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[cthulu2016]

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[FSogol]

1. Unrec. How is this different from Alex Jones complaining that the police closed the sidewalk

to do their investigation?

[cthulu2016]

2. Buy a dictionary. Look up "different" (eom)

[gateley]

3. Agree. Although there's at least one other "person of interest" (or have they

rescinded that now?) there's not an army of them.

A couple of people couldn't be everywhere at once. Odds are low he's going to target more people. I think he's probably focused on not getting caught.

[cynatnite]

4. They bombed the marathon and killed people, they tossed IED's out of their car...

They killed a cop, robbed a store. They have a history of bomb-making. They obviously have reason to believe that there are more bombs out there.

Over-reaction? No, I don't think so.

[Baitball Blogger]

18. They tossed IED's out of their car?

Did they go off?

[Fumesucker]

5. Probably save some lives due to a lack of traffic accidents

I agree with you though, the whole idea of shutting down an entire city for one fugitive is just ludicrous.

[KittyWampus]

8. maybe, just maybe this has something to do with law enforcement and catching the person they're afte

and keeping others safe.

Meanwhile, if something went awry you'd be whinging about who they should have warned people.

[Fumesucker]

16. Eh, I was in Atlanta for the Olympic Park bombing, actually at the park the day before

We didn't shut down the damn metro area of several million people for Eric Rudolph.

It's a ridiculous overreaction.

[former9thward]

22. No you didn't shut it down for Rudolph.

You let him stroll out of Atlanta while destroying the life of an innocent man, Richard Jewell.

[Fumesucker]

26. It wasn't Rudolph that destroyed Jewell, that was the FBI and the M$M

[former9thward]

27. You let Rudolph stroll out of the city.

[Fumesucker]

34. The FBI again was in charge of that, I had nothing to do with it

And these guys could have been long gone from Boston if they had but just driven off.

Hell, I have relatives that lived through the Blitz in London, they damn sure didn't shut down London for German bombers overhead or V1 and V2 flying bombs either.

[Marrah_G]

6. Trashing your thread and any others like it.

You have no fucking idea what you are talking about.

[Dreamer Tatum]

7. It doesn't concern you that the bombers may have planted other bombs to cover their escape?

Really?

Let's all go frolic outside to express our freedom and not say a WORD if several planted explosives go off and kill and maim even more people, shall we?

[sharp_stick]

9. Another keyboard expert

opining on areas of his expertise, too bad you're not in charge of everything.

Maybe you could figure out why my fucking water meter doesn't match the bill when you get a chance.

[MADem]

13. Ha ha ha! I have that same problem with my water bill, so I'll wait beside you for the answer...nt

[sharp_stick]

19. This year I got my neighbors numbers

and he got the numbers from the guy across the street. They have a new system that's supposed to electronically send the number to the car when it drives by.

Doesn't work too well yet.

[MADem]

20. It's very annoying, isn't it? We have that "new system" too and it sucks. nt

[distantearlywarning]

29. LOL! +1

[randome]

10. If you're such an expert in law enforcement, why aren't you in charge?

[MADem]

11. Well, you want to call the On Scene Commander and give him the benefit of your expertise.

I'm sure he'll take your advice under careful consideration.

As for those of us who are in the area, we want this little shit caught before he kills anyone else.

[pintobean]

12. What are your qualifications in the matter? nt

[Baitball Blogger]

14. This is the new era of terrorism.

When you have terrorists who can detonate bombs with a cell phone call, it means they can have a long-range effect until they are caught.

[ladjf]

15. No. The reasons against out number the reasons for by a large margin. nt

[emulatorloo]

17. DU Bullshit Hyperbole at its worst.

Thanks for the textbook example.

[Cal Carpenter]

21. Hindsight may very well prove me wrong

but I'd like to play devil's advocate here.

My understanding is that there are 5 or more locations of interest right now, in part because the bombers are known to have had many IEDs and possible accomplices. This isn't contained to a tiny area and there are multiple bombs involved. There are concerned about more explosives in a couple houses or apartments connected to the suspects, vehicles, etc.

As of yet, I haven't really heard of any problems of people being arrested for being in the streets, or heads bashed in, or military being called in 'to keep order' (although they do seem to be getting into the search now), or any other signs of real abuse of power.

Additionally, it is surely not martial law, which has a specific definition which is very different from this situation, even given the 'shelter-in-place' orders.

It may be an over-reaction, there may some over-reaching. It honestly wouldn't surprise me if more innocent people get hurt at some point in this process because of all this.

In hindsight, it may have been over the top to close all public transportation and schools in the city and surrounding towns. I don't know. But I don't think it is necessarily due to abuse of authority in the way you are positing. The militarization of police in general is scary. Our rights are vulnerable in general in this country. I just don't know that this is the case we need to worry about. It ain't N.O. after Katrina. Now THAT was an example of martial law and abuse of authority.

I feel the need to use a disclaimer I used earlier today: I am NOT a cop apologist/defender. I err on the side of 'cops are pigs'. So I am sort of amazed I find myself posting these sorts of things today...and as I said at the beginning, hindsight could prove me wrong and make me feel more naive than I have since I was a kid, LOL.

[ecstatic]

23. Can you name a single activity that should take precedence over securing

an unhinged kid who has guns and bombs (and maybe has info on future planned attacks)? Unless it's a medical emergency, enjoy the day off FFS.

[WilliamPitt]

24. Another fucking expert opens their fucking gob.

"Better to stay silent and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt." - Mark Twain

[G_j]

28. Like you never offered an opinion

on a situation you weren't directly involved
in?

[WilliamPitt]

31. Derp Derp Derpy Derp

is all I hear from you.

[G_j]

35. Thanks for the shining example

of how have a civil conversation.

[WilliamPitt]

36. Derp Derp Derp

[cali]

25. there is no lock down in Boston. No martial law. but carry on with your hysterics.

wouldn't want to interfere with your righteous crap.

[G_j]

33. and carry on

with your determination to state your opinion in a less than civil manner. Does anyone even know how to carry on a conversation any more?

[leftynyc]

30. Let me guess

You're NOWHERE NEAR Boston? And what training do you have in catching terrorists?

[HappyMe]

32. What the hell?

So it would be better to let all and sundry come and go at will. That way, if that guy has more bombs, grenades and guns, more people can die.

It isn't 'marshal law' either. It's 'shelter in place'.