Drugs Stupid Drug Users Are at The Heart of All That Is Evil

Two Green Line drivers who hit things—in one case a train car, in another a person—over the past week tested positive for drugs and alcohol. The driver in Friday's crash had cocaine in his system, while the man operating a rear car in Monday's incident had a blood alcohol level of more than the MBTA limit of .02 but less than .08. The drivers have been suspended without pay until they can be fired. An MBTA employee involved in a crash earlier this year was found to have marijuana in his system. Still, the MBTA insists its employees do not have drug problems. We like drugs and alcohol all right, but we know enough not to use them at work. At least being on drugs might explain a lot of the crazy decisions the MBTA—including its administration—sometimes makes.