Police: Sisters attack 'snitch bitch,' officers in smoking dustup at Forest Hills
MBTA Transit Police report arresting two teens at the upper busway at the Forest Hills T stop yesterday morning on charges they attacked a police officer trying to stop them from smacking around a woman who objected to one of them lighting up a cigarette.
According to a police report, Shirrell Niles, 17, of Newton, was about to light up around 11:50 a.m. in front of a "No Smoking" sign and not far from an MBTA cop. One of her friends reportedly told her not to light up, to which Niles allegedly replied "Fuck them! They can't tell me what to do." A woman sitting nearby also told her not to light up; when Niles declined to comply, the woman got the cop's attention:
Shirell approached the female patron, called her a "Snitch Bitch!", and assaulted her by trying to smack her in the face with an open hand. Officer Antoine approached Shirell and grabbed her to separate her from the female patron. ... Shirell then assaulted Officer Antoine by attempting to smack him in the face with an open hand as well. Officer Antoine then tried to place Shirell under arrest by placing one
handcuff on her left wrist. Shirell resisted the arrest by striffening her arm, and kicked Officer Antoine three times in the left shin, while trying to pull free of his grasp.
As another officer moved in to help, according to the report, so did Niles's sister, Shenitta, 18, who demanded they get their hands off her sister and then began to try to pull her sister away from the officers, the report says. After a struggle, police say, she failed. Both were charged with assault and battery on a police officer.
This is the second incident of smoking-related violence on the T in a month. On April 11, a bus crashed on Dudley Street after, police allege, at least three teens began beating a bus driver who told them to stop smoking.
Innocent, etc.
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Apparently Newton isn't rough enough.
Can you imagine doing something this foolish? Here you are, from the mean streets of Newton, presumably also being subjected to those notoriously rough and tumble and underperforming Newton schools, so why wouldn't you want to go down to Forest Hills to show someone how tough you are?
What the hell is wrong with these kids? Unless they are able to strike one hell of a deal with Conley's office, these girls will be saddled with felony records, and the lack of opportunities that come with them, for a long time.
What a sad story.
"Wilding" in the city
Seems to be a longstanding tradition around here. I remember in the late 80s, the only assaults/muggings experienced by my housemates in Kenmore square were at the hands of suburban kids who seemed to think that's what you went to the city to do.
Sadly, you're probably right, Swirly.
The difference, however, is that having a record then was not quite the albatross that it is now because, in part, of the negligent hiring suits that any employer who knowingly hires an "ex-con" is at risk of.
You can have all the CORI reform you want, but unless employers get some insulation from liability for hiring someone with a record, most will not risk it.
A game for the kids
I'll show these things to my teens and ask them: "What do you think would happen to you if you did something like this".
Their first response is "why do you think I'd do (whatever)? Really!". (I'm not so naive as to think they are immune to stupid...) Then they get into what they would expect from us, as parents, as a response.
We aren't talking physical punishment, either. Even with "kick your ass" off the table, my kids fully expect that "no allowance", "have to pay any damages/lawyers", and "house arrest" would be in order - and be enforced.
I think this question - "what would happen to you if you did ..." - is a good thing to ask kids. It gives them a chance to think through the consequences of their behavior before they get to the point where they clearly are not thinking. It also gives parents a chance to clarify the house rules and expectations for punishment should they morph into little douchewashes to impress friends or get full of themselves otherwise.
Nonsense. The attacks by
Nonsense. The attacks by suburban kids in Kenmore Sq was only b/c Kenmore was where the teen clubs were in the 80's.
So that's where suburban kids went when they went into the city.
City kids were just attacking and beating on people in their own neighborhoods more often.
Teen clubs?
Um, no. Fenway did seem to be a big draw, though.
The Ratt had a lot of all ages hardcore shows
This was the magnet. I lived in Kenmore in the '80s, I saw quite a bit of that crowd. They came in from the burbs for the hardcore shows, and got charged up by the idea that they were tough in their doc martins and shaved heads. I'm sure some teens who came for baseball were less than wholesome, too, but I'm pretty sure most of the violence was from kids coming out of the clubs.
Um, yeah
Fenway for 80 days.
The Rat, Narcissus and 18+ on Landsdowne St all year.
Lot more trouble with kids coming out of shows and fighting over girls at the dance clubs than from the ballpark.
Think they'll ever grow up?
Not just these two, but all of the youth who seem self centered? It's simply being courteous when smokers don't light up near non-smokers. Sure they may all be outside, the smoke does linger, and does cause others discomfort. It's also the same with people on the T listening to loud radios, throwing their trash wherever they please, stealing from others, and my list can go on forever. I feel there is simply a huge lack of respect amongst many.
Kids today have no one to look up to
Because they're looking up to you.
You guys are all missing something
Just because you live in Newton, doesn't mean you are from Newton. She could be from Wellesley but could only get public housing in Newton.
Didn't want to get profiled
Didn't want to get profiled by the pc police here but I thought of that too.
Wouldn't be the first time city kids used a suburban address to go to better schools.
underage smoking
See what it leads to!!!???!!
Underage douchebaggery.