Hey, kids: Next time you want to tag a bus window, you might want to check if the guy next to you is a cop
By adamg - Wed, 10/28/2009 - 5:53pm.
The MBTA reports a plainclothes transit cop arrested two teenagers on charges they etched something on the window of a 32 bus in Hyde Park this afternoon.
According to the officer's report, he was sitting in the rear row of the bus around 3 p.m. when the two teens, 14 and 19, looked around as the bus passed Patten Street. Then one pulled out a Dremel sander bit out of his backpack and used to etch something on the bus window, the report says. He handed the bit over to his pal, who the officer says appeared to also etch something.
The officer reports he then radioed his dispatcher. At Canterbury Street, the two teens were arrested on charges of tagging property. Police say the 14-year-old is from Hyde Park; the older teen from Dedham.
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Apparently this week the
Apparently this week the MBTA police are actually inside stations and buses and not parked in SUVs! Hurray! Is there a new boss around or something?
"Um...we were doing a science experiment!"
It's good (and about time) that the Transit Police are now taking a proactive and preventative approach on the system.
What the T should do is install cameras on every single bus in the system. They do have them on the new buses and a few of the older ones, but they should be standard equipment on all future orders AND buses going in for rebuild.
why?
Should we waste money on CCTV cameras just so you can feel more safe?
They do not deter crime. Study after study...
You don't by any chance own or work for one of the companies that would bid on the project? Just checking, because there clearly is no other logical reason for a person to back the use of CCTV.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/20/BA27VNC02.DTL
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/study-questions-whether-cameras-cut-crime/?hp
http://www.rinf.com/columnists/news/british-study-says-cctv-cameras-dont-deter-crime
too bad the officer didn't
too bad the officer didn't use it as a teachable moment and instead of allowing them to deface the bus and then arrest them, had instead spoke to them and confiscated the etching device. in the end, this will "cost" more. to process the charges and to fix the damage. go figure.