i know this was probably not the smartest move but lets not call him names until he is well enough to fight back.

I hadn't yet watched the news...as I am walking down South St. I see the 7 news truck. Then theres a blue Explorer with Keba Arnold from 25 asleep in the passenger seat.

So then further up the road, theres a tripod and a light setup and a gruesome blood "pile" on the edge of the sidewalk and on the curb. It was this gross 1" high pile of viscous red stuff...I want to puke from the image of it in my head. They must have been reporting from about 2 feet from the not-yet-cleaned up remains of massive head trauma. It was disgusting. I dont know how they could stand being there or why they had to be right on top of it.

After reading the story, I can't imagine what this kid was thinking, even if he was hammered. There is a 2" half-dead branch extending towards the balcony that could barely support a squirrel.

The Globe reports he has head injuries, but that police expect him to survive. And he was trying to make a repeat performance:

Police said the man took the fall after making the jump about 40 minutes earlier. Witnesses told police that the man originally jumped off the balcony at a Commonwealth Avenue building, onto a branch and swung to the sidewalk.