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Man stabbed on Ashmont Street in Dorchester
By adamg on Wed, 09/17/2014 - 10:34pm
Around 9 p.m., possibly near Burt Street. Police are looking for three Hispanic males in their late teens or early 20s, all about 5'10", two wearing ball caps and one yellow clothing.
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amarillo?
AMORE DE REY!
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According to many UHub commenters in a previous dialog about violence on Claybourne St, gang logos and colors do not exist in Boston. So the violent young man in yellow is presumed to be a Lakers fan or perhaps into a certain type of kinky behavior. And the MS tags in East Boston and Allston are there to create awareness of a certain disease. And the mass arrests of Latin Kings in Revere/Lynn/Chelsea in 2012 and 2013 didn't happen. Etcetera.
I guess you don't see shades of gray
In that other thread, people weren't saying that gang signifiers don't exist, just questioning whether one particular individual who happened to be wearing a particular hat was, in fact, proclaiming his membership in a gang.
Speaking of shades of gray..
It's not quite as simple as being a member or not being a member of a gang. According to the State Police there are several different levels of affiliation, some more like family and friends , as well as the formally inducted members. And some gangs are more loosely organized than others. One poster above claims that "gangs" hang out at the sub shop near Ashmont Station. What is his definition of gangs?
If the facts ever do come out on the Fernandes murder on Claybourne, we will see if there is some kind of gang involvement, on the part of the murderer(s) and/or the victim. My guess is yes, but I admit I could be wrong. Better yet, ask any cop working out of the C11 house and see what they say.
But there is a good chance we will never know for sure. After all, "No snitching" shirts were being sold in Codman Square a couple of years ago, maybe still are. Evidently nobody is talking, even though he was killed one block away from where he grew up, and even though several posters in the previous conversation claimed they knew the victim, and stated that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. What exactly does that mean , by the way?
http://bpdnews.com/news/2014/9/12/seeking-information-the-boston-police-...
As far as the stabbing last night on Ashmont, a violent young Latino with "yellow clothes" says Latin Kings to me. But maybe as the poster above said, he is just a Lakers fan.
I work IN...
Some of the most "heavy" areas of Town...that doesnt mean peering outward from the window of my office either.
I dont rely on "facts" illicited by UHUB responses to illuminate what "might be."
Theory in practice: Go walk down Humboldt St with a Miami Heat hat and remember to smile.
Humboldt Ave?
n/t
Ashmont is a tale of two cities
Beautiful homes,nice restaurants, a great coffee shop Flatblack and a well designed plaza and train terminal which hosts a farmers market every Friday.
When school gets out the station looks like an armed camp with BPD and Transit officers trying to keep the peace with thousand of teens that overrun the neighborhood. The sub shop across the street is the meeting place for the local gangs that rule the night when the sun goes down.
Ashmont Hill/Ashmont Station
Comments about the student problem at Ashmont Station are correct. This is a relatively quite residential neighborhood, which the City of Boston and the Boston School District is attempting to destroy. My of the residents have invested in the neighborhood and have expressed concern about the literally thousand of students which roam the neighborhood during the school year going to and from the station. Property damage, gangs, and unrest is the result.
The response by our elected City government officials...MOVE.
Is there any wonder the tax base in Boston is shrinking. Shame.
I agree, it's a great
I agree, it's a great neighborhood.
But that second paragraph...I'd say that the afternoon congestion problem and the violence problem are only indirectly related.
Teens congregating at the station...are being teenagers. What should we expect when BPS relies on the T to transport students? Really nothing to do with gangs, more to do with BPS. The congestion problem is real though. But by evening commute - gone. At night, any uneasiness at the station is caused by the fact the few people hanging out at the station are probably the same you would see at any other major t station - but with less foot traffic, as people tend to drive to the restaurants in Peabody Square.
Gang members do come through on the way to the station, as these incidents show. But they hardly 'rule the night'. I take a walk around the neighborhood at 10-11 pm most nights, I see other people walking dogs...not loitering gangs. City-appropriate street smarts - don't flash your phone, be cognizant of surroundings - and you can feel comfortable in, around, and to/from Ashmont Station itself.
Must say I agree with this..
Must say I agree with this...never felt afraid walking to and from the station. My concern is not that I may be targeted specifically for some crime, but that I would get caught in the middle of a gang feud and may need to dodge a stray bullet. It grieves me to say this, but I have simply learned to avoid large groups of young men congregating in and around the station and move away from them as quickly as possible - not because I fear them necessarily, but more of what may happen to them. Very sad its come to that.
My only consolation is that the station does receive more police scrutiny and foot traffic than most others, with a T police office in a prominent position, and many security cameras nearby - although to some, this is no deterrent.
A$hmont Hill
Why on earth would you pay ~ Brookline, Cambridge prices for a house in Dorchester on the island on A$hmont Hill? Robberies, Muggings, Shootings, Stabbings, Racing Car Traffic from Washington through the neighborhood.... always looking over your shoulder when walking in the evening, and during the day... Ugh.