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So another shooting by a suburbanite outside of a South Side bar ("Man Faces Charges After South Side Shooting," Aug. 30). No constructive response from Mayor Luke Ravenstahl or his administration. Is it going to take someone getting killed before someone, anyone, does what needs to be done to rein in the out-of-control partiers and their more than accommodating "hosts," i.e., the bars on Carson Street?

Mr. Mayor, please spare me the "We can't do anything more about it; it's Harrisburg's responsibility to control the liquor licenses" line. How much of your political capital have you spent trying to get Harrisburg to do something? How much do the bar owners or their minions contribute to your effort to get re-elected?

Why isn't the city setting up checkpoints at either end of Carson Street, 18th Street and the Birmingham Bridge on a regular basis to curtail the drunks? Why doesn't the city enforce the existing parking code when it comes to outsiders who park by stop signs, fire hydrants, crosswalks or in physically disabled parking? When is enough going to be enough?

DAN MATHEWS
South Side

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