Thursday, March 17, 2005
Waaah
I don't know statistics!
In the area south of Dwight Way between San Pablo Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, there is roughly one liquor store per 670 residents, compared to one store per 1040 residents for the entire city.
The area accounts for 12.6 percent of the city’s population and 30 percent of last year’s homicides, aggravated assaults and rapes in the city.
The figures, some residents say, show that a high density of liquor stores leads to a high rate of crime and negative environmental impacts.
Alternatively, the kinds of folks that engage in homicides, aggravated assaults and rapes are usually the types who like to booze it up more, so there's higher demand, which leads to more liquor stores. Getting rid of the liquor stores would just make these people go somewhere else in Berkeley for their homicides, aggravated assaults, and rapes.
The coalition’s initiative, along with adjusting the zoning laws and the permitting process, places an emphasis on alleviating health issues by forcing store owners to provide healthier alternatives to alcohol.
Hahaha. HAHAHAHA. Yeah, sure. "Hey, store dude, I need some booze! Gimme some booze! Right... oooh, bananas. Nevermind, then."
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