BDx13 - 1-24-2007 at 11:35 PM
http://punknews.org/article/21882
Washington DC is reportedly considering legislation that would ban all youth from attending clubs. Currently, the law allows venues catering to youth
to also sell liquor to those over 21.
The reasoning behind the law is a little confusing, since it stems from a teenager's death at Club 1919. The victim was killed when another patron's
gun fired during an altercation with a bouncer. The law has support from both the mayor and council members, but neither explained what exactly the
ban would accomplish nor why the mere presence of youth caused an otherwise perfectly safe loaded weapon to go off.
Washington DC is particularly notable since the straight edge "scene" and trademark "X" were created there to convince club owners to allow underage
kids and non-drinking persons to attend shows .
Editor's note from Chris:
As someone that has been attending shows in DC for the past 11 years, I find this move pointless, as shows provide a positive outlet for kids to do
something with their time. Though the majority of violence does not stem from clubs that feature punk acts, including the 9:30 Club and the Black Cat,
one has to wonder what will happen if this law does pass, and kids (regardless of their scene) don't have anything to do on a Friday night.
clevohardcore - 1-25-2007 at 04:35 PM
Hey. Fugazi would have been ruined 15 years ago. However, it is now to there benefit since Ian does like dancing. All Fugazi fans are elders. Now we
can play chess and checkers without getting or tables knocked by young wippersnappers.
Kid Ugly - 1-25-2007 at 05:17 PM
It's bullshit like what happened in Asbury Park that leads to this kind of crap.