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Brawl outside Tremont Street movie theater: Five teens arrested, one cop is stomped
By adamg on Mon, 08/28/2023 - 9:52am
Hours after Boston and State Police broke up a huge brawl at the South Bay AMC complex, police broke up another brawl that erupted outside the AMC Boston Common on Tremont Street, then moved down Avery Street towards the Ritz-Carlton, around 11 p.m. on Sunday.
Boston Police report arresting five teens, between 13 and 16 as they and State, Transit and Suffolk University police quelled the fighting. A 16-year-old was charged with jumping on a cop's back and trying to strangle him - as the officer tried to help another cop who had been knocked to the ground and was getting punched and kicked - police say.
Officers issued lawful commands for the group to disperse from the area which they refused. The large group continued to block both vehicle and pedestrian traffic on streets in the surrounding area. Officers observed one juvenile jump on top of a car and began to stomp on the roof of the vehicle.
Officers attempted to break up multiple fights, and other juveniles began to assault officers. Officers began to be surrounded by the group who continued to shout obscenities at officers attempting to arrest suspects.
An officer was pushed to the ground and was continuously punched and kicked by the group. A responding officer attempted to help, was also assaulted by the group to include a juvenile jumping on the officer’s back and placing the officer in a chokehold.
In addition to the teen charged with trying to choke the cop, two 14-year-olds were charged as delinquent for assault and battery on a police officer. Another 14-year-old was charged as delinquent for affray; a 13-year-old as delinquent for malicious destruction of property.
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Yesterday was $4 movie day
Were these kids sold out of their preferred movie and unwilling to make a second choice?
I guess they were really
I guess they were really looking forward to seeing the one-day-only screening of My Dinner With Andre.
This could have all been
This could have all been avoided if they could just play with their My Dinner With Andre action figures.
They should have gone to the arcade
and played the Dinner with Andre video game
Kens
Having a beach-off
Why is BPD policing movie
Why is BPD policing movie theaters?
because when fights and chaos break out, people call 911?
could also be a paid detail in anticipation and for deterrence of trouble
You'd think they have more
You'd think they have more important things to do (shootings, fentanyl, drivers) but no.
BPD
BPD has over 2200 sworn in officers. I think they can multitask.
This is a very confusing
This is a very confusing comment. Are you suggesting that a huge brawl consisting of a bunch of teenagers is somehow not something the police should be responding to?
I would say that it's unfortunate that they have resources diverted for situations like this but it's silly to question why the police would respond.
Don't bother
Low-budget, low-energy troll
People in this city should be
People in this city should be able to go see a movie without having to be in a situation where they're going to get mobbed by roving packs of violent teens in the process. Acting like this is minor shit that the cops should ignore is how urban blight happens.
As an aside, why the fuck is a 13 year old out and about at 11pm on a Sunday night? There's not a single adult in that child's life who can say "no, that's ridiculous, you should be in bed"?
Fights
They are called when people start fights, obviously.
Another theater which will close
I imagine the Ritz-Carlton isn't too happy about it being there. Maybe they'll buy it and convert it into a conference and exhibition center, even though Boston is not short on that kind of space.
Back in the day, there were more theaters and the youths were dispersed.
Within five blocks of that location: the Astor, the Savoy, the Saxon, the Paramount, the Gary, the Music Hall, Cinema 57, Beacon Hill, Pi Alley. Also, the Publix and the Stuart, which played action movie re-runs
Now it's Boston Common and South Bay. Concentrates the youths and the fights.
I don't think it will close
I don't think it will close.
Its the ONLY movie theater now left in Boston proper now. (next to the SouthBay AMC).
but I refuse to go to this one anymore. The teens have taken over this one and no matter what movie it is, will be obnoxious about being there. Talking, on cell phones, bring kids into R rated movies (yeah someone bought a baby to a 11a Saturday matinee of Friday the 13th.. screamed for the first 10m before I got an usher)
Too bad its a nice theater. Horrible to work in (according to a former employee) because its on multiple floors. But looks nice.
I haven't been to a movie theater ...
Since I bailed out of work one day for 2nd Sex and the City movie (2010?) for this very reason. Doesn't help that my misophonia and the sound of pop corn chewing sends me into a rage.
Usually a good experience
I have the A-List subscription so I’ve been to 49 movies so far this year, most in the Boston Common location. Nearly every time, it’s been good, with very few patrons disturbing things with phones and chatter. I don’t usually go on Friday or Saturday nights though. The ratio of bad-behaving customers isn’t much different whether you’re downtown or in a suburban AMC. The only difference I see is that there are more drifters who spend the day moving between auditoriums downtown. They don’t usually bother anybody though.
it can be pleasant
on a weekday matinee. only time I go there. But it's empty then, so it won't sustain the place.
What about...
...the theater in Chinatown, on Washington Street?
And the Nickelodeon
The pride of 1980's movie theater design.
Demolished
The Nickelodeon was demolished in 2003.
Not how it works
As a true Bostonian, the city is exactly the same as the day I arrived.
Yes, the Center
exclusively showed Chinese kung-fu movies
next to the Stuart and across from the Publix
The Pilgrim hadn't shown non-porn movies since the 1960s I think.
It was also the burlesque place where Wilbur Mills made an appearance
The Pilgrim is long gone, too
The Pilgrim is long gone, too, as a theater. The building is still there, and now serves as a large Chinese restaurant (Emperor's Garden).
The Pilgrim?
That was a fun theater ..
Movie Fights
Why are you criticizing the cops doing their jobs and blaming the theaters for closing?! What about the responsibility of the kids and their parents?
you mistake pointing out a trend
to blaming. These things are going to happen as society declines. You can't stop it by expressing disapproval on a comment section.
Just avoid problems when you can.
The Alamo Drafthouse chain is opening
up an outlet in The Seaport. They serve food and drinks (with a big beer program) to the seats, no kids under 3 ever, no kids under 6 after 6pm, no entry after the movie starts, and a harsh no-texting / no-talking policy (they toss offenders out).
That actually might get me interested in going out to the movies again.
yup
Looking forward to this opening for this very reason.
Of course this is going to cost a premium. Not sure if any movie that is out now or has been out in the past few years that would have been worth going to tho. (I see so few movies in general, both out and at home these days)
AMC Causeway 13
If you Google this theater you'll see some references to this, the former ArcLight theater at North Station which AMC bought last December. Reopening is going slowly but apparently it’s still “coming soon.” My theory is that the Boston Common location will close soon afterwards.
Back in the day….
..when all those theaters were going strong downtown, I was a kid and I can’t recall there ever being disturbances like this. More theaters may not have concentrated the youth audience but in the aggregate they likely attracted more youths in total than AMC ever would.
Advice to Red Line riders
When the red line shuts down in October and you are waiting to board shuttle buses with hundreds of teens who start pulling out their phones there is going to be a rumble on the red line.
Part of a Larger Problem
This weekend (and a few others this past summer) have been marred with outrageous levels of violence.
I hope mayor Wu has something planned on dealing with this. The old plan isn't working.
Have a great day one and all!
Awww
You think government is going to fix this? Bless your heart.
Fix?
My sarcasm didn't translate well. I have no confidence in Mayor Wu fixing this.
Where are the parents?
Maybe they should start holding the parents accountable as well? These kids think there are no actual consequences for their actions. Maybe a few months locked up might change things? But then that sparks a whole new conversation.
It all goes back to the home.
its all good
Their parents are working 3 jobs to pay rent so it's OK that they do this.
-- said a uhubber a few weeks ago
i’m almost certain
you made up the second part. and i get it, because fixing socioeconomic issues that cause parental absence doesn’t make for a very good one liner
Lighten up Francis
Lighten up Francis, sheesh.
Actually I didnt make it up, someone else said it a few weeks ago. I just made it into the one liner.
Because thats what a few people do on here, try to justify bad behavior by saying the absent parents are working six jobs to be able to afford here. Looks like that's what you're doing here.
Were you offended? Good. I'm glad.
Sorry being an asshole isn't excusable, no matter what your race or social-economic status is. I know plenty of kids who are absent parents who DONT go around being assholes like the kids lately have been doing.
So stop trying to justify the bad behavior and lighten up Francis.
"I was just joking"
Act your age. You should know better than to play the "I was just joking" card by now.
Then why are you being one?
Blame the movie “The Warriors” 1979"
It played a role in a Dorchester homicide on February 15, 1979 when a sixteen year old boy making his way home from work was set upon by a gang of kids at the Fields Corner MBTA Station, who had just seen the movie downtown. One stabbed Marty Yakubowicz in the chest with a double sided, nine inch deep sea diving knife around 10 p.m. He was transported to Boston City Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:15 a.m. the following morning. Two men, 18 and 19, were arrested. One was convicted on Manslaughter and served a 12 year sentence up Walpole.
Really?
Do you think any of these kids have even heard of that movie?
The Warriors? Hot take.
nt
The Point
The point being that this type of behavior has dated back the incident that i cited. Four decades.
typical Uhub discourse:
typical Uhub discourse:
Group A: "this is a symptom of families under social and economic stress, it's a systemic issue which is great news because we can address it with policy."
Group B: (may as well be) "It's the blacks."
It's a perfect Boston microcosm, kudos to Adam.
Group C: it was the Warriors!!
Watch it every NYE then head on down to the Cathay Pacific.