zRants

 Ways to stop the bloodshed and violence in the clubs.

Use what we know about alcohol to fix the problem. The Liquor laws with the 2 AM curfew don’t work. Bars turn people out when they are drunk and excited. The loud music and alcohol never stops until they are out the door and then they just want to continue the party.

People need some cool down time before leaving the clubs. They need a cooling down period after the alcohol stops flowing and the music stops pounding. The clubs know how to rev the party up by starting with light music and upping the anti to full blast. They should spend a little time ending the party on a slower note and allow people to sober up before leaving and driving home.

People should not drink on an empty stomach. All bars should serve food.Food service should be mandatory at all bars and not require an extra license. Given the choice, most people will eat. Aspirins ought to be available also. Bill Graham’s Filllmore always had free apples.

Require clubs and producers to file security plans for large events. Make the clubs responsible for crowd control after the party ends. If we scrutinized the security systems at the clubs the way we count the bottles and glasses on the bar after hours, there would be no weapons in the bars. People with a history of violence, or a police record should be kept out of the clubs. The security personnel should be required to work the streets after the shows end. Their responsibility should extend into the neighborhood and parking areas. The security forces should be the ones to call police if they can’t control the crowd.

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A club neighbor’s opinion:

I feel that the search for solutions to the nightclub violence and mayhem is not ‘Nimby’ but rather, ‘Not In Anyone’s Backyard’. I don’t mind happy chattering on the way to the car, but every week there are women screaming like they are being abducted, men fighting, glass shattering, sidewalk litter, car alarms, speeding vehicles, sirens etc and it has been really hard on everyone living in the neighborhood.