April 2012
53 posts
On lock outs and last drinks in #cos12 and the campaign to @soberupsydney
This is not another of my rants in favour of the freedom to have a beer. It’s just a specific reference for those who are interested in whether the evidence supports lockouts as a solution to rowdy streets.
From LAW & POLICY, Vol. 34, No. 1, January 2012
“3 a.m. lockouts are not the panacea to the overall violent crime problem in entertainment districts: they work to control the violent crime problems within the licensed premises, yet cannot influence patterns of violence throughout the public spaces within an entertainment district. Clearly, other regulatory mechanisms are needed to control the problems that occur in public places. For example, taxi rank security, improved late night transportation (Sandy and Crutcher 2009; Queensland Government 2005), move-on police powers (Crime and Misconduct Com- mission Queensland 2008), hotspots policing (Sherman 2010), and a range of other public space social control interventions (Ker and Chinnock 2008; Warburton and Shepherd 2006) must work in concert with the 3 a.m. lockout legislation to address the holistic nature of crime in public space.”
Basically it may reduce some drinking INSIDE premises but it doesn’t address neighbourhood issues. People who want the Cross and Oxford Street to ‘sober up’ will have to think a bit harder.
The full paper Violence in and around Entertainment Districts: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Impact of Late-Night Lockout Legislation by LORRAINE MAZEROLLE, GENTRY WHITE, JANET RANSLEY, and PATRICIA FERGUSON can be found at
As I have said previously I support the measures that are backed by evidence - police move on powers, better transport and taxi security as well as CCTV and extra police patrols in hot spots
cheers
Cass
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Housing affordability needs new planning rules #cos12 →
planningreview.nsw.gov.au
Since the peak of 2000, private completions of dwellings (both detached and multi-unit) have fallen by 45.4 per cent in New South Wales. In contrast, during the same period across the rest of Australia, private completions of dwellings increased by 22.5 per cent.
Affordability is declining due to planning driven inertia and costs. NSW government review should implement Treasury’s recommendations to address this urgent problem
Texts from Hilz just gets better →
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A submission from Secretary Hillary Clinton.
Original image by Diana Walker for Time.
@JessicaBrown53 is right - More food, less state planning #co12 →
incise.org.au
To steal a phrase from Sacha Blumen - “let the hungry decide!” why does Council take a year to decide if small business can provide late night snacks - and why are public servants taste testing?
not just me keen on a high line! #cos12
today the SMH has great pic of a proposed highline -such a good idea! herald article is at http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/push-to-recycle-monorail-and-let-city-enjoy-high-life-20120420-1xcff.html
a while back i posted on facebook suggesting the same thing and i made a submission to the 2030 consultation saying the same. So here it is Dani - proof!
Cassandra Wilkinson shared a link. 26 March near Sydney
so here’s my cunning plan for the monorail - who’s with me???
http://www.thehighline.org/galleries/images/popular Popular Imageswww.thehighline.org The official Web site of the High Line and Friends of the High Line
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Shooting at the car is one thing, but shooting to kill? It'd be ridiculous under any circumstances to immediately resort to shooting to kill when something goes wrong, and it's only made worse by the fact we're talking about children. I can't for the life of me figure out why the police didn't just shoot the tyres of the car rather than going straight for the *people* sitting in the front of the car. Committing a violent crime isn't an open invitation for a summary execution.
sure but they didn’t shoot to kill. and they didn’t kill him. whereas he very nearly did kill a bunch of people - no easy choices for the cops
