Night clubs would be much safer places without doormen. The bouncer business has always been infested with organized crime and sometimes has been a front for fascist groupings. CAMRA refuses to list any pub that employs bouncers, for good reason.

It seems from what I've read about this story that some of Moat's friends encouraged and assisted him in his rampage (perhaps wanting him to "have a go" on their behalf at people they didn't want to confront themselves).

This has all been like a story out of a Child ballad (on steroids). Tragic for everybody.