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Originally Posted by Muta
Meh, I don't see it like that at all. There is nothing wrong with having club/ bar districts. Proper enforcing is needed, yes, but some of you worry too much. Again hundreds of cities around the world have these districts. They aren't all littered with crime to the point that it's unbearable.. It's a pretty simple line of thinking that proximity of clubs are directly correlated to levels of crime. Crime happens all over, regardless of where these establishments are. All it takes is two people, regardless of location.
Clubs distrcits can be done right. Spacing out these places IS an inconvenience, and if we are doing it because of a chance of crime is just a further unnwcessary coddling of our society. Development is being prevented because people are scared of things that 'could' happen. Sorry, but I fine that laughable.
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They can be done properly, but they require massive enforcement costs. I'm not sure where you get the idea that hundreds of cities have "club districts", it's not all that common. Your basic argument is that inconvenience outweighs almost certain issues with violence. Not exactly a strong leg to stand on there. Sure crime can happen anywhere, but it's far more likely to happen in an area filled with hundreds of drunks.
BTW, in Calgary this isn't a matter of "could happen", it's something that already has happened.