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You know many people lost hourly wages that day? Many. Business shut down because of the "request".. Logical Apr 2013 #1
And the authorities KNEW that would, happen, of course. elleng Apr 2013 #3
Knew what would happen? Lets say it went on 4 days? Cancel games 4 days? Lock down 4 days? You.... Logical Apr 2013 #4
If there hadn't been a lock down the boat owner might not have even looked in his boat. Tx4obama Apr 2013 #7
'Friday did nothing?' I sure don't 'understand' that. elleng Apr 2013 #12
It didn't go on for 4 days, so we don't know, do we? gateley Apr 2013 #23
Post hoc reasoning? Most illogical. longship Apr 2013 #9
Why end the lock down then when he was still at large? n-t Logical Apr 2013 #15
What lockdown? Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #17
The safe harbor. They ended it Friday evening. Why end it if suspect was still at large? n-t Logical Apr 2013 #19
They had to end it eventually. Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #21
Sheesh! longship Apr 2013 #22
Yes, it was a REQUEST from the Gov. The citizens could have done anything Cha Apr 2013 #37
Can you imagine the mayhem if Bostonians had not abided? longship Apr 2013 #46
I think it was a very smart move by the Gov. n/m Cha Apr 2013 #65
He was caught one block beyond the perimeter set. Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #25
Cops did a great job. Just do not shot down the city for one suspect next time. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #26
Do you think the city shouldn't shut down during a big snow storm? Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #27
Yes, because roads are not passable. Shut down watertown, fine. But Boston? Why? Logical Apr 2013 #28
They shut down Boston? Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #29
Google "Boston Ghost Town" and see the pictures. Amazing. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #30
Boston was shut down too. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #70
Maybe because Boston was 1/2 mile away? brooklynite Apr 2013 #79
It Did Nothing? gcomeau Apr 2013 #33
Newsflash: We are dealing with a place that is used to being snowed in. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #36
And today they are alive and unmaimed to bitch about it Hekate Apr 2013 #60
...except that they're not. brooklynite Apr 2013 #78
You've got that right Hekate Apr 2013 #87
They do on snow days treestar Apr 2013 #88
THANKS, longship. elleng Apr 2013 #2
A certain segment of the left thrives on indignation. It's their meat marybourg Apr 2013 #5
This is an insulting, pompous zeeland Apr 2013 #52
And yet so true Hekate Apr 2013 #62
When I heard 'shelter in place' postulater Apr 2013 #6
As they say on the internet.. "google is your friend" n-m Cha Apr 2013 #38
Did employers pay the wages of those who could not go to work? SheilaT Apr 2013 #8
Irrelevant. What would have you done? longship Apr 2013 #14
Hardly irrelevant to the people who live so close to the edge SheilaT Apr 2013 #75
Probably the same thing they do when there's a blizzard that shuts the city down. Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #18
The way I understand it, Control-Z Apr 2013 #24
Exactly right.. they could have gotten their butts to work so it's Cha Apr 2013 #39
"Was Boston Actually on Lockdown?" PoliticAverse Apr 2013 #10
I heard on the news that folks in Boston are used to 'sheltering in place' because of winter... Tx4obama Apr 2013 #11
They had a big one this winter! Cha Apr 2013 #42
Indeed. When we get blasted with big blizzards here hifiguy Apr 2013 #50
A family with young kids ran out of milk in Watertown, see photo on link below Tx4obama Apr 2013 #53
If you told me they ran out of hifiguy Apr 2013 #63
Hey, I think that it is a great photo! Tx4obama Apr 2013 #64
That is cool. hifiguy Apr 2013 #71
Meant the suspect could not simply walk away in the crowd. Justice Apr 2013 #13
Winner bottomofthehill Apr 2013 #16
We had shelter in place back in the fifties when I was in grade school Fumesucker Apr 2013 #20
London was hit by a far worse terrorist attack in 2005. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #31
Let me see... longship Apr 2013 #32
Not only did they not shut down the city... Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #41
You are correct. Boudica the Lyoness Apr 2013 #55
And, I say "so what?" The Gov of Mass chose to REQUEST it Cha Apr 2013 #44
That was the purpose of my OP. longship Apr 2013 #49
I know.. I was refering to the London one when I said "so what".. Cha Apr 2013 #66
No probs, my friend. nt longship Apr 2013 #68
Not so much Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #69
So the fuck what? Zoeisright Apr 2013 #54
Don't get what? Spider Jerusalem Apr 2013 #59
They shut down the freaking transit system. That's a lockdown. BlueStreak Apr 2013 #34
"What difference could the name possibly make?" Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #40
Elements of all of those things were in place BlueStreak Apr 2013 #73
It was a dragnet.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #81
The OP was offensive and argued only about the choice of terms BlueStreak Apr 2013 #82
Meanwhile, I always try to look for the humor. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #83
The authorities had no way of knowing hifiguy Apr 2013 #48
I don't either. But the OP was beeching about a choice of words. BlueStreak Apr 2013 #74
I would have Niceguy1 Apr 2013 #35
And, they wouldn't have stopped you, either. Cha Apr 2013 #45
In the south the terrorists would probably still be free and unharmed nakocal Apr 2013 #43
Yep. When there are armed maniacs hifiguy Apr 2013 #47
Thanks, buddy. longship Apr 2013 #51
Thank you, too. hifiguy Apr 2013 #57
The average IQ at DU has slipped of late Hekate Apr 2013 #56
Oh, I wouldn't say that. longship Apr 2013 #58
Yep. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #76
I can't believe the responses... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #61
Yup, DU, we have a problem. longship Apr 2013 #67
Thanks for the thread. freshwest Apr 2013 #72
Shutting down the public transit was not voluntary. BlueStreak Apr 2013 #84
been here a whole 9 months... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #85
Do you ever post anything constructive or are you just having a bad day? BlueStreak Apr 2013 #86
If you lived across the street from where they caught him... brooklynite Apr 2013 #77
boston strong! tralala Apr 2013 #80
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