Thanksgiving Weekend Ends in Tragedy
Wednesday night while most people were traveling to and from Thanksgiving destinations, a major three-day party was keeping up the neighborhood near Milton Avenue in Dorchester. According to The Boston Globe, "hundreds of people," mostly teenagers, attended the bash, which blasted reggae music into the night. At 3:20 on Sunday morning, Boston Police responded to a report of a fight and found five people shot, one fatally wounded. Two of the victims were female, aged 14 and 15. The other three were male, aged 16, 17, and 18. The 18-year-old, Jonathan Jacques of Dorchester, was pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center, where he was taken for treatment.
Crimes of this sort are not unusual for Dorchester, which ranks high above the state and national average in crime risk. Move, Inc. reports that the area in which the party was held, zip code 02124, has 3.23 times the national average for personal crime risk, which includes "rape, murder, assault and robbery." The Boston Globe notes Jacques is the "68th homicide victim in the city [Boston] this year." Demographically, the area is nearly 85 per cent white collar, but with a median household income ($38,473) well below the state average ($54,375).
My opinion: Dorchester is in an unfortunate situation of having a high crime rate. Similiar areas like Mattapan, Chinatown, and Roxbury fall into the category of "places not to be alone in after dark." While I understand that the shootings are a very sad matter, I want to point out that a 3-day party of teenagers with beer, juice, and Red Bull energy drinks is a dangerous mix in itself. Where are the parents? And why did the neighbors allow the party to get this wild?
Read the full Globe story for the other interesting elements to the story, including the missing owner of the hosting house, the condition of the hosting house, and what sparked the whole tragedy.
posted by Lynette @ 9:02 AM
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