The St. Patrick’s Day 500

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2013 St. Patrick's Day Parade in South Boston, MABoston police arrested nearly 500 people during this years St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

“Keeping spectators and participants safe along the route was Mayor Walsh’s and my top priority,” said Boston Police Commissioner William Evans in a statement. “Issuing nearly double the amount of citations for public drinking compared to last year evidences the challenges we faced in keeping public order at this family event. I want to thank all of those who braved the cold and came out and celebrated responsibly.”

Police say they warned citizens in advance, via social media, that they would have a low tolerance for this sort of foolishness.

So are the St. Patrick’s Day Parade crowd inclined to public intoxication not the sort who check social media for that sort of thing or do they simply do not care?

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  • Steve MacDonald
    Steve MacDonald

    Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, award-winning blogger, and a member of the Board of Directors of The 603 Alliance. He is the owner of Grok Media LLC and the Managing Editor, Executive Editor, assistant editor, Editor, content curator, complaint department, Op-ed editor, gatekeeper (most likely to miss typos because he has no editor), and contributor at GraniteGrok.com. Steve is also a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, The Republican Volunteer Coalition, has worked for or with many state and local campaigns and grassroots groups, and is a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.

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