Revolutionary Moderation

Last call for bitching about last call



(Note: this entry posted by Bear)



Speaking of Law & Order, the recent shooting of Rachel Davis has Vancouver's bar owners insisting on extra police officers to protect their establishments when they close at 4:00 AM. Of course, the same bar owners, showing where their real concerns lie, refuse to pay the full tab for extra policing.



When the 'Funcouver' coalition bullied 4:00 AM closings on to the 2002 election ballot, did they ever once think of any the consequences, particularly, where the gun-toting gang-bangers would migrate to once the illegal booze cans closed?



If you can't intoxicate yourself before midnight, you haven't spent enough time at Hastings & Main. As for 'Funcouver', why not just get your patrons in the door earlier, rather than making them stay for last call at the witching hour when all hell breaks loose? If Sport Chek can have Door Crasher Specials, why can't The Shark Club?



There is no concrete reason why municipal and provincial governments have prostrated themselves to the short-sighted impresario who contribute nothing to the community beyond trying to inebriate as many suburban teenagers as possible. Especially when these same pillars of the community don't do anything to promote their establishments beyond bitching about not always getting their way at City Hall.