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i have nticed that there allways seems to be a large amount of violence related to pubs and clubs coincidence or not where i live the police and council seem to be t logger heasd withe the club owners and publicans who seem only interested in money what can be done i will appreciate your opinions

I agree with you both. Our city is full of young alcohol charged hooligans. I no longer go into the CBD after about 6pm, it frightens me. I also think that the council's idea of moving the taxi rank away from the majority of clubs was a ridiculous idea as now the club goers have to stagger, often stopping to vomit, urinate or other on their way to find transport.

Have you heard the latest: a gang of youths, ranging from the age of 8 - 16 hassled some teenagers for cigarettes and their skate board. When they didn't get what they wanted they punched them in the face. Nobody did anything to help them. Later they threatened a 14 yr old with a pair of scissors and demanded his mobile phone and money.

Why is smoking banned in so many places and why are there so many campaigns to get people to quit when alcohol is just as dangerous and has the potential to kill many more innocent people?

Alcoholism is a very serious problem and should be treated like any other drug addiction. It's a bit more difficult to treat because alcohol isn't illegal, so it's much easier to get a fix.

It may be that the majority of peoples' problems are caused by alcohol. But there are also problems that cause the alcoholism.

I hope you get an opportunity to vote those city leaders out of office. The kind of rampant abuse of alcohol that you describe leads to a spiraling crime rate. It must be bad already if taxi drivers are avoiding the area.