Worried that cyber cafes are turning into dens of truancy and breeding gang violence, Los Angeles City Council members Wednesday unanimously voted to regulate about 30 businesses where teens and others congregate to use computers. Councilman Dennis Zine, who pushed the proposal, said he acted after a string of shootings at cyber cafes in the San Fernando Valley. "We need to make sure people are safe." Sir, the guns are real, not "cyber." Why don't you start by dealing with the kids-with-guns problem? |