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[John Wick] How much of a "civilian world" is there in this universe?

I was recently rewatching the trilogy in prep for JW4 and a lot of the stuff that happens leaves me very curious about...well, the existence of ordinary civilians. Take for example the Red Circle shootout. Were there normal people in there as well or was everyone an undercover secret assassin-for-hire? Cause if a massive shootout happened in one of NY's most luxurious night clubs, with that many people inside and that many victims, I doubt there'd be any way to cover it up like John does with the home invaders. Then there's the bust in JW3 where two armored buses clearly marked with the Table's symbol park outside a luxury hotel and unload scores of armored soldiers...where was everyone? Did none see or hear the litteral battle that was going on? And then there's the scene where Winston gives the order and everyone in Central Park stops dead on their tracks and stares at John. Like...i get that they may have put all of their men in position but at least A LOT of civilian people would still be in the park and would keep walking only to be very surprised when everyone else just stopped and looked at some bloodied guy.

Like, I get that after a while these films are not supposed to be taken very seriously. But at some point you just have to stop and ask...is this really an undercover society or is it an alternate universe where everyone is a secret assassin?
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For the Red circle it's a mob owned nightclub. Plenty of those exist in our world and while a shootout might make headlines it's not exactly something people will be shocked at. Everyone there would be at least tangentially connected to the Russian mob or someone in the mob. Though a few civilians might be there to help make it appear more legitimate as a front.

The attack on the New York Continental happened very late at night in a place that isn't really open that late. The flatiron building it's located in is surrounded by offices and businesses that operate during the day but not at night. While the ruckus would carry a bit it's not implausible that no one was around the immediate vicinity other than janitorial staff and the odd office over achiever. 

That all said the High table certainly has enough influence and pull within the civilian world to make anything disappear. Like we saw earlier when John covered in blood and standing by dead bodies waves off a patrol officer with just a few words.