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Dorchester man arrested for spilled-beer murder
By adamg on Tue, 06/19/2007 - 11:36pm
Boston Police report arresting Bernard Piscopo, 38, for the murder of Adam Rich at the 6 House bar in South Boston on Sunday.
An argument over a spilled beer allegedly escalated into a brawl in which Rich, 26, of Revere, and a friend were stabbed.
Piscopo is scheduled to be arraigned in South Boston District Court Wednesday morning.
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Finally
This jerk used to beat up my brother when we were kids. Bo and his friends would throw rocks at our house and once hit my mom with a chunk of ice when she opened the front door. This guy was the reason we weren't allowed to go in the front yard. He really put a dent in my childhood memories - were were like prisoners in our own house. The police would never be able to do anything because he and his loser friends were minors. I see this guy hasn't changed a bit, but at least now he can be arrested!!!!
Piscopo
Sorry to hear that Queenofstars. From the other side, Rich Construction (his cousins company which he worked for) did a major addition at my house and I had the pleasure of meeting and knowing Adam. He was such a fun kid who always smiled...even in the bitter New England cold working outside. It is ashame he "BO" wasn't dealt with earlier in life because based on what you said, he seemed destined for an outcome like this sooner or later
Thanks, Dave. My sister
Thanks, Dave. My sister attended the same party as Adam earlier in the evening (someone's going away party, I think). She left at 10pm - way before the group moved over to the bar. It's so terrible - a killing over a drink!
Seriously...
Seriously listen to yourself... "this kid used to beat up my brother when we were kids" EXACTLY when you were kids... what kids don't get into fights?? He put a dent in my childhood memories.. I'm sure if the "beatings" he and his friends supposably gave your brother and his friends was anything more than little kids fighting.. something would have been done about it. Your story didn't move me.. it AMUSED me.
As his friend - I can say he is not the guy "everyone" is trying to make him out to be. He just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong people and something terrible happened. No one deserves to die that way and my heart goes out to the victims family.. This was a result of too much drinking.. too many egos floating around the bar - Adam and his friends were escorted out of a Yacht Club early in the evening for disorderly.. and then went on to the Playwright Cafe on E.Broadway and got into a fight there... they then proceeded to the 6House at 1am after drinking all night.. and that's when a fight between quite a few people started.. someone died as a result of this fight ... but it was not something that was planned and it was not a case where these innocent people came into a bar and were attacked.. it didn't happen that way.
Wow
It was so very amusing when my mom got hit with a flying chunk of ice. And the guy wasn't like he was 3 years old at the time.
So glad to have AMUSED you.
WOW
Seriously... if your Mom was hit with a chunk of ice and it wasn't an accident .. and was intentional.. I think you're mom would have notified the necessary authorities to have something done about this... are you sure YOU are still OK today? You might still have some childhood demons haunting you .. that has nothing to do with Bo... but you somehow maybe sometime wish you were as popular that those other kids you describe... he has been nothing but a doll to my mother... bring her soup when she's sick... and bakes her pies on the holidays... he is a doll and I love him very much.
What Planet are You From?
Seriously, like, how old are you? I am about Bo's age and I know damn well that cops did nothing about even more serious things than ice throwing.
The cops never bothered with juvenile violent crime short of murder in a previous generation - like, 1970s and 1980s. I had a friend who was beaten unconscious and sustained jaw fractures and the cops got angry when he filed a police report! They refused to investigate even though there were witnesses, and his twin brother asked his around with his youth group contacts and eventually had to get the state police involved.
NOW the authorities would take these things more seriously and do something. Thank Columbine for that. THEN they couldn't give a rat's ass - or didn't want to ask too many questions because some mobsta's kid or some cop's kid or some mobsta-controlled cop's or politician's kid might be involved.
conflict resolution by parents and schools...Get a Grip!
To SwirlyGrrl & QueenOfStarwars... Your dropping lines like…“conflict resolution by parents and schools.†And … “Kids AND parents who are held accountable for their responsibilities and behavior by the school system and the law.†Why? Because some wild child hit a neighbor with a flying chunk of ice? GET A GRIP!
Between the mobsta’s, dirty cops, and your claims that “The cops never bothered with juvenile violent crime short of murder in a previous generation…†My head is dizzy from all your conspiracy theories!
Look…everyone’s got a story of a neighborhood bully. There was a nasty bully growing up in my neighborhood when I was little. He was the paper boy and every time he delivered newspaper, my brother was given a bloody nose. It was a once a week thing. He terrorized all the kids on my street. My father finally got wind of it and instead of “conflict resolution by parentsâ€, he took my brother outside and for the rest of the afternoon taught him how to hold his fists and fight. The next time the kid came to deliver the paper, my father ordered my brother outside and told the bully if he wanted to beat up his son so bad, he’d let him give it a try--but my father would referee. These two 12-year olds fought it out. I don’t remember either won of them winning, but my brother learned how to fight for himself and stand up to a bully. And I’m telling u, that kid never bothered any of the boys on my street again. He never delivered the paper again either. This “bully†grew up into a nice guy and anytime he runs into my father or brother they have a good laugh over it—and he never fails to say how much respect he has for my father AND my brother.
You can run to the cops, parents, and teachers all you like, but your kid is still NOT going to learn how to stand up and defend himself.
Unfortunately, however,
Glad to hear that your story about the neighborhood bully has a happy ending. Unfortunately, however,
just as often, if not more than not, kids who're bullies grow up into adults who're big
bullies who intimidate, extort, and, in general make life miserable for others.
It's good for a kid to learn how to defend him/herself if and when possible. Btw, the paperboy/neighborhood bully deserved to get fired from his job.
Try Growing Up Sometime
This ain't 1950. This ain't your two square block world. This ain't your segregated two square block white world, either. Bullshit like you talk about has serious consequences - like jail, like getting killed over stupid shit like spilled beer, like lawsuits and lifetime consequences.
It isn't cute. It never was cute. It is maladaptive caged ape behavior that prevents people from moving out of their cage because they can't behave themselves to save their lives or make a living.
This is why my highly diverse working class area has consequences in place for bullies and strong medicine for parents who think fighting will solve anything. It doesn't and it never did.
This ain't your father's townie town. Raise kids according to your formula and you raise losers. Fine by me - more jobs for my kids when your town-raised losers get tossed from the gene pool.
p.s.
The bullies that I stood up to and beat the crap out of (broken arms, concussions, etc.) did NOT grow into respectful people. Only one of them made much of anything of themselves, and only through the discipline and structure of the military (back when the military still took drop outs). The rest ended up as suicide and/or overdose cases, in the state pen, or victims of violent crime if high school reunion buzz has it right.
As a public health professional, I can confidently say this experience is far more typical of people of low socioeconomic status and early history of violent behavior. So much for your "just teach 'em to fight" anecdote - Norman Rockwell's world wasn't real, you know?
PLEASE!
I was there and I know for sure your "friend" still starts fights all the time. What about the time him and another kid that's no longer around beat the crap out of someone in front of the 6 house and then moved the bloodied person to infront of the cornerstone - then put his sneakers in a plastic bag to get rid of them cause there was blood on them. And you call this guy your friend and say's his misunderstood. Give me a break.
Please
I am confused, are you saying that Bo still starts fights all the time? Who is his friend that is not around anymore, where is he? I only know of one friend of Bo's who is not around anymore, that is why I am asking.
Knowing Bo I do not believe he is capable of murder, those who ridicule him on these boards obviously don't know a whole other side of him, he also has a big heart and would help a friend in need.
Seriously...
Seriously listen to yourself... "this kid used to beat up my brother when we were kids" EXACTLY when you were kids... what kids don't get into fights?? He put a dent in my childhood memories.. I'm sure if the "beatings" he and his friends supposably gave your brother and his friends was anything more than little kids fighting.. something would have been done about it. Your story didn't move me.. it AMUSED me.
As his friend - I can say he is not the guy "everyone" is trying to make him out to be. He just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong people and something terrible happened. No one deserves to die that way and my heart goes out to the victims family.. This was a result of too much drinking.. too many egos floating around the bar - Adam and his friends were escorted out of a Yacht Club early in the evening for disorderly.. and then went on to the Playwright Cafe on E.Broadway and got into a fight there... they then proceeded to the 6House at 1am after drinking all night.. and that's when a fight between quite a few people started.. someone died as a result of this fight ... but it was not something that was planned and it was not a case where these innocent people came into a bar and were attacked.. it didn't happen that way.
Assault and harassment is sooooo cuuuuute!
What kids don't get into fights - kids who have parents who come down hard on their asses when they do. Kids who are taught conflict resolution by parents and schools. Kids AND parents who are held accountable for their responsiblities and behavior by the school system and the law.
I've fucking had it with this "kids being kids" and "what's the big deal here" bullshit. I grew up having to put bullies in the hospital because I was routinely attacked (moved a lot) and people took this garbageass line that it was only kid stuff and somehow that made group assault acceptable. My brother-in-law was put in the hospital in junior high after a gang attacked him - isn't that just fucking adorable! My brother had his head bashed into a rail road track in fifth grade in hopes he'd pass out and get run over. Oh, so cute that is, little kids fighting, gee soooo sweet! I just love it when they battle, ahhhhh.
I want my kids to go to school to learn and not have to put up with a hostile learning environment. I refuse to let them live as I had to - breaking arms and breaking heads just to get a little peace.
Oh yeah, they "they will grow out of it" is bullshit too - ever bar some "former bully" from coaching because "former" isn't applicable? Right.
You've got some points there, SwirlyGrrl.
A kid shouldn't have to put up with that sort of physical bullying routinely. It's agreed.
Nonetheless, however, bullying doesn't necessarily and always have to be the physical. Bullying can be verbal, emotional and psychological as well. Moreover, this latter type of bullying, which frequently takes the form of taunts, teasing and continual ostracizing can be almost as damaging psychologically as the physical kind of bullying.
Moreover, kids who feel the need to get into a group to assault another person (i. e. a half-dozen on one, for example) are really cowards deep down inside.
This is to
This is to thisjerks...myfriend.
Some people are doing a decent job of portraying your friend as a decent person. You on the other hand are not. It "Amused you" that someone was picked on in their childhood. My guess is that you were probably one of the people bullying back then. I don't know how you can say that Adam and his friends weren't innocent. I am not polished on my legal knowledge but as far as I can tell, even if what you say is true, getting escorted out and supposedly getting in a fight, apparently the bars and the cops found nothing wrong with it. That makes them pretty innocent to me. If Bo is such a good guy, why was he carrying a knife or hanging out with someone who did?
So defend your friends honor but try a little more tact. I am close to the Rich family and from what Adams friends say, there was definitely provocation. Opinions are opinions and we are all going to have them but don't try and make Adam and friends look like the bad guys because they were drinking all day. I have done that on MANY occassions and up till now....no stabbings
What happened to Mr. Rich is
What happened to Mr. Rich is just disgusting. It's also unfortunate that when you and your brother were kids you were bullied by other children. But, I’m sorry; everyone gets bullied at some point during their childhood. Growing up is tough—--but kids (even neighborhood bullies) can evolve into sensitive, emotional, and intellectual adults. Perhaps Mr. Piscopo grew into a considerate man? Maybe he didn’t. I don’t know.
What bothers me is this Mr. Rich’s myspace page. A day after the incident, it was emailed to me and when I opened up the link to Adam Rich’s page I was appalled. It was very violent. It wasn’t the pictures of the skull ‘n bones that he had all over it that was troublesome but his messages about fighting and brawling that filled the entire page. The most disturbing was how he loved to beat up “retards†and “people in wheelchairsâ€. I must point out that Rich’s myspace page was not a page of a child bully but of a grown man.
The fact that Mr. Rich and his friends had been drinking since noon at a party at a yacht club and later in the evening the police had to respond to that yacht club for a “brawl†involving him and his friends is very telling.
I’ve read the facts that Piscopo is a father (and I know fatherhood is no defense, but it’s been widely reported that he is a very involved Dad. As a father, he would have to had a lot more at stake to risk brawling), suffers from MS ( I saw the TV footage and you can see his arms and legs shaking---definitly impacts his mobility) and doesn’t drink or do drugs.
I'm sure we will all learn more about the facts surronding this terrible tragedy--but at this point I'm kind of scratching my head at who of the two was out looking to brawl that night.
MySpace page is now set to private
So nothing to see anymore.
There still is on the Google
There still is on the Google cache, though not with the offending material mentioned.
link to Adam's myspace
Hey Shadowdot, Good post.... could you either send me that link or post it here, I would like to see Mr. Rich's my space page. I agree, that if what I have been hearing is true there is alot more to this story than simply talking smack about Bo.
There have been people that want to come to Southie/Dot and try to start brawls with the locals. I know, I personaly have expierienced a few of my own.
Thanks
you can email it to [email protected] if you get a chance.
peace
MJ
Try this
72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:7d5MYM15S14J...+Revere+site:myspace.com&hl=en
If that doesn't work for you, go to Google, search on "Adam Rich", Revere, set the domain to Myspace.com, then click on the cached version of the first link. But the offensive stuff Shadowdot referenced is not there, even in this version.
My Space Page
Ya…looks like the “original†page has been changed. Someone from his family/friends must have edited it. It’s been set to private too. I’m not that tech savvy, but my cousin told me that the myspace page is all anyone is talking about on Craiglist’s “rants & raves†and there are several different links to it in the posts. I’m not that tech savvy but maybe one of those links (using cached?) will take u to the original site. Too bad someone didn’t print it and scan it then convert to a PDF and put it up on a board somewhere.
By the way….I had no idea that Rich was actually asked to leave & was escorted out the 6 House for starting a fight but went back inside, and got into another fight---that’s when he got stabbed. Also, earlier in the night (post the fight at the yacht club). Rich and his friends were kicked out of the Playwright for apparently being really obnoxious; I guess they were all really drunk and accosting people. The group then tried to get into the Beer Garden but were refused drinks by the bartenders and the bouncers asked them to leave their place too.(Both bars are located in Southie’s E. Broadway). Smart move by those establishments; If only the staff at the 6 House had done that. A good bouncer would know enough to see when these guys approached the door to the bar that they were riled up after a long day of hard drinking and a hard night of partying. How much $$ was the 6th House going to get from these guys at 1:30am? Were they just going to serve them until they slid off the stools? Bouncers & bartenders need to be more responsible. There needs to be more training. Too bad the 6th House bouncers just didn’t tell them that it's time to wind down and go home; Bouncers should have told them they can't come in, in their condition and call them some cabs. The worst thing that would have happened to Rich was he would’ve woken up the next day with a horrible hangover….but at least he would’ve woken up!
myspace page is missing
do you happen to have a link and/or a copy of mr rich's page.. i would love to see it.
thanks
6house closed... l
6House has been forced to close - its liquor license was taken away last night.
Reply to "This Jerk" comment
Seriously listen to yourself... "this kid used to beat up my brother when we were kids" EXACTLY when you were kids... what kids don't get into fights?? He put a dent in my childhood memories.. I'm sure if the "beatings" he and his friends supposably gave your brother and his friends was anything more than little kids fighting.. something would have been done about it. Your story didn't move me.. it AMUSED me.
As his friend - I can say he is not the guy "everyone" is trying to make him out to be. He just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, with the wrong people and something terrible happened. No one deserves to die that way and my heart goes out to the victims family.. This was a result of too much drinking.. too many egos floating around the bar - Adam and his friends were escorted out of a Yacht Club early in the evening for disorderly.. and then went on to the Playwright Cafe on E.Broadway and got into a fight there... they then proceeded to the 6House at 1am after drinking all night.. and that's when a fight between quite a few people started.. someone died as a result of this fight ... but it was not something that was planned and it was not a case where these innocent people came into a bar and were attacked.. it didn't happen that way.
Here is hoping you are
Here is hoping you are infertile. You are some shitty parent material with your attitude.
You are a blind fool and probably too young to remember how boys were beaten and girls were raped and it was all okay.
Speaking as a good friend of
Speaking as a good friend of Bo Piscopo I am sorry you hold him responsible for losing part of your childhood but he is a good person and kids do stupid stuff. Bo is not responsible for this horrible incident the police are trying to make a quick arrest because it is such a media frenzy. I am confident the tapes will prove his innocence and he will continue living his life as the great guy I have always know him to be! God Bless you Bo! We are all behind you!
I think you have more issues than you think!
Are you serious....a dent in your childhood???? Your mom should of made you a stronger PERSON!! PAAH
Such an awful thing ot
Such an awful thing ot happen over a spilled beer.
I feel so sad for his family.
Has anyone heard of the talk that they want Boston's bars to close at midnight now?
Interesting
Piscopo held without bail
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports:
He's next due in court July 18 for a probable-cause hearing.
Why we have courts in the 1st place
First of all my heart goes out to the family and friends of Adam Rich. However, we need for all the facts in the case to be presented in a court of law before we assume that Bo is guilty of murder. I was not a witness to the fight that occurred that evening and shall reserve my opinion till more information from the attorneys and parties involved in the case is made available. I ran into Bo a few weeks ago at a bar in Dot and he was not a punk towards me.
Maybe, Bo was a bully in his youth, however he too has family and loved ones. So let's wait and see what information is revealed before we assume he is guiltuy or not. After all, that is why we have courts in the 1st. place.
Once this case is closed, there will still be loved ones left in pain and sadness and a reminder that we should all learn to simply chill out and only fight when we have too.
peace
MJSouthie
Good 'ol Days
I'm so glad that "boys will be boys" and bullying are now being treated much more seriously. I think every school administrator who has to deal with parents of bullies who don't get it should have a print-out of this thread to show around. With out consequences for their actions applied early and often, bullies rarely grow out of it, and all to frequently become those who intimidate, extort, rape, murder, and create hellish workplace environments that drive unstable others to Columbine as a desperate final reprieve.
I realize this particular person has not been convicted of anything - but it is simply fact that yesterday's bullies are today's murderers and today's bullies will be tomorrows if nothing is ever done about it and all is chalked up to "harmless" boys-being-boys or "just a kid" nonsense.
Agreed
I agree with you that bullying is not just child's play. From what I remember, his actions were calculated and (in my opinion) quite inhumane - not just "boys will be boys" behavior.
I'm certainly not saying I am the judge and jury. I don't know if he murdered the guy or not and fully believe in our justice system - that everyone is innocent until proven guilty.
I'm just saying this is the same guy who beat my brother (a scrawny kid) in front of me (among other things not necessary to discuss this forum). Some of my worst memories as a kid are because of this guy.
Some people change and some do not. I guess the jury will decide.
It stands to reason, too, that people who're bullies as children
be it physical or psychological, at least as often as not, end up as mean adults as well. Many of them end up as drug addicts or alcoholics as well. Unfortunately, it happens in the work environment with adults, too--both rank and file and supervisors. However, this kind of victimization doesn't excuse going out and maiming or killing people.
I worked with Bo
I worked with this guy for a few years and i honestly dont think that he is capable of doing this. from what i know it was someone else who did the stabbing and this guy is just not ratting on anyone so he sits accused, i think when all is said and done you will find that they may have the wrong guy. I could be wrong but he was always mellow and friendly anytme i was around him. of course any human can be pushed to their breaking point but i just dont see it in him. there is my 2 cents
excuse me Doctor, but
what kind of statement is that? Is that backed up with anything besides your "reason"? Bullies end up as mean adults? More or less commonly than those who were bullied? It stand to "reason" that they could end up being dicks as well.
I bullied my brothers like crazy, like it was my job. I threw stuff at them, sharp stuff, burning stuff. We've made each other cry, bleed, swear, require stitches. Now we're grown up, and our bodies and priorities balanced out after puberty and today we're perfectly typical functioning adults.
I don't know either guy, but its ridiculous people crucifying this Bo guy because some random internetter claims he was a bully 25 years ago. Especially when signs don't point to the other guy exactly as being a saint. And also, the article I read said it was Rich's drink that was spilled... a crucial detail i haven't seen mentioned here.
Not trying to indict Rich either, just trying to point out that this is no slam dunk of a decision and its probably just appropriate to let this thing lie for a bit and wait for some stuff to get figured out.....
Bullies vs. the Bullied:
First of alll, I think your attitude is downright nasty, insulting and condescending, and, although I'm not a doctor, I, too am aware of how kids can and do turn out, whether they're bullies or their victims, because, due to something that I won't share on this forum due to people with attitudes such as yours, I experienced much psychological bullying as a kid growing up.
The above being said, however, a number of these same people who were nasty as kids have turned out to be just as nasty as adults, in their own ways. Yet, it's also true that people who were also bullied in some way or other as kids often do come out to be nasty as well. I can say that, while I turned out to be a decent person basically, I, too, can be quite the a*****e when I am under enough pressure, but t hat'sonly as a last resort for me.
"I, too, can be quite the
"I, too, can be quite the a*****e when I am under enough pressure, but t hat'sonly as a last resort for me."
O RLY?
Also, you misspelled
Also, you misspelled "asshole". Hope this helps.
Nope...not a misspelling.
I purposely write it that way. Thanks.
Why? Use profanity or don't,
Why? Use profanity or don't, but why the half-assed version?
I have known the Piscopo
I have known the Piscopo family for many years, which is a considerably large family consisting of a number of foster children. The mother is the type of mom that you see less and less of these days, the caring nurturing type who adopted something like 10 kids or more and loved everyone of them the same . Adam Rich was thrown out of 3 places that night for starting fights and being disorderly and then walks into the one of the toughest bars in Boston maybe even Massachusetts and started another fight with the wrong guy (not Bo). This guy should turn himself in and let Bo get back to his family, and personaly call me a RAT I dont care I would tell on this guy in a heartbeat. No one is gonna keep me from my wife and kids just because of a being afraid of someone calling me a snitch.
My deepest sympathy goes out to the Piscopo Family at this time.
Sincerely
M
P.S
This type of thing happens more that usual. Why is it turnig into such a media circus? Is it because the guy who died is a Vet? Should this have anything to do with the type of person he is? I know a lot of crazy MF's who are in the military and went to war who have a had a hard time adjusting to civilian life or when on leave.
Actually M-he was thrown out
Actually M-he was thrown out of 2 places. He was rolled out dead from the 3rd one. Amazing that you send your sympathy out to "Bo's" family and not the Rich's as well. Out of curiousity, is there breaking news that I missed or did you say Adam picked the fight because you know for sure. Also, was Adam thrown out of the other places or was it other friends that were thrown out that didn't even make it to the 6 that night. Check your facts
an educated guess
Well it seems pretty obvious that if you have 2 previous fights in the matter of hours and get kicked out of a place only to go back in, you might be looking for a fight. But your right im only guessing.
Vet?
Hey "M".... I haven't read anywhere that Rich was a VET? Rich's friend (the 2nd stabbing victim who only suffered minor injuries) was a VET and the party they went to at that Yacht Club was for a few other VETS that were being deployed to IRAQ...but I didn't read anything about Rich being a VET. He was a construction worker.
video footage in the 6 house
Has anyone heard anything about the 6 house having video footage of the brawl? I hear that Bo's attorney George claimed in the arraignment that the club had cameras both inside and outside of the bar. This tape should provide the truth of what actually happened and provide some closure on what actually did or did not happen.
It is interesting that the defense made mention of this at the C6 arraignment and not the DA.
If this tape does exist, why would the investigators take so long in processing the relevant information in the horrible tragedy?
Why the tapes havent come up yet
I think the tapes havent been brought into play yet because they want Bo to give up the other guy and he isnt. so why not hold someone to appease the public until they get the person they are looking for. Regardless of who started the fight or what led up to it, someone is too much of a pussy to fight fair...i just dont think that someone is Bo
Senseless Tragedy...
This is really a sad tragedy for all parties involved; both the Rich family/friends and the Piscopo family/friends.
I do think that there is a lot more involved to this than "a spilled drink". Don't get me wrong, NO ONE deserves to die like this. I hope that the person truly responsible for Mr. Rich's death is man enough to come forward and not let Bo take the rap for something he did not do (if in fact that is the case).
I am, however, glad that the public is being made aware of the actions and events of the evening leading up to this tragedy. Initially, it was being portrayed that there were only in the Six House for 20 minutes and attacked. Apparently, there had been quite a few events that transpired that evening.... including a Mr. Rich being thrown out of the Six House for fighting, to only re-enter.
They do have video - but the
They do have video - but the camera angels were not set to catch that spot of the bar and unfortunately there were too many people around to be able to see clearly. They have cameras - but they're not state of the art.
p.s. The cops took the tapes before the body was even taken out of the bar.
I support Bo!
I just wanted to write that I support Bo 100%! I think that these allegations are false and he has been wrongly accused! My prayers are with you and your family!
BO IS SO INNOCENT BUT......what about these facts
I have a question..If Bo does not drink and he is such a family guy then y the hell was he out drinking a drink that started with an R. Y was he not at home taking his medicine and taking care of his children. And y did he have a black eye. You need to look deeper before your behind anyone.
Rich
You guys should read some of the stuff turning up on Craigslist. there's been a parade of people complaining about Rich - everyone from kids who got beat up by him in Revere, to people who worked at the bars in Southie. Seems the kid was looking for a fight, and he found one.
Here's a sample:
for all those who dont know, adam rich acted like an asshole at a going away party for a boston firefighter goin to iraq for his 3rd tour overseas. he started a few fights there, which was fine until the cops came and alot of people who were having a good time ended up leaving. he also poured beer on 3 girls from one of the decks of the yacht club when they were standing below. he also got thrown out of the playwright bar for being an asshole tough guy from revere and pushing a girl against the wall there...then he goes down the lower end of broadway and continues to be a tough guy
Craigslist Rants and Raves
Is here, but beware: The discourse is, shall we say, a bit less than civil. And anything marked with "pic," you probably don't want to click on at work.
As little as I know about this whole thing,
this guy Adam Rich sounds like a chronic trouble-causer and a rabble-rouser who was bound to come to a bad end sooner or later, and he did. While nobody deserves to die, especially in such a horrible way--and, without knowing much about this whole thing, do feel sorry for his friends/relatives, as the old proverb goes: Those who live by the sword will die by the sword.
Behavior Problems
I just do not understand how people can act that way. Sounds as if he should have called it a night earlier in the day.
The whole situation from beginning to terrible ending is just extremely troubling.
Yup.
n/m
roidhead was out of control
since i was young hanging out in triple o's, i remember every time an out of towner came in they were respected, until they acted up like adam rich , they got there asses beat all over that place, that roidhead was out looking for trouble and he got it, also bo is innocent, word on the street is it wasnt him it was his friend , but Bo is not a rat! tough one to take.
I was there
And let me say this. Maybe Adam was a trouble maker looking for a fight - maybe he wasn't. Everything we all hear now is rumors that have been distorted to suite the persons wants that's telling it.
Also, the kids that Adam was fighting at the 6 house are the biggest trouble makers I know in Southie! And I know for sure that whether Adam was starting trouble or not that first punch would have been thrown, regardless.
I was there I saw that kid die in a pool of blood on a barroom floor and that is something NO ONE deserves NO MATTER WHAT!
And what is this crap going around about whitey's ghost. Whitey is still alive - he doesn't have any ghosts. The 6 House is a great place - there are way shadier places Downtown - where worse things have happened and they're still open - without anyone thinking twice about it. Just because the Herald wrote some bullshit stories people get in an uproar and demand for unreasonable things. The closing of this bar has worsened the lives of so many other people that are good people and had nothing to do with this. I hope that kid rots in his jail cell. I'll never forget what I saw that night. But people need to stop making their own assumptions based on a bunch of ridiculous rumors and articles.
Hey Southie Girl, why the hate?
THIS IS FOR SOUTHIE GIRL
It seems like you really hate Bo, and I was just curious as to why? Are you saying that he and a friend are the two who beat someone and threw that person in front of the cornerstone? Who is this friend of Bo's and why is he not around anymore? There is only one friend of his that I know of who is not around anymore and that person would never do anything like that, that is why I am asking.
I know Bo, and he is not capable of murdering anyone. For those of us who are lucky to have him as a friend know that Bo has a huge heart and would do anything for a friend. I was not there that night, but am confident that all the facts will come out and Bo will be cleared of these charges.
His father used to wake him
His father used to wake him up after a night of drinking and fist fight with him. Anyhow he is a scumbag ! Thats coming from someone who KNOWS him. This other kid sound like a scumbag to. To bad they didnt stab each other in the heart and both die. Bo needs to go and be with his scumbag brother 6 feet under . There is justice and hopefully this ratbag will have a nice long miserable existence slowly dying of MS. Good luck fuckstick!
Ahem!!
Sheesh!! There was clearly something wrong with the father of that kid!!
Piscopo
I grew up with Bernard. Bernard Piscopo is and always will be scum. The man has done absolutely nothing for society. He thought he was a gangster and now he will live like one in jail. The only decent Piscopo is Billy. Thank God he got away from that family.
These comments break my heart
So today marks four months since that day...
It breaks my heart to read these threads. Since Adam's death I've tried so hard to stay away from reading anyone's comments - they just make the situation hurt even more. I'm glad I didn't read any of these comments immediately after Adam's death as I cannot imagine the magnitude of addition pain it would have brought.
What bothers me most is the attack of Adam and Bernard's character. I dated Adam and I am disgusted by reading the comments trashing Adam and speculating that Adam brought this upon himself. Likewise, I find it equally disturbing to read the negative comments made about Bernard. After the first pictures/videos of Bo were released, I tried so hard to have anger towards him...and I couldn't. I wasn't at the bar that night, I do not know Bernard, and I don't know what happened, so how can I (or anyone) possibly judge Bernard? There is so much grief in my heart that there is no room for anger. I may be criticized for saying this, but I grieve for Bernard also. If he is indeed the man that killed Adam, he also killed himself and his family that night. Adam isn't the only one who was hurt from this senseless, STUPID bar fight..Bernard is hurt, Bernard's family is hurt, Bernard's friends are hurt, Adam's family is hurt, Adam's friends are hurt. There is no sense in pointing fingers or throwing around blame - no good can come from it in such a painful situation.
I love Adam and think about him every day. I miss him more than even I can imagine. At least once a day, just when I've almost forgotten, something brings Adam to my mind and it's like a kick in a gut - You would think that after 4 months you wouldn't still be asking yourself everyday, "Wait, did that REALLY happen? Is this REAL?" I am sure that Bernard's friends and family experience this same hurt EVERYDAY.
I'm hoping the comments have stopped but to anyone getting ready click the reply button (for this or for ANY other issue) - please have some compassion before typing. I won't say that Adam was perfect, but he was not the muscle-bound, raging, fight-picking drunk that people are making him out to be. Yea, Adam was strong-opinioned and I don't doubt that he was getting into fights that night. The fact of the matter is, fights are all he was getting into (not that I'm saying fights are right). Adam never carried or even owned a weapon. Also, I do not know where the Myspace and the whole abusing people in wheelchairs rumors came from - I do not remember that being on his page and if it was on his page, I'm sure it was there as a joke (I agree not funny, but a joke nonetheless).
So please, before you type, realize that noONE is the victim here...everyone here is a victim.