Some people just not cut out for roommates

By adamg on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 12:48pm

Wicked Local Brookline reports how a roomie spat spiraled into a police call and a date in court.

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Remember-

By Rockne on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 1:06pm.

-the days before the internet? (I'm not trying to make this 'jerk day' for me or anything, seriously) But remember the days before the internet when people would fight and police would be called to the scuffle but the whole world didn't care or know it happened? Now, because news is always on, this has become news. But that doesn't make it news. So once we make this news it heightens all responses to it and makes it more than it is.
The woman locked her cat in her room and she got angry. How is that news? Really? Really......

Not Jerk day.

By Chris Dowd on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 1:16pm.

That sums up 95 percent of the "problems" and "issues" we see in the media today actually.

Because it's Brookline

By Lecil on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 2:07pm.

'Nuff said!

(Disclaimer; I grew up in Brookline, therefore I know of what I speak. Com'on, the place outlaws particular cuts of beef, for goodness sakes! Locking a cat in a bedroom? ALL DAY?? Call in the National Guard!) (Disclaimer on disclaimer; Brookline, I still luv ya, never change. :) )

Hey, I even remember teletype machines in the newsroom

By adamg on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 2:19pm.

Yeah, I'm old! The only difference between then and now is that you would have had to wait until tomorrow to read it in the police blotter column. Reporters have always loved stories like this.

The Globe even had a columnist (Ian Menzies?) who, once a month or so, would just run the more interesting items from the police blotter in some South Shore town.

Absolutely-

By Rockne on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 3:03pm.

-I agree they've always loved the stories. But then it was a novelty. You know, it was for that uncle who had nothing better to teach you than to sit you down and read the police blotter and say "Remember...you don't be good for your folks, you'll end up buried on the bottom fifth of the police blotter in the Globe."
Anywho, you're right, I don't want to drag it out, but this whole 'every story is so important' almost seems to be creating some type of nanny state. I'm afraid to argue with my neighbor who sits on my stone wall because I'm afraid I'll end up in the news for just asking the guy not to sit on my stoop when he has a perfectly good one. Maybe it's just me.

Priti should watch Anger

By cripes on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 1:40pm.

Priti should watch Anger Management and take lessons from Buddy Rydell. I believe he made them sing "I Feel Pretty" to calm down.

(Sorry ...)

Locking a cat in a bedroom

By APB on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 3:49pm.

Locking a cat in a bedroom all day without a litter box could result in some serious mess, actually. I'm sure the cat didn't mind very much. I'd love to know more; was it howling and scratching madly at the door to get out, and did the roommate ignore it? Or was it just accidentally shut in there as it slept through its non-ordeal? If you're going to bring people's private lives out into the spotlight, give us some plot details, please!