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[theweaselking]

I can't believe I saw him die right in front of me.

I had just parked on Charles Street yesterday afternoon for a photo assignment at the Public Garden when I noticed three guys inside the park sitting in an oddly tight circle.

I had my camera on the seat next to me, so I took a look through the telephoto lens. One of the men was tightening a belt around his upper arm. Then I saw the needle.

I started taking pictures.

I couldn't believe they were sitting there in broad daylight in one of the most beautiful places in Boston, shooting heroin. Families were walking by on both sides of them. Kids. A little girl walked by with a sun umbrella.

One of the men slumped backward onto the grass. At the time, I thought he had only passed out from the jolt of smack.
- John Wilcox, photgrapher, Boston Herald.

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[unnamed525.livejournal.com]

Ah ... the sweet taste of smack.