Johnny Rockets makes the best shakes around on a consistent basis. Unfortunately they've been closing locations. The nearest is in Braintree.

>THE HATE I FEEL FOR TRAFFIC AT THIS MICRO-INSTANT

Did you post this while driving?

I grew up using one of those.

That's clearly not remotely true, Chestnut Hill doesn't have a rat problem, so it's not everywhere in Brookline.

Years ago I lived in Lynn, I used to think it was weird that there were so many "opossums" around, till I saw one up close.

What about cocaine bears?

And I don't mean down at Ramrod....

"Carnivorous Turkeys Rampaging in Brookline, No One is Safe!"

Yup problem "solved".

Where in Brookline is this supposed "rat crisis"?

Knives are not machetes.

How would you disarm an extremely agitated and violent man wielding a machete?

According to reports I have read they did first use Less-Lethal attempts to stop him and they failed. Tasers are not magic they don't stop everyone.

Yes of course.

My point is that there are too many cameras out there now and it's getting more and more risky for cops to do stupid crap like that.

When anything happens now first thing people do is whip out their cell phones. Especially in Cambridge.

In today's age of video cameras being everywhere, whether the police are wearing body cameras or not, they have to believe someone is shooting video of them.

When someone with a machete turns on you, after your taser fails to stop them, I wonder what you would feel compelled to do, and in this scenario you can not let the person wander off with a deadly weapon, it is your sworn duty to prevent that so others are not harmed.

I know the owner of Hubba Hubba specifically mentioned the homeless problem in moving the store out of Central Sq.