneapolis, MN 55406 612.721.6631 ext 219 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.migizi.org http://laurawatermanwittstock.blogspot.com/
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