And today suburban teens act out on the T

This is interesting when urban black kids run wild the media refer to them as wilding or wolfpacks. What is the proper term when white suburbanites run wild.
Either way its been a tough week for the MBTA Police.

...I was slightly late to work tonight due to the red line train I was on being stuck at South Station for close to 15 mins. The doors opened and closed countless times - every time they were open I could hear something that sounded like a riot or demonstration far away - I pictured that perhaps there was some sort of political demonstration upstairs...I didn't guess that it was drunken teens on their way to a sporting event. In any case it was very weird. It felt as if the world was on attack somewhere beyond the train car, and we couldn't move.

I was on the front car; I do remember there being some cryptic announcement about no one getting on the 2nd car - maybe that's where the mob was? I didn't see any chaos or anything, and everyone on my car seemed to be waiting (patiently or not) to move on - but no hint of what was actually happening.

I'm glad it was nothing truly serious. And I hope the kids are oh-so proud of themselves...:-(

I'm sad to say that I am a Braintree student and one of the kids that were on the train. I apologize on behalf of the braintree kids and students that actually have respect for others. It is sad that we are looked down upon because of our classmates.

my greenline train waited a bit to enter Park, and the driver said the train in front had a problem. It was probably the train with the broken window, because when we did pull into the station, I got off and was mobbed by these boys and girls wearing blue shirts that said BHS. I didn't know what school they were from but noticed they were all white and I think some Asian, so thought it couldn't have been a Boston school. Anyway, they all jumped on the train I got off. And they were not 'wilding'...LOL. They weren't being aholes towards people, they were just very psyched up for their game. But I'm sure NO ONE else were pleased to have them on their train.

Cares! Get on the Orange line between 2-4, its a zoo. Is this only news because the kids are White? Because i see Black kids at Forest Hills act like this on a consistent basis.

I am a former student of Braintree High School and the same thing occurred last year when the girls basketball team made it to the garden. It sucks for the students who dont drink and just want to cheer on their team. I was one of those students and it ruined the game for me having to take care of the students who were full on drunk. The school administrators should have known it was going to be crazy and put teachers on the trains with the students to try and handle the situation.

Braintree has always had a bad reputation for underage drinking and most likely forever will. No matter if its a school event, St Patricks parade, sports parade, etc. there will always be that drunk out of control underage crowd. Its way to easy for them to purchase alcohol and none of the students will ever learn there lessons if there always just given warnings. There should be transit police on trains in these situations or at least undercover cops. Events like last nights girls basketball game should of been a fun school event, rather than being out of control and trashed. The students involved in destroying of the train should defiantly be punished. Its never going to stop and every school grade is just getting worse and worse when it comes to drinking in Braintree. It is seriously a disgrace. Im sick of always hearing about these situations because they always involve underage drinking. There needs to be a serious change and Braintree needs to have a better reputation!

I am a Braintree High School student and am embarrassed by what happened. I purposely got a ride to the game not to encounter the drunk students. These behavior discourages other kids like me who don't drink that actually want to go to the game and cheer them on from going. People don't want to be associated with the people who misbehave so they don't go to school events. The school has cancelled the doge ball game until further notice and is considering cancelling all after school activities.

Jessica, notably I can understand the nuisance that you might have faced while trying to commute alongside an exited crowd of passionate fans, and apologies have been expressed by many. I would also like to note for you, and all who read this, that not everyone was out-of-control like the crowd had been portrayed, nor does this description even represent the majority. However, It is exceedingly more rude of you Jessica to say that you hope that BHS lose the basketball game. The girls team, that was playing at that evening, had put in an immense amount of effort and practice to make it that far.

Third, lets try not to speculate. You are making assumptions about what the "contents of their Gatorade bottles" were, and we all know what assumptions make out of people. Never the less, even if your allegations about the behavior of the few who were holding Gatorade bottles are true (along with others commenting about possible drinking taking place) and that the bottles may have contained questionable substances, lets not be so critical. After all Jessica, it is you who posted on your website that I found saying, "bars and alcohol are where I shine. (Makes you proud, right, mom?)", So clearly alcohol and related alcohol-fueled activities are not out of your reach so lets please try to be more understanding towards some adolescents and try to stop the hypocritical criticism.

In addition,lets try to keep the condescending comments to a minimal, the "can the grown ups get a ride now" comment could be viewed as a little dramatic, especially coming from someone who "still sleep[s] with a teddy bear". (again taken from one of your website posts)

*The take away message that I am trying to convey is yes, the crowd of fanatics was certainly loud, energetic, and possibly even rowdy. Also, it is know that some kids may have crossed the line and acted out of order. I am certainly not advocating for the few reckless teens who acted poorly, but they after all if you put a hundred-plus high school students together and mix in a lot of energy, and excitement you may expect a few to not able able to handle themselves and to act unruly. Despite those few, it is important to note that as a whole this situation does NOT reflect all of the students, the school, or the town. It was just a case of a little too much excitement for some along with a controlled amount of enthusiasm expressed by the remaining kids.

As a nearly lifelong Braintree resident and a graduate of BHS, I'm incredibly embarrassed by the behavior of these kids. Underage drinking is a problem regardless of race or socioeconomic class. What I find most disturbing here is the ridiculous arrogance of these students. Go ahead and get sloppy drunk if you choose to, and go ahead and get rowdy and excited about a big game. But is it so much to ask that you be considerate of the people around you?

You idiots take the train four times a year and it doesn't make you a badass because you know how to get to Park Street. And your parents are from Dorchester and Southie, but that doesn't give you street cred. You think that everyone else should be put out - the people who take the train every single day and who know how to behave like grown ups? And that those daily commuters should just dismiss your behavior by saying 'kids will be kids' and 'all teenagers drink'?

Have some respect for the people around you. There's no justification for this kind of behavior. Kids everywhere drink, but Braintree is the town that wound up in the news. You made the town look bad, and you should be embarrassed too ... not because you made the news, but because you acted like spoiled, arrogant, white affluent suburban children.

People need to relax. They were a bunch of highschoolers trying to have a good time, and excited for their team for making it to the garden.

I am currently a Braintree High student and was very offended reading the comments. First off, we are not "wild animals," we are human beings just like everyone else. Everyone wants to act innocent and say they're embarrassed when they've caused just as much trouble as everyone else. Yes the majority of us drinks and have fun, adults act like they weren't teenagers at one point. And to the kids that drink and are trying to act innocent, you're no different from any of us so own up to your actions. Braintree is looked down upon while there are so many towns out there that are worse than us. Every town you go to will have underage drinkers and crazy teenagers so stop acting like Braintree students are the worst and talking bad about our parents. We go to school, get good grades, we graduate, and attend college. We are not animals or junkies with "heroin-addict" parents. Braintree students simply just want to have fun with their friends and cheer on the basketball team. And to the adults on the train; reevaluate what you said about us because if you have kids, I'm sure they drink and do other things as well just like every other teenager. I wasn't at the game, but I am defending my town and school because we are not bad people. You're scared of teenagers running around T Stations? Ha, I wonder how you live in a world knowing there are killers and rapists out there. You're all worrying about the wrong things.