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Teen in JFK/UMass fracas arrested with a knifepen, police say
By adamg on Fri, 05/03/2024 - 2:30pm
Photo of seized weapon by Transit PD.
Transit Police report "a large affray amongst juveniles" at the JFK/UMass T stop around 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday ended with four teenagers under arrest, one after he allegedly tried to shank another combatant with a knife that could be disguised as a pen.
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Statistics vs perception
I did not view the incident but have observed several similar situations.
4, 6, 8+ yoots ready to go.
The stats may say we are safer but the perception when you are on a train or platform sends a different message.
Part could be just fewer commuters and adults riding so the trouble makers stick out more and feel less inhibited.
I was wating for the train at
I was wating for the train at the shooting on the MA Ave Orange Line platform several years back. It started as a group of kids brawling. Frankly, I was terrified. That was my perception.
Does carrying a camouflaged weapon add time to your sentence in Boston? I'm pretty sure the length of that blade will.
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The length of that blade is 55 mm (slightly over 2 inches). Don't panic.
I never grocked the metric
I never grocked the metric system. Thanks for the conversion @perruptor
Windows calculator
The Windows calculator has a conversion>length option. I use it all the time, unless the dimension facing me is a multiple of one of the few that I can remember. 25 mm is close to an inch. They taught us the metric system in high school, but most all the equivilancies have faded from memory.
They say the pen is mightier than the sword...
...but why take chances.
Say what you want about the teen
but he has nice taste in pen knives..