Fearless in the city

Boston Globe ^ | March 9, 2006 | Donovan Slack

[nmh]

I know ... you're right.

[durasell]

I blame repeated viewings of Friends...

[george76]

Down the street at Pravda, 23-year-old Jovana Babovic later learned the man she had been canoodling with was married and just wanted to be a ''boyfriend for the night."

Taking it all in stride, she and her friends drank until the bar closed at 2 a.m. and then set off for home together.

''I was a little bit buzzed, whatever, fine, I admit it," she said when contacted the next day. ''But it was just a fun thing."

[NYC Republican]

That is beyond ridiculous. Surely you forgot your /s (sarcasm) tag?

[george76]

You are correct. There should have been a /s.

For all kinds or reasons.

[durasell]

Oh no! Not canoodling! The end of civilization as we know it!

[highball]

Tell him gently that Rudy is no longer the mayor.

Still the safest big city in America, by a long shot.

We still don't need to panic just because something bad happened to one person in over 8 million, thanks.

[highball]

Did you move to NY last week?

Nope, born and bred. You?

[highball]

no doubt about that but what you see going on is becoming a TREND.

One murder is a "trend"?

[durasell]

Same.

[highball]

Same.

Then you should know better than to give into media hysteria.

[durasell]

I didn't think I was giving into media hysteria. If I came off like that, I apologize. And thinking on it now, I probably came off like that, feeding into the folks who don't particularly like NYC.

I suppose I am offended by the stupidity of the whole thing. NYC is still not some safe wonderland of shopping and drinking.

[highball]

No sweat.

I don't know what's feeding this particular frenzy, be it dislike of New York or general bluenose fear that somewhere, people might be enjoying themselves.

Of course one should take reasonable precautions for one's own safety. But for the Boston Globe to tie that into one isolated murder is beyond silly. For FReepers to then latch onto the Boston Globe's paranoia for whatever reason is sad.

[durasell]

Moral outrage sells papers. But tie that moral outrage into young girls and liquor, well, there's a real crowd pleaser...it's like saying, "Girls Gone Wild videos are horrific! And we'll show you the film clips to prove it!"

[george76]

"Senator Kennedy killed that girl the same as if he put a gun to her head and pulled the trigger" - George Killen ~ State Police Detective - Lieutenant on the scene 

[durasell]

What NY needs is a good ole fashioned Sanford White/Evelyn Nesbit/Harry Thaw murder!

[nmh]

Forget the crack about "highball" and congrats!

It is a "trend". It's not limited to NYC and bars. It's happening all over the place. Kids drinking to excess. What's different today is that females are competing with this stuff and don't seem to care about the vulnerable position it puts them in. Many dress like sluts, a few drinks, take off with a stranger and it's a recipe for disaster.

In the old days this would occasionally happen primarily with guys "sowing their wild oats" but today, it's becoming more the norm. What startles me is how "friends" don't look out for one another. Perhaps it's the moral relativeness kicking in -> what's right for me isn't necessarily right for you and then this indifferent aloofness kicks in. It's all related ... .