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Copley Square was all in for the Celtics tonight, but then the fights began
By adamg on Fri, 06/10/2022 - 10:54pm
At 10:38 p.m., Frank Solensky posted a photo of hundreds of people watching the Celtics play on a wicked big screen in Copley Square.
Within 20 minutes, though, police found themselves breaking up fights along St. James Avenue. Two people were hit in the head with bottles. More people were injured. Police asked EMS to set up a triage area.
Standing room only inside of the Copley Square Park. Thousands are crammed behind fencing that was supposed to be removed before the game time. People are packed in like sardines, there are no lights and the smell of marijuana fills the air. This is no family friendly event. pic.twitter.com/0pZCYvXlS4
— John Monahan (@JohnMonahanTV) June 11, 2022
It remained peaceful inside the Copley Plaza:
Our Concierge Joe Fallon and Canine Ambassador Cori Copley are @celtics mega fans! Who is as excited as we are for Game 4 tonight? #AllAbout18 #BleedGreen #GoCeltics pic.twitter.com/ypSOGnTyYO
— FairmontCopleyPlaza (@FairmontCopley) June 10, 2022
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I sold high on Boston
And I'm thankful for that. Boston is really just completely allergic to civility at this point.
As for "no family friendly event", what precisely was this Tweeter expecting at 9 PM on Friday night in a city of people who are childless for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, their relative youth, and to the fact that there's no money left to feed kids after paying Boston rents?
I sold high on Boston
Good. I can remember trooping off to the old Garden in the 80s, and it was certainly more than this, all chants aside. Enjoy wherever you go, Boston will be just fine on its own.
"Boston will be fine on its own"
I (expletive) hope so.
Then go.
I too have left cities. New York. San Diego. Even DC
Now, if I still spent my time posting on a local site about how said city was much better "in my day" then I'd probably need to re-evaluate where I'm at spiritually and practically.
It's telling that you never say "It's better [town] than Boston because..." it's always vague attacks and grumblings about your perceived grievances on things that literally don't affect you anymore.
Seriously, Will. WHY are you still on this site?
Same reason
Matty's name is still on the Kiss 108 morning show.
Lol, yeah sure
I too yearn for the warm puddles of urine streaming underfoot at the old Garden. Dodging the vomit, the fights, but alas the Good Old Days are gone.
Tis' a faint memory of that unspoiled Arboreal Dell of golden piss weaving through crumbling rotted infrastructure toward the mighty rusty rotten river of filth that is Causeway.
Will, seriously.
These halcyion days you pine for never existed.
I sold high on Boston
Given the Boston of my youth, this comes across like pearl clutching. I don’t dispute that stress and tempers are elevated, whether it be from the pandemic, economic stress, other stress, Boston today is a delightfully safe place compared to the Boston of my youth. The Back Bay and the South End had abandoned houses and my neighborhoods (Charlestown, Southie) were dilapidated, rife with crime and between the cops and the non-cops, you couldn’t tell the good guys from the bad guys.
Hmm- heads up City Council
I wonder if this was the type of Police OT you are trying to cut back? Looks like it was a good thing BPD was there.
* I’d fully support limiting OT via hiring more officers. But we need the presence one way or the other, which our city council seems to over look.
** Go Celts!