Local comedian and Minneapolis crime

Local comedian Louie Anderson points out Minneapolis mayor Ryback's failure to control his city, "Comedian calls Minneapolis "dangerous"":

Comedian Louie Anderson is having second thoughts about opening a comedy
club in downtown Minneapolis because he said the area seems "dangerous."

Anderson, a native Minnesotan, was a guest on the KQ in the morning show when he made the comments. He visited the site of the would be club at night and became concerned.

"I don't think people are going to come down here to a comedy club,
you know, when it's a two stab minimum," said Anderson.

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said downtown crime has been reduced greatly over the year. He credits the city's "safezone" initiative that combined police, deputies, and private security to reduce robberies and car thefts.

Anderson was a guest on the radio show when a second man was found murdered in a parking ramp two blocks away from where his club would be. Managers of other night clubs believe Anderson is overreacting and should reconsider opening a comedy club downtown.

Everyone seems to "get it" except the mayor and the Democratic machine which rules Minneapolis.