Teen showing seniors how to use one of the alarms. Photo by BPD.
Boston Police report that teens and officers distributed several hundred small alarm devices to senior citizens in Chinatown yesterday because of a growing wave of attacks on Asian-American senior citizens.
The small devices have a button that, when pushed, sounds a loud alarm and emits a bright light.
Sampan reports the teens came up with the idea to raise funds for the devices after hearing about attacks across the country in recent months. They raised enough to buy 700 of the alarms.
Neighborhoods:
Free tagging:
Like the job UHub is doing? Consider a contribution. Thanks!
Ad:
Comments
Do they also summon emergency services?
By Ron Newman
Sun, 05/30/2021 - 12:00pm
If they do, they might also be useful in an "I've fallen and I can't get up" sort of situation. Which does happen to seniors.
No
By anon
Sun, 05/30/2021 - 12:02pm
It’s just a VERY load alarm and flashes.
No.
By Lee
Sun, 05/30/2021 - 12:25pm
No.
Has there been any attacks here in Chinatown?
By dan s.
Sun, 05/30/2021 - 1:14pm
I know Los Angeles and New York had numerous attacks occurred there that were vicious enough to make the national news.
But has it happened here in Boston? I know several friends who live in Chinatown and they told me "not that they were aware of."
Sadly, yes
By perruptor
Sun, 05/30/2021 - 7:55pm
Here's one that happened this month.
That's looks like an example
By Refugee
Sun, 05/30/2021 - 11:25pm
That's looks like an example of a non-hate crime getting labeled as a hate crime. An asian woman was assaulted during a scuffle with a purse snatcher. That's crime but not a hate crime.
So what?
By perruptor
Mon, 05/31/2021 - 6:07am
Even if you're right, so what? Do old people being assaulted for unbigoted reasons not deserve protection?
Self-appointed arbiters
By SwirlyGrrl
Mon, 05/31/2021 - 10:56am
Don't get to decide what is/isn't racism and what is/isn't a hate crime.
Victims and courts do.
Victims, or just the courts?
By Refugee
Mon, 05/31/2021 - 1:42pm
Victims, or just the courts? Either way, it's the victim's granddaughter who is your "self-appointed arbiter" deciding that it's racism and hate crime, in the linked story.
Refugee, how do you know why
By cden4
Mon, 05/31/2021 - 11:53am
Refugee, how do you know why the attacker targeted the woman? Did he tell you?
"Looks" how?
By lbb
Tue, 06/01/2021 - 10:49am
"Looks" how?
Shameful that this is needed
By mg
Sun, 05/30/2021 - 1:46pm
Thank you to the teens who came up with the idea and raised money to make it a reality.
How about handing them out to
By anon
Mon, 05/31/2021 - 8:39am
How about handing them out to all city elders?
https://www.universalhub.com/2021/guy-talks-elderl...
Add comment