26th October 2004, 10:32 AM
Boston has some crime but it's not so horrible that the only reaction to a thing like this by the cops would be force... yes, there were some rioters who did stupid things like burning cars and climbing Fenway Park (well, the Green Monster) on the outside. But... the police should have just been looking for places where people could really get hurt! So pay attention to the rioters. Don't bother the rest of the crowd who is doing nothing wrong... the police clearly over-reacted and were not prepared for the situation despite how they should have known way in advance what it'd be like there. What they really should have done is restricted access to Landsdowne Street in the first place! Why let a massive crowd (like 80,000 or 90,000) into that area of very narrow streets and a lot of bars right next to Fenway? It makes no sense!
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