Three teens shoot T bus driver with BB guns in Mattapan, police say

By adamg on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 8:11am

Transit Police report that when a Route 28 driver stopped to pick up three teens outside the BPL branch on Blue Hill Avenue around 1 a.m. on Monday, they whipped out pellet guns and began shooting the driver.

Despite their close range, the three did not injure the driver, police say, adding they then ran away.

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Yet they wonder why it's a

By ChrisF on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 9:08am.

Yet they wonder why it's a struggle to hire more drivers.

Two simple words

By Will LaTulippe on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 1:54pm.

Qualified immunity.

Either give it to bus drivers, or take it away from cops, but the line as it is ain't marked correctly.

They have qualified immunity Will...

By Pete Nice on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 2:41pm.

Not sure how that matters here.

All I'm saying

By Will LaTulippe on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 4:55pm.

Is that I want bus drivers to be able to use force and get away with it.

Animals

By registeredUser2 on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 10:41am.

With no moral compass. Why not pick out the opps?

only humans

By Fenway Crank on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 3:35pm.

and maybe orcas and a few other animals kill for sport

most dont

Disgusting. I work at home

By Chris77 on Wed, 06/14/2023 - 5:50pm.

Disgusting. I work at home but I use buses a lot(57, 70, 553, 442, 504, etc.) and the drivers do a good job.