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In reply to the discussion: I dare you to read this. [View all]KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)...seems I see a big disconnect here on several fronts. This is a glaring one as I saw the screams of "marial law" and "police state" as an over-reaction to what was actually happening. With more sophisticated weaponry comes more lethal situations and add this to a major urban area and the need for public safety should always trump the "rights" of someone intent on killing as many people as they can while they can. I'm sure the folks in Watertown and surrounding communities took comfort in the sounds of the helicopters overhead and the strong show of force until the threat had passed. We should be grateful that there was far less loss of life than there could have been...and for the professional and thorough work of the Law Enforcement Officers (many unionized) who put their lives on the line.
That said, we now have a lot of loose ends in this story. A lot of whys that I expect will come forth in due time and will be part of a trial in a Federal court. The lack of issuing Miranda rights for 48 hours in hopes that Tsarnaev will spill the beans about any other conspirators and bombs is to be determined, but in the end he will have a day in court and will be represented by the consul of his choice. He will be accorded the same rights as any other American citizen in the American judicial system and his guilt or innocence will be weighed by a jury of peers.
The irony is I see some who claim to be all for "civil liberties" also griping that the FBI should have had a tighter grip on these people...
Cheers...