Bostonist: Don't Take Your Safe Commute for Granted

Middleman

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:50:18 -0500

Yeah, Jer, just a little crime hardens the kids up! Good for 'em!

jerryw

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:13:47 -0500

Cant' wait to see the "results" of the students' study. I'm sure it won't be biased at all.

allstonian

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:58:07 -0500

There were 3 incedents that were *reported.* That doesn't include the daily incidents of scuffles, arguments, drug deals, etc. that go unreported. That's why the high school students are working on doing their own documentation, to show that there are many MORE than 3 incidents.

Middleman

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:29:45 -0500

I think the news this week is that the O'Bryant kids are kinda badass.

jerryw

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:27:55 -0500

Am I missing something here? According to the story, there were only 3 incidents in all of 2007. Three! And how many rode that bus route in all of 2007? Well over a million. That's why the Globe came up with a map that shows crime NEAR the bus route. They had to. The actual stats don't support the claims being made about the route itself.

BadTransit

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:13:26 -0500

The standard MBTA line (this from the dogeared "Master Book of MBTA Excuses") reads: "Rest easy. The [insert conveyance mode here] are safe". A former head of the T police invoked this after a string of violence in stations and on trains and buses a few years ago. Pathetic, sad, and inexcusable that 15 year old children need to be concerned with survival while being transported by our illustrious transit "authority".