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marions ghost

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57. Hindsight
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 10:28 AM
Apr 2013

you have the benefit of. If he had not been so badly wounded he could have hijacked another car. Held people hostage in a house. Taken them to paradise with him when he was eventually captured. Or have another shootout, with people out and about?

The cops knew very well that ending the lockdown would likely locate him pretty quickly. It was risky but the timing was about right IMO. They probably thought he'd be weakened by that point--from lack of food, sleep & maybe blood loss and shock (but they didnt know the extent of the injury).

Like I said--if the guy who found him in the boat had been killed by Dzho, you'd be blaming the authorities for not doing enough. Under the circumstances, I think they handled it pretty well. Maybe not perfect but I don't expect perfection in anything. You don't deal with sociopaths with logic.

You're willing to risk more lives by acting like it's business as usual, when it was not business as usual whatsoever.

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The bombers took your rights. [View all] WilliamPitt Apr 2013 OP
They do not have such power usGovOwesUs3Trillion Apr 2013 #1
They allowed us to participate in the capture by following their suggestions graywarrior Apr 2013 #2
the 911 terrorists took your rights Enrique Apr 2013 #3
Ouch! DJ13 Apr 2013 #10
zing marions ghost Apr 2013 #45
Everything they did was a consequence of the claim of 2A rights. Loudly Apr 2013 #4
Exactly. They should be on the cover of NRA Monthly. nt onehandle Apr 2013 #8
300+ bullets fired at Watertown officers. Track The Guns! nt onehandle Apr 2013 #5
My guess... bobclark86 Apr 2013 #21
I took your rights. Lasher Apr 2013 #6
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness elleng Apr 2013 #7
My contribution. Bonobo Apr 2013 #9
But at least it was brief. kenny blankenship Apr 2013 #16
That's a good point. Bonobo Apr 2013 #18
This. Apophis Apr 2013 #26
Since you think rights should be discarded for bad guys using the ticking bomb excuse Warren Stupidity Apr 2013 #11
No they did not take your rights. neverforget Apr 2013 #12
Wish I could rec your post. Thank you. uppityperson Apr 2013 #15
yes. n/t progressoid Apr 2013 #17
Niether. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #13
Oh yeah, the coward citizens of Watertown, just letting boston bean Apr 2013 #43
Save me W! Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #62
Post removed Post removed Apr 2013 #64
No worries, I never alert. Arctic Dave Apr 2013 #65
Kinda liner and circular at the same time Brother Buzz Apr 2013 #14
People seem to have a lot of trouble distinguishing convenience BainsBane Apr 2013 #19
Really? Bragi Apr 2013 #39
I thought you could refuse the house search marions ghost Apr 2013 #46
Not clear you could refuse Bragi Apr 2013 #51
From your link it looks like the ACLU wanst to hear marions ghost Apr 2013 #55
Yes, because no one was forced to stay in their home BainsBane Apr 2013 #59
You wrote Bragi Apr 2013 #60
Really? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2013 #61
Recognition of that simple yet relevant fact would deny far too many people LanternWaste Apr 2013 #41
All this talk, the way it is going, is making me think I am watching a movie! Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #20
No one can take your rights. You have to be willing to give them up. My rights have not been taken sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #22
Have you an exemption from the Patriot (sic) Act? Bragi Apr 2013 #33
The terrorists are not responsible for the Patriot Act, Bush war criminals did that to America. sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #50
I disagree Bragi Apr 2013 #56
Last week's crime was dealt with, the remaining criminal is safely in jail. Support was NOT for the sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #58
The terrorists made society unsafe for innocent citizens boston bean Apr 2013 #42
And if you read my posts you would not have seen me criticizing them for dealing with the situation sabrina 1 Apr 2013 #52
Well I agree with that. boston bean Apr 2013 #54
Let's see... bobclark86 Apr 2013 #23
And the bombers killed 3 people, innocent people. And injured many, many more. Lady Freedom Returns Apr 2013 #25
Redonkulous whatchamacallit Apr 2013 #24
How 'bout Watertown's Finest? MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #27
LOL no. I think people just lump them all together Marrah_G Apr 2013 #37
I, for one, think it's time for Watertown to take its place on the world stage MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #47
You should totally become their PR man Marrah_G Apr 2013 #48
The interpretation of the 2nd current took the rights. Reinterpret the 2nd and Free America graham4anything Apr 2013 #28
The rights of those in Boston were taken for a while. musical_soul Apr 2013 #29
gotta get some new glasses olddots Apr 2013 #30
Americans chose assurances of safety over rights Bragi Apr 2013 #31
Will, boston bean Apr 2013 #32
no homes set ablaze, no uninvolved people gunned down by cops... MindPilot Apr 2013 #38
I have no problem with how things were handled Marrah_G Apr 2013 #34
What did law enforcement actually achieve? Bragi Apr 2013 #44
Hindsight's always easy marions ghost Apr 2013 #49
You wrote Bragi Apr 2013 #53
Hindsight marions ghost Apr 2013 #57
"You'd be singing a different tune if the man who found Dzho in the boat had been shot to death..." ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2013 #63
Nope. We have been giving them up for some time now... MindPilot Apr 2013 #35
+1 Bragi Apr 2013 #40
that's a bit simple cali Apr 2013 #36
No. Rex Apr 2013 #66
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