I don't know anything about the circumstances surrounding this incident, but i'm frustrated that no one is reporting on the Heroin Hub in DTX. Everyday it's like Night of the Living Dead. I regularly see people in zombified heroin stupors. I've seen people that look like they're sleepwalking, staggering around perilously close to the edge of the platform. I've seen people standing in the road, bent at the waist, frozen in space.

I don't generally care if people use drugs, but I do care if they're endangering themselves or others.

Doesn't Heroin become deadly quickly? I mean if someone is in a stupor, but still standing, do you report?

Do we call 911? 311? See Something, Say Something?

Sidenote: Last Fall I saw a man "sleeping" in the middle of Exeter St between Shaws and the Copley Hotel. I went to the hotel for help and they didn't do shit. I called Boston 911 via Relay (i'm late-deafened) and they disconnected the call before help arrived...help never arrived.

I've seen people on the Common getting drunk, holding open containers. I told one of the Park Ranger people outside the Statehouse, and he threw his hands up and shrugged.

ETA: This is why the Seinfeld finale mocked Massholes. People act like it's someone else's problem, when people are in trouble. It's everyone's problem.

*Diving off my soapbox

Costs Of The Long Island Bridge Closure

By Elmer on Wed, 08/10/2016 - 12:23pm.

The mayor and governor should explain why there's no urgency to replace it.

Re: Costs Of The Long Island Bridge Closure

By The Frying Pan of Reality on Wed, 08/10/2016 - 6:16pm.

Agreed. Then they must do something to solve the problem, stat.

There's a difference...

By Rob G on Wed, 08/10/2016 - 1:18pm.

between "finding yourself in trouble" vs. "putting yourself in trouble". I'll do my best to help those faced with the first scenario any day. The second scenario, however...

Nobody chooses it

By Bob Leponge on Thu, 08/11/2016 - 12:16am.

Nobody decides to become a heroin addict.

And everyone makes a large number of stupid choices at one point or another in his or her life.

Heroin addicts are people who, for whatever reason -- roll-of-the-dice, God-was-looking-the-other-way-at-the-moment -- have had their stupid choices bite them, badly.

Felicity,

By anon on Thu, 08/11/2016 - 8:55am.

Have you traveled or lived in other large cities in the U.S. or foreign? Ever been to NYC, London, Paris, etc.? These things you speak about are common and generally worse elsewhere. And I'm not even going to talk about 3rd world cities where you see homeless children (not teens, children) begging, using drugs, drunk, etc. in broad daylight. Even child prostitution is right out in the open, girls and boys. Have some perspective when you talk about how bad Boston is; Boston reflects what's going on in the other places I mentioned, and could be a lot worse. Most of the homeless that annoy you, or even the druggies, are usually not going to bother you, except maybe ask for $, which you are free to ignore.

You live in a large, cosmopolitan city; develop a stronger backbone and thicker skin.

How's the weather up there on Mt. Crumpett?

By adamg on Thu, 08/11/2016 - 8:58am.

Yes, it's worse in other cities. So what? We're not talking about other cities. Thank goodness people in Boston still care and want to make things better.

Man winds up on Red Line tracks at Park Street; service halted

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