“What do you expect after 10:00 pm in a bar?”
Years ago, my bar expectations were lowered after 10 pm, sometimes by a lot. Sometimes I left before 9 pm with expectations met.
I spent my early 20’s in Chicago bars in early 1960’s. Many Friday and Saturday nights I did not get home until 3 AM. I would be standing on Clark Street waiting for a Bus after 2-AM and never felt threatened. But never heard of gun violence. Things have changed.