Courts Punish Overzealous Red Sox Fans With Homework

A few rowdy students who interfaced with the BPD following the Red Sox ALCS victory have been asked to write an essay considering their behavior.

This is not a joke. Roxbury District Court Judge Edward Redd asked seven college students to write "a five-page essay detailing what they have each learned from the experience of getting arrested and that they provide the court with written verification that their parents are aware that they have been arrested and charged in connection with this incident."

The following individuals narrowly escaped a paddling from Mr. Redd:
Monica Majewski, 18, of Boston
Maeve Condon, 18, of Greenwich, CT
Michael Janquet, 18, Walpole
Matthew White, 18, Peabody
Daniel Petersen, 18, Ashburnham
Alexander Provencal, 24, Boston
Christopher Allyn Ferguson, 24, of Laconia (Isn't Mr. Ferguson a little old for this kid of assignment?)

The essay is due on November 8, and apparently "I am very very very very very sorry, Judge Redd. My parents are very very very very very mad at me" won't cut it. "Judge Dredd" jokes will not be tolerated.

One college student who didn't get the chance to write an essay is Victor Mikheev of Boston University. Mikheev told David Brand at the Free Press that he's going to plead guilty but that the BPD went after him just because he may have lingered a little too long after being told to move.

Iconic image of Bart Simpson at the blackboard from Wikipedia.