A “rat crisis” in Brookline is probably a regular Tuesday in AllstonSubmitted by 3720-To-One t3_10djhsj in boston
charons-voyage t1_j4lwuv5 wrote
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How is this a NIMBY issue lol? Rats are pests and carry disease. If there is a rodent issue, the community should want it dealt with. This might be a little “whiny” (like, yeah, you live in a dense area with restaurants, there are gonna be rats), but it’s not NIMBY
80s_pup t1_j4mcfx1 wrote
i mean, they def dont want rats in their backyard...
charons-voyage t1_j4mko3m wrote
True, but it’s not like they wanna put the rats somewhere else. They just want them dead lol.
Pizza_4_Dinner t1_j4m793a wrote
If you are so pro rats why don't you let them sleep in your living room then.
Potential_Category49 t1_j4mg3ik wrote
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3720-To-One OP t1_j4m0rj1 wrote
I mean, you live in a dense urban area with lots of restaurants. You are going to see rats, it’s a fact of life.
Calling it a “rat crisis” because there are a few rats, is a bit hyperbolic.
It would be like living on Nantucket and complaining about seagulls.
charons-voyage t1_j4m1ab7 wrote
That’s not NIMBY though lol
3720-To-One OP t1_j4m8ava wrote
The person who whines about a “rat crisis” in Brookline, is probably the same kind of person who whines about “neighborhood character” and a whole bunch of other NIMBY bullshit whenever there’s any sort of medium density construction proposal.
Opposite_Match5303 t1_j4mju0q wrote
The kind of person who talks about "the kind of person" is probably the kind of person who makes unfair generalizations about other groups of people
3720-To-One OP t1_j4no5np wrote
I know what you are, but what am I?
tomdobs55 t1_j4mk9yj wrote
I'm in pest control and it is definitely not hyperbolic to refer to Boston and surrounding towns as dealing with a rat crisis
abhikavi t1_j4mqmhr wrote
I don't think anyone is expecting zero rats.
I don't live in Brookline, but I've definitely heard about the rat problem and it sounds like a hell of a lot more than "just a few".
Rats being a problem in urban areas has got to be one of THE most common issues though all of human history. They're disease-carrying pests. It does require mitigation.
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