Transit Police report officers dispatched to the Back Bay commuter-rail station around 6 p.m. on Friday on a report of "a person with a long rifle" found a guy dressed as Boba Fett holding a "replica" gun.
Officers conversed with the individual & the scene was safe.
The Boston Anime Convention is at the Hynes this weekend.
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He's lucky he didn't have a hero sandwich
By noahproblem
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 10:03am
They probably would have shot him to death...
How do we know...
By Friartuck
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 11:44am
It's a "he?"
How do we know...
By Friartuck
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 11:44am
It's a "he?" The officers noted, "individual "
This is how out of touch
By anon
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 10:08am
This is how out of touch people around here are about firearms
Twitchy, not out of touch
By BostonDog
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 11:51am
Not like random mass shootings aren't a common occurrence in this country.
I don't see the problem here. Someone "saw something" and called the police as instructed. The police checked it out and left. No one was arrested, detained, or forced out of the station. There was no mass panic.
Or another way to look at it:
By anon
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 11:53am
Or another way to look at it: random mass shootings are way too routine. Everyone **should** be on edge. And from far away, things that look like guns are going to be perceived as guns.
Let's make it harder/impossible for civilians to have weapons that tend to be most useful to murder humans. Then maybe when mass shootings aren't a daily occurrence in the US, it'll be less likely for this costume-confusion story to merit any attention at all.
Not like its a major religious holiday weekend
By SwirlyGrrl
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 6:50pm
Or that there will be any huge in-person events coming up with a history of being targeted for mass-casualty mayhem.
You can go ask them what kind of gun that is. As much as I roll my eyes at the ridiculous level of panic over any and all guns in some areas, people have reason to be concerned.
They literally have the look of real firearms though
By fungwah
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 10:07pm
Because just about every prop gun in Star Wars is a real gun with some plastic junk glued to it. It's not that crazy that someone would see one and think it was at least worth checking out.
I sincerely hope that the T
By xyz
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 11:02am
I sincerely hope that the T cops explained to young Boba here the unwisdom of this course of action.
At a T station? He has his
By Rob
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 11:38am
At a T station? He has his own personal rocket pack!!!
Anime Boston
By mg
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 1:55pm
My kid and their friends were regulars at Anime Boston (though not cosplayers). A favorite memory is the time I picked them up at the Hines just as a Red Sox game had ended. The looks each group gave the other were priceless.
only a truly oblivious dumbass would do that alone
By anon
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 2:56pm
bring friends in civilian clothes next time you stupid bastard.
Magoo sez.
By MisterMagooForYoo
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 7:18pm
Sawry everybody. Magoo made an oopsie. Magoo.
Sorry, I laughed lol
By Sammy White
Sat, 04/08/2023 - 8:19pm
I was at the con with my kid this weekend - saw several Mandalorians, Glad things turned out ok - good thing he didn’t have a lightsaber or Space Force might have arrived.
this is the way.
By King.of.Brighton
Mon, 04/10/2023 - 8:57am
this is the way.
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