1982 Boston Arson

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Жыл бұрын

Due to budget cuts in the early 80s, the emergency services in Boston underwent massive layoffs and cut backs. Feeling slighted by the system, some of the emergency service workers came up with a plan to bring the funding back.
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@ichaukan Жыл бұрын

"No, it says ARSON for ARSON INSTIGATORS." "Don't you mean ARSON INVESTIGATORS?" "Oh yeah, that. ARSON INVESTIGATORS." "Seems legit."

@SecretSquirrelFun Жыл бұрын

I had sympathy for them at first, but when they start setting fires and people are being badly injured and they just kept on going. Nah man, that’s not cool. Not cool at all. Also, that cop squealed so fast 😳 He named ALL of the names didn’t he!?! The arrogance is off the scale. The petty reasoning is incredible.

@michaelfreeman6608 Жыл бұрын

I am from Boston and those fires were predominately black, brown, and poor white communities. When he says low-income communities that tells you what kind of people were being affected.

@alexandernoviello9557 Жыл бұрын

Buddy, “low income” means “low income”. I don’t know what you’re trying to say, but you just described the demographics of every poor neighborhood in the US. We all know minorities are the majority in poor neighborhoods, no need to dumb it down for us.

@theqwueen781 Жыл бұрын

Please tell me what Suburb/city you’re actually from, by Boston did you mean Worcester or New Bedford? Seems to be a theme everyone from Massachusetts does

@user-wo7dl6tb2q Жыл бұрын

@@alexandernoviello9557 u must live in an upper middle class because I know plenty of trailer parks filled with Caucasians, plenty of homeless shelters filled with Caucasian Veterans… shall I say WHITE TRASH if that would get your attention FACTUALLY? don’t be so ignorant

@jeffqmartin Жыл бұрын

I noticed in another video of his about the Ryan Waller incident when he (narrator) mentioned the word GANG he flashed a picture of the rap group NWA, even though the subject of his discussion was a young Latino male who was falsely accused of being involved in a gang. I immediately began wondering if the guy whom this channel belongs to has some subconscious bias...or maybe conscience bias's, because if he went online looking for "gang" images it wouldn't have shown a 34 year old pic of a former rap group. Thanks for adding that tid bit of necessary information.

@sergpie Жыл бұрын

@@jeffqmartin Everyone’s got subconscious biases. 🤷‍♂️

@theshenpartei Жыл бұрын

I just finished the book “burn Boston burn” about this arson attacks it’s nice to see a video about it

@groyper6567 25 күн бұрын

Just bc you wrote a book means nothing

@Kcmmm Жыл бұрын

I grew up north of Boston and was young at the time of this story. As soon as I heard you say proposition 2 and 1/2, memories came back to me of adults arguing about this frequently and passionately. As a child I had no idea what it all meant. I had completely forgotten about until watching this.

@user-wo7dl6tb2q Жыл бұрын

@Karin Campbell unfortunately, to the rest of America this is why People have such a negative view upon Boston Mass. Most outside don’t view as likely as locals may think. This was a great topic/episode for all to understand

@NIghthorseGrows Жыл бұрын

Poorer people?

@luciaconn6788 Жыл бұрын

fast forward to 2022 and 23% property taxes, 7% inflation and homelessness.

@ginmar8134 Жыл бұрын

@@luciaconn6788 Yeah, if only Ukraine hadn't been invaded during a pandemic, while 0PEC raised prices.

@hashimx1959 Жыл бұрын

I know chicago was the scene of the movie backdraft but did these crimes inspire the movie?

@williamblackwell759 Жыл бұрын

I'm a truck driver and look forward to the alerts that new videos have been released...they are always interesting and helps pass time as I listen while on long trips ! Thanks for all the hard work

@ChefSai Жыл бұрын

I’m a repair man and I always listen to these on the way to jobs. Makes the commute less stressful.

@cw4608 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for transporting the commodities we all use.

@MrTaxiRob Жыл бұрын

keep your head up and the rubber down, good buddy.

@BoneDryShart Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I do. Keep on truckin!

@Jacob-ed1bl Жыл бұрын

I'm a towboat Captain and it's the same for me, when things are calm and don't require my full attention I enjoyed the content to get me through the day. Be safe out there.

@panqueque445 Жыл бұрын

A friend of mine is a firefighter. I know they're a close knit bunch. Not just between coworkers, but with firefighters in general. Worldwide. There's a sort of kinship that develops. So I can't imagine the betrayal they must've felt when they found out that a firefighter was the one doing this.

@drazlet Жыл бұрын

Y’ever find a podcast so good with such a good host that you just sit and feel grateful to be here listening to it

@melissahall1397 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely I love this pod

@kathedison2044 Жыл бұрын

So true..he's great

@SirNic4180 Жыл бұрын

Your mother has a very soothing voice😮

@siriglisson1984 Жыл бұрын

We just had the 80th anniversary (11/28/1942) of the Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston. 492 souls perished in the deadliest nightclub fire in history. Not arson, but a horrific tragedy.

@infamousNfamous Жыл бұрын

That fire is the reason why buildings with revolving doors are now made with additional regular doors right next to them, they are not allowed to JUST have the revolving set. Very tragic of course but its amazing how some tragedies have created regulations that make us all safer.

@veganessence5270 Жыл бұрын

@@infamousNfamous Had no idea revolving doors had a purpose other than aesthetics, especially the early non-automated ones. Also, interesting username

@rubberneckinc.8937 Жыл бұрын

There's an impressive video from Fascinating Horror about the fire at Cocoanut Grove. Tragic disaster just absolutely tragic.

@laurabustos6560 Жыл бұрын

How many years later, and we're still waiting for that trickle...

@matthewzeimys3799 Жыл бұрын

No shit ain’t it

@lisapop5219 Жыл бұрын

Trickle down economics was from the media. Reagan never said it

@elissam.corsmeier469 Жыл бұрын

@@lisapop5219yeah but they heard it on KZfaq so it must be true.

@joyseegers5783 Жыл бұрын

Sadly … they will think it’s true …

@laurabustos6560 Жыл бұрын

Did you watch the video??? Jiles used the phrase in explaining the era. Doesn't matter who originally coined it, it's of the times. My comment never attributed it to any person...

@johnhammond9962 Жыл бұрын

For some reason this is by far my favorite Monsters episobe. Sincerely, John Orr

@brandyjean7015 Жыл бұрын

Now he was a serial arsonist! I lived near Glendale, Ca. During his 7 year, 2,000 fire spree. Inconceivable.

@12thDecember Жыл бұрын

"Trickle down" turned out to be "siphon up," and it's only gotten worse. Imagine voting _against_ Proposition 2 1/2 and then having your property burned down, only to find out the motive was disgruntled firefighters angry about Proposition 2 1/2 being passed.

@viralgayguy Жыл бұрын

I love how deep you go into political and historical contexts of these cases. You don’t often see that on other true crime channels, and it adds so much to the stories. It must take a ton of research and time-just know it’s appreciated.

@Carlton_Wilson Жыл бұрын

And yet he allowed his biases to draw illogical conclusions about cause and effect. The Democratic Party created the causes.

@klondikemom3658 Жыл бұрын

@@Carlton_Wilson bull it was all a Ragan lie to get a masave transfer of power from middle class and poor. Dont make up history. He came to power with a lie. Did you know Jimmy lost because of Iran made a deal with GOP to keep the hostages till after the election so GOP would win. After all these years the numbers are in and you are wrong.

@Carlton_Wilson Жыл бұрын

@@klondikemom3658 One of the most idiotic attempts at a comment I've ever seen. Jimmy Carter, worst POTUS in history prior to Joe Biden, created through his administration's feeble weakness and failed economic policies massive unemployment and even greater inflation accompanied by a near catastrophic fuel shortage. He was weak. Pathetically so. The Islamic Republic of Iran released it's U.S. Department of State hostages on Reagan's inauguration day, not because of some imagined deal that would have been illegal, but because Reagan had stated publicly his intentions of immediately deploying U.S. military assets to shatter the Islamic theocracies nascent hold on power. He was going to sink their navy and flatten their ground assets cutting of their ability to export oil. Game Over, and they knew it. The Reagan Era saw a massive revitalization of The U.S. economy and military. We went from failed state to world dominance in one decade.

@jedross2136 Жыл бұрын

@@Carlton_Wilson I know! Fuck Jack Johnson, John Jackson would never have let this happen!

@MrTaxiRob Жыл бұрын

@@Carlton_Wilson are you sure it wasn't your mom?

@SnowWhite717_ Жыл бұрын

Jiles, is this an early Christmas present? 41 minutes?? Thank you so much for all the work you put into these cases, I’m always happy when the notification goes off. 😊 Now… This Is Monsters…. 🤩🥳

@patchthecat Жыл бұрын

Right?!

@morkiemomma7259 Жыл бұрын

Love these..and helps ke through my work days! Keep up the great job!

@mnemonichotpocket Жыл бұрын

Mr Monsters name is Jiles?.... I learned something today.

@poman41 Жыл бұрын

@melodypops2010 Жыл бұрын

I love listening to you narrate some of the lesser known stories and then comments come in from people who were about at the time or knew someone who was. Thanks for connecting us all.

@carabeingblue4016 Жыл бұрын

Man, I was only 7/8 years old in the Boston area in 1982, but my dad commuted to the city every day. I'll have to send him this one. He was a real estate lawyer and did a lot of titles on these properties. Thanks for the excellent report.

@joyburton3967 Жыл бұрын

I was stationed at Ft. Devens during this time period, but rarely watched television. Feels so strange to be oblivious to what was happening.

@witchflowers6942 Жыл бұрын

ah yes, collecting the warm *trickle down* from my master’s boot [Glug Glug] 😋

@bigdadybojangls9219 Жыл бұрын

I like the idea that we can just blame this all on Reagan’s shit economic policies lmfao

@witchflowers6942 Жыл бұрын

@@bigdadybojangls9219 not necessarily my meaning, just felt compelled to say that because it’s what i say every time i hear the policy mentioned. There was a lot more at play here.

@Screencappedhats Жыл бұрын

@@bigdadybojangls9219 don't let it trigger you so much buddy lol Reagan's failed economy is nothing new for republican administrations. Democrats have been cleaning up for them since FDR.

@bushelbritches Жыл бұрын

What a story! All that research!!! Impressive.

@SecretSquirrelFun Жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@ginaperez8139 Жыл бұрын

Yes I was 3 yrs old when these fires were going on. My mom told me so much about these fires and how much was lost in the city I grew up in as well Chelsea Massachusetts 😢 it was a very sad time from what I know it was a hard time for everyone to get and or keep jobs and it was literally too hard to live we were definitely in a recession and it was very hard on my mom as a single mom trying her best to stay afloat. My mom actually still has pictures of some of the fires that happened in Chelsea Massachusetts. Very crazy time then. Thank you Jiles for uploading some history of my own hometown. Have a good week everyone

@timothyemery7918 Жыл бұрын

Every time I pull your new videos up for our nightly routine, my wife says, "Oh boy!" And that sums it up perfectly.

@Studio_WabiSabi Жыл бұрын

That adorable, "This is Monsters" and chillin with the wife? Sounds like a perfect night :))

@kathedison2044 Жыл бұрын

It's funny I watch at night going to bed to. His voice is great and story telling is next level..

@MagdaleneDivine Жыл бұрын

It's 2022 and still waiting on that trickle down effect

@buggiebuild1 Жыл бұрын

Can’t tell you enough how awesome and appreciated this upload is tonight, just got done, cooking dinner, and was looking for something, and there you are, 👍🏻👍🏻great health, and happiness to you and yours, and thank you ever so much✌🏻💕

@RebeleneM Жыл бұрын

I'm from Brighton, a neighborhood of Boston. I was in high school when this was happening & I remeber it well. It was a scary time for this city. Thanks for all the background info on our neighborhoods!!

@ejtappan1802 Жыл бұрын

My son now lives in one of those hard-hit neighborhoods. Neither of us had any idea about this happening. Thanks for the fascinating history!

@DDTF-py1xb Жыл бұрын

I was struggling with shortness of of breath the past two nights and was checking this channel more than I can count to watch something at night 😪

@lauriediorio574 Жыл бұрын

Elevate your head with pillows when you have shortness of breath. It will help your lungs expand easier. ❤️

@ann-mariepaliukenas19 Жыл бұрын

Hope you are feeling better,maybe a panic attack.

@ashleewhittlesey7874 Жыл бұрын

Try elevating your head and a humidifier

@lisapop5219 Жыл бұрын

Have you contacted your Dr?

@j897xce Жыл бұрын

So cool to see such a historical video from you, a quality contrast to other channels like yours. Keep peppering them in there, we love them!

@kimwalsh Жыл бұрын

There are too many monsters in this world

@lauriediorio574 Жыл бұрын

There was the great fire of Chelsea in the early 70's and then Lynn had a huge industrial fire. When the Chelsea fire happened, I was really young and I could see the flames from my front yard. I was so scared because I thought the Vietnam War had come to our area.

@aj1800 Жыл бұрын

I've watched all ur videos but I still get the chills when you say "This is Monster's"😊 awesome chills that is! I love ur channel. Thank you for all ur hard work.

@CherryPi314 Жыл бұрын

I actually mouth the words when he says it. Like. Every. Time. HAHA! 👍🏽⚡️✌🏽

@TheNuckinFoob Жыл бұрын

This is the exact plot of Backdraft except that John Adcox (Axe; played by Scott Glenn) actually targeted the politicians responsible for passing the budget cuts. Well, that and he somehow staged legit backdrafts that would kill the target but blew itself out so it didn't hurt/kill anyone else. There's no mention of this inspiring the movie, the trivia in IMDB says the screenwriter was inspired by the death of a friend in a backdraft. But still, the similarities are kinda crazy.

@DrPwnStar Жыл бұрын

Wow. You're right! That is also a spectacular film

@lunarballoonistxo Жыл бұрын

Hi This Is Monsters! Thank you for covering this topic!! Can you please look further in depth regarding The Bronx fires in the mid-seventies? My grandfather moved to the Bronx at 7 years old, with his big family from Puerto Rico. He was eventually ready to leave and got a great education in early computer science and married my grandmother around 18. It was around 1977 when they left to middle America for better opportunities to own a home and live more comfortably. I want to ask them more about it soon, if at all they recall anything. I would appreciate your take on this. Thank you.

@mmedefarge Жыл бұрын

They were mostly landlord jobs to collect insurance money. Those were well-built multi-dwellings and it was a shame to lose good housing stock. What was rebuilt was replaced with mostly cheesy quality townhouses which won't last long.

@lunarballoonistxo Жыл бұрын

@@mmedefarge from what I understand that’s not even half of the story if you include the entire humanitarian crisis involved.

@mmedefarge Жыл бұрын

@@lunarballoonistxo The fires were on a grand scale, blocks and blocks eradicated. The S. Bronx went from Fort Apache to Little House on the Prairie. I worked Lincoln Hospital in 1981. Across the street, behind some single story stores, lay a vast open field with only a small, red brick church in the distance. An area that once had housing for thousands of families. Greed is what set those fires. The laws have been revised since then to help prevent that kind of fraud.

@lunarballoonistxo Жыл бұрын

@@mmedefarge Yes that is closer to what I have heard, thank you for your insight

@mmedefarge Жыл бұрын

@@lunarballoonistxo The fires were landlord-generated for insurance money and went on for almost 20 years before the laws were changed. IMHO, to have let it go on that long suggests some collusion between state gov't. and big real estate. Even today, the real estate industry is the biggest donor to both major political parties in NY, out-spending even Wall St. Gentrification and the abuses it generates still displaces thousands of people from housing, only the tactics have changed.

@cosmosrunner2468 Жыл бұрын

Loved the change of tune. There are all kinds of monsters.

@whamsterdam Жыл бұрын

Something similar happened in Flint some years back, there was a layoff and all of a sudden there were fires everywhere,it was rumored that it was some city workers. they had to call them back to fight the fires and coincidentally the fires stopped.

@hotdogwater8520 Жыл бұрын

Never turned football off so quickly 😂

@ginger7344 Жыл бұрын

This is so much more than just story telling. I’m not eloquent enough to say all that it is, but appreciated is on the top of my list.

@tabbs1664 Жыл бұрын

Love listening to your stories Thank you

@mustangnawt1 Жыл бұрын

There is nothing like a fire in your life. Can’t believe they caused so many

@maggieking6619 Жыл бұрын

Reagan's trickle down turned out to be a golden shower on unions, small businesses and a stampede of corporations closing "expensive" factories. As a twenty something activist, I saw Reagan's election as the conservative dominionists victory. I wasn't wrong. As far as the white guys getting the heave ho, another big reason they were furloughed was their pay packages were much larger and costly to retain. The newbies were entry level and cheap in comparison. Not solely racist but i am sure the Boston blue collar Irish and Italians didn't see it that way. There has always been a ton of racial tensions in that great city Great story.

@elissam.corsmeier469 Жыл бұрын

It wasn't "Reagans trickle down" not once did he claim that phrase. Activist....lol

@sergpie Жыл бұрын

Ironic that it would be considered a conservative victory, considering the liberalization of industry and economy at the time. It was turbo-globalism turned-on for the first time; and incidentally, the first time our clothes, cars, and foodstuffs began being produced in China and the global south. He sure did conserve, did he? 😂

@grapeshot Жыл бұрын

1982 was quite the year. Among other things it's one of the best years in cinema. But that's just my opinion.

@bigdadybojangls9219 Жыл бұрын

The Thing is my favorite movie of all time

@j897xce Жыл бұрын

More examples please? Its before my era but I've been seeking quality older movies and I didnt grow up in a cinematic home.

@thegreencat9947 Жыл бұрын

@@bigdadybojangls9219 I like the original. But I do like Kurt Russel.

@kenw2225 Жыл бұрын

No it wasn't. 1994. 1976. 2008.

@Cynthiabecker24 Жыл бұрын

It was the year of ET, Blade Runner, Rocky 3, An officer and a gentlmen, Creepshow, Conan, Chariots of fire, Annie, SW 6?, Porkys😂 Ghandi, Sophies Choice, They call me Bruce...on and on

@TayTubian Жыл бұрын

I'm from the inner city of Boston, this was way before my time, our history runs so deep. This was a very interesting deep dive into these fires. I love you you paint the full picture of what was going on

@midgetwthahacksaw Жыл бұрын

While listening to the first ten minutes of this, I had a feeling in the back of my mind that I heard this before. And I had. But, oddly enough, from Hollywood. You just set up the political and economic dynamic of the firefighters of the film "Backdraft". Edit: "Axe" (obviously his nickname) is the firefighter setting arsons to prove the city needs to hire more men for the stations as there is not enough and what few of them are getting hurt on the job. So he sets "Backdrafts" as a way for the firefighters to kill off members of the city council who mean to keep withdrawing the city's budget allotted to public safety.

@garrysekelli6776 Жыл бұрын

İ vaguely remember that film.

@TentinQuarantino_ Жыл бұрын

Shadow was such a killer nickname.

@suzimonkey345 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Backdraft was a good movie. ❤

@MrTaxiRob Жыл бұрын

Donald Sutherland was awesome in that, he should have done more crazy villain roles.

@suzimonkey345 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating, thank you!

@mickideg1837 Жыл бұрын

I lived in East Boston for a couple years and left around 1983. Sounds like it was a good time to go. Thanks ❣️

@rapman5791 Жыл бұрын

Actually no it wasn’t. 83-90 were some of the best years Boston had in late 20th century. Federal funds weee rolling in and infrastructure improvements and new construction was improving the city greatly. It was around 1991 that things started to go downhill. So I guess you missed some of the greatest years in the city and came back in its decline , I guess it wasn’t such a good time to go. 🤷‍♂️

@muskyman1018 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like they based the movie Backdraft off this true story.

@toastercatx Жыл бұрын

Perfect time for a bedside story for me. Greetings fellow ghouls! Somehow Jiles has a voice that makes even the most gruesome stories soothing to listen to.

@tonymichael4832 Жыл бұрын

I put on one of his stories that I've heard before to fall asleep. Sometimes it works other times I end up staying awake and listening to the entire story lol

@Cynthiabecker24 Жыл бұрын

Hi, 12:44 here. Enjoy💙

@donnamariedavidson5065 Жыл бұрын

Hello there, everyone. Hope you are all comfy and cozy while watching this. I am! Sending all my best, sincerely from Laughlin, Nevada.

@AgentClaytonWebb Жыл бұрын

I love listening to his voice too, especially when he says something snide or sarcastic… that’s the best!

@ariadneschild8460 Жыл бұрын

Good evening! I really like how even his cadence is.

@salinnthind5848 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for another good one. Love the intricate details, love your narrative voice. Thanks again from Malaysia 🇲🇾

@andrewknaff9220 Жыл бұрын

I always look forward to a new This Is Monsters video!

@MomentsInTrading Жыл бұрын

I think that, if this happened today, the prison sentences would have been longer.

@Whatdoesthisboxdo Жыл бұрын

Wow, I really enjoy this style of video from you! Great upload!

@lorrije Жыл бұрын

One of the best videos. Thank you for your diligence!

@dirtypolish Жыл бұрын

Good job Mr Jiles with another banger. Top notch narrating and best delivery of facts. Really thorough and very educational. Thanks for the time spent and going the extra mile. All the best to you and yours. TIM hands down best true crime channel in the game.

@GRIMM33 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the upload, love your work brother keep it up

@RickRobinCagnaan Жыл бұрын

There were disgruntled people like those. Even monsters have breaking points.

@katiesmo6742 Жыл бұрын

You have the best voice for the content you produce. Thank you so much for what you put out and the messages you give at the end of each video. I hope you continue this channel for a long time!

@blueindigoqueen7077 Жыл бұрын

Always love when the notifications goes off n u just posted a new video! Ur toning is always perfect to I may add. Keep the gems coming 💙

@jillian7636 Жыл бұрын

I was a young adult still living in RI, where I grew up, when this first happened. By the time it was wrapping up I was married and living in Mass- my friends joked about it being Taxachusetts! They weren’t wrong but just one look at the highways on the Mass-RI border after the blizzard of 78 was all it took for you to see our services were much better!!! Lol

@AgentClaytonWebb Жыл бұрын

I loved when the Simpsons referenced it as Taxachusettes! I’m in Ontario, Canada and our inflation is crazy!

@757Princess Жыл бұрын

20 years isn’t what I was expecting for all the damages caused

@DereliqueMahBAWLS Жыл бұрын

Yeah for devastating hundreds of firefighters lives in the name of…”helping firefighters” and causing over 20 million in damages and hurting others business and livelihoods. They got off way too easy

@jimmyseam Жыл бұрын

South Boston has changed so much since then definitely not the same as it was back in the 80's I grew up as a kid in southie moved out to stoneham and a little under 6 years ago decided to move back to my childhood hometown and it was a be shock on how much it has changed beautiful city definitely a great place to visit but the cost of living is very expensive over $1,800 for studio/1 bedroom yikes but still love it! Thank you for doing this one👍

@oldsoldier181 Жыл бұрын

Boston has become gentrified. Southie is no longer southie. The irish diaspora of the past 150 years, has been replaced by the tech crowd. Blue collar workers no longer live in the city-they cant afford to. Boston passed a law that police/firefighters working for the city, had to live within city limits. But, they cannot afford to, sadly. They had to amend the law due to that. Boston used to be an extremely multicultural, beautiful city. It is no longer that. It has become so homogenized, its not recognizeable any more, sadly.

@donnamariedavidson5065 Жыл бұрын

@@oldsoldier181 that's really sad 😢

@sergpie Жыл бұрын

@@oldsoldier181 What’s wrong with gentrification?

@user-wo7dl6tb2q Жыл бұрын

@@oldsoldier181 so which White group took the other White group out to not even want to live together? Y’all Caucasians! At least today you got Walhburger & the Jews runnin things.

@oldsoldier181 Жыл бұрын

@@sergpie Boston is whats wrong with it. There is no culture there anymore.

@DasGayatri Жыл бұрын

One of your best yet...keep up the awesome work!

@lisabowen8006 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your stories, gruesome as the topics are your voice helps me fall asleep! So soothing

@tjls123 Жыл бұрын

Lots of fires in Boston? Then just defund the fire department obviously. Isn't that the logic of the Boston city council? Lots of crime in city? Simply reduce law enforcement budget by $13 million.

@owensweetland342 5 ай бұрын

Correction: firebugs light fires. Fire buffs on the other hand are much like train buffs who take an avid interest in trains. Fire buffs take a similar avid interest in firefighting.

@retard_activated Жыл бұрын

Good Evening, Jiles and Fellow Monsterers! 💖

@Cynthiabecker24 Жыл бұрын

Good evening to you. Hope you're well?💙

@HoneyHoneyBaby Жыл бұрын

Good Evening 🥂🌆💞

@Kelsie129 Жыл бұрын

Good evening!!

@666xMajor Жыл бұрын

@retard_activated Жыл бұрын

@@666xMajor Get the f**k outta here, then lol 😆

@herbwitch5681 Жыл бұрын

Considering the political motivation, this is more like a wave of domestic terrorism than simple arson. Okay, it’s not just me; just got to that point.

@herbwitch5681 Жыл бұрын

@@justadildeau Aw, you sell yourself short, sweetie! You clearly don’t need batteries to be yourself

@herbwitch5681 Жыл бұрын

@@justadildeau Nope, just your bigotry, WT. 🤣🤣🤣

@STYLESBYLIFEBEAUTYNMORE Жыл бұрын

Wow this was so interesting How incredibly selfish for all involved

@Stichting_NoFap Жыл бұрын

Nice to see this variation in topics.

@darlenedenis5686 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your efforts in these videos. You're one of the best creators, always giving us an idea of what was happening the city and of the people involved at the time. Very well rounded presentation and your narrative is always informative and entertaining. Your intelligence and sarcasm are clearly on display with each video. My favorite true crime channel, thanks for your efforts💯💓

@angieb2790 Жыл бұрын

I don't know why (because I love your channel) but this was the 1st time I've exited 1/4 of the way through. I'll try again tomorrow

@gloriawinbush1590 Жыл бұрын

@This Is Monsters,thank you Sir. Love your uploads,much respect.

@kulaniwarner7262 Жыл бұрын

The irony of this case is the arsonists had little regard for the damage to the people and the city just as the government was doing the same thing in different more subtle ways...food for thought.

@kerri6615 Жыл бұрын

Love listening to your stories. Thank you! 👍

@ImHereAlso Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the upload 😊

@PerfectTimingProductions585 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the nurses that were fired in NY over not taking the MRNA shot

@itsabenny Жыл бұрын

I found this to be so interesting! Love the content 💖

@dadanny187 Жыл бұрын

This is a tragic story.

@positivevibetec Жыл бұрын

I was in first grade during that election. I remember we had a mock draft in class. The teacher got mad because more people voted for Jimmy Carter then reagan. She then stated "I wish we put people's names on these" and she shook her head and made a face of this thing. I knew at 6 yo exactly what election process was and meant. Nothing. if you don't vote the way the people in charge want you to there's anger and drama. What would she have done if our names were on the ballots?

@deemarie. Жыл бұрын

Thank you been living here all my life never knew this

@thejudgmentalcat Жыл бұрын

Watching this while drunken drama unfolds at my neighbors house 😮‍💨

@joyseegers5783 Жыл бұрын

Oh my haha

@nancysantamarialatica1141 Жыл бұрын

Love to Boston a state I’ll love to visit . Opps city. Dyslexic here . Still lov Boston

@katiedunson5400 Жыл бұрын

Boston is AMAZING. I love it there.

@hightower6645 Жыл бұрын

It's not a state.

@hugostiglitz5186 Жыл бұрын

Pahk ya cah in Havad yahd.

@lisapop5219 Жыл бұрын

Boston is a city

@nancysantamarialatica1141 Жыл бұрын

@@lisapop5219 your rite Lisa . My bad. Dyslexic here .

@helgabluestone2407 Жыл бұрын

Another excellent video

@PandasaurusRex Жыл бұрын

I am born, raised, and still in MA and NEVER heard about these fires. God, the education of our area is poop.

@mattderouen2323 Жыл бұрын

Hey bud! Love your channel! Keep up the good work! If you ever get a chance could you do Jeremy Strohmeyer? He's beyond a monster!

@hazel3438 Жыл бұрын

you have great dad vibes

@jackies961 Жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, I remember this.Thank you for the deep dive.

@veganessence5270 Жыл бұрын

"Fires don't just burn brick and mortar of a city, they burn the very soul of it as well." ~ Judge Ryzobel

@ZEBnet1 Жыл бұрын

I grew up on Cape Cod and the early 80s when i was in my teens. My mother worked for the emergency and trauma field as executive to CIEMS, (Cape & Island emergency medical services), where they would train and prepare individuals to become EMTs or Paramedics. Prop 2 1\2 hit us hard at home where my mother was demoted and her company car was taken from her. We almost packed up and head to Boston for better opportunities, but as what you have described here was the main reason we never did. I remember in school that this was a major topic amongst classes and hallways. This Prop 2 1/2 hit hard on a lot of people and then having these asshats making it worse with their agenda just made it all that much harder for the big hearted responders who fought not only fires and trauma but paralyzed many to prosper. Thank you for your stories and the history they have made.

@Relay300 Жыл бұрын

Great video, context perspective

@debbiekhune1540 Жыл бұрын

Good evening. Thank you for another great video 💗💕❤😊. Hope you had a nice thanksgiving.

@JessieBastet Жыл бұрын

Arson attacks by firemen? It's a mad, mad world...

@vermasean Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the California arsonist.

@terredee Жыл бұрын

Released just an hour ago, this episode of Monsters has already had almost 9,000 views. I’d say your show is a hit!

@EricSmiles Жыл бұрын

Outstanding episode. Thank you!

@Nupagade246 Жыл бұрын

Your hard work is always appreciated I learned a lot from your videos much love to you

@goldmoutdog19 Жыл бұрын

Imagine how many people got away with insurance fraud and could just easily blame them

@suzimonkey345 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@lovelifelaugh2727 Жыл бұрын

Your video descriptions are so sweet 🥹

@RebelRoseJade Жыл бұрын

This is what Firefighters call a firebug. It's like with volunteers that are on the volunteer Fire Departments most of them work regularly jobs. So after we would get toned out we would have to take our equipment back to the Department get everything ready to go for the next time. Then we would get ready to go to our jobs weather we had any rest or sleep. We don't get paid on volunteer Fire Departments. But we do take the exact same classes that the Firefighters take who are on call 24/7 or what ever shift that they work. But we don't do it for the pay on volunteer Fire Departments. We do it too help people and I'm proud to say that I have been on 2 Fire Departments that are the greatest in the world. But what people don't understand is that if we get hurt on the job as a volunteer FireFighters then if we can't work then we can't pay our bills. But if you have never seen how the Fire Departments work. Then you should ask a Firefighter how it works then you would have a new respect for them.