Perhaps you’ve heard – it’s been in all the headlines; a shooting in a Saint Paul bar left one dead and 14 injured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It took place in one of the many bars along West Seventh that suffered horribly with the shutdown of all events at the XCel Center, Ordway and the Science Museum, and the concertgoers and hockey fans and general tourists that used to crowd the area on a beautiful evening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the crowd that replaced them, when they could open at all, was a little…edgier? More likelly to cause problems? Bars in the area, and up on Cathedral Hill, had a much different atmosphere. Charged. Jumpy. Ready to blow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And at the Truick Park – across from Cossetta, where the Seven Corners Hardware store used to be – things finally blew up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, most of the politicians in Saint Paul – a city controlled by the DFL for over 60 years, and where county prosecutors have all but given up, well, prosecuting, had the good common sense to shut the hell up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not Carlos Marianil, the DFLer who “represents” the neighborhood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n