Boston Marathon Bombings

[c-no]

Yup. If the sick freak survives his wounds we might find out why he and his brother did all this crap.

And while he gets interrogated, he ends up getting defenders just like Holmes, though the defenders are in the form of family members like his aunt and father who believes he and his brother were framed.

 

[Grand Number of Pounds]

His father is just in denial. To be honest, if I had 2 sons who did all this crap I'd have trouble believing it too.

At least his uncle had enough sense to tell him to turn himself in before he got hurt.

 

[c-no]

His father is just in denial. To be honest, if I had 2 sons who did all this crap I'd have trouble believing it too.

At least his uncle had enough sense to tell him to turn himself in before he got hurt.

Same here, I'd be in denial if I had a kid who did something heinous. The aunt said she hadn't seen the two in a long time and never considered the fact that they could have changed, going from innocent nephews to horrible nephews who would inflict terror upon innocents.

 

[Null]

Null has opinion. I think this is ushering in a new age.

1. From start to finish, everything found by the FBI was posted online and civilians were giving leads via Internet mediums.
2. The capital city of Massachusetts with a population of almost 700,000 people was able to be shut down and everyone was given stay at home orders.
3. The government turned Massachusetts into nothing short of a hunting group for these kids. There are pictures of snipers laying down on top of sheds in private property.
4. All media attention was turned to this event.
5. The President became a consoler to the entire country.

The President has become almost a cult of personality with all the tragedies that have happened in his career. The government is constantly encroaching on Internet freedoms while simultaneously utilizing it to find people. The military is capable of occupying an entire metropolis and all private property within to find two people. Does this seem foreboding to anyone else?

 

[DevilDog]

^ That is something I was creeped out by. Over one thousand troops were mobilized, even for a terror attack that's unbelievably excessive. Plus the whole place was locked down, and I honestly thought that locking down an entire city was impossible. And yeah the FBI has a fairly unsettling reach in terms of finding things on the internet. But of course the pres has always been a counselor to the US, and Obama sure wasn't going to pass up a photo op

 

[An Ounce of Vagina]

Well he was thought to have more bombs. He (or maybe it was his brother) also already killed one officer. In that kind of situation I think the government can be forgiven for erring on the side of caution. Would anyone have been happy had he, say, taken a schoolbus full of children out and gotten away?

Crazy work guy says the whole thing is a CIA plot to get people used to a police state and the suspect is an innocent victim.

 

[Hyperion]

Crazy work guy says the whole thing is a CIA plot to get people used to a police state and the suspect is an innocent victim.

Possible, but unlikely. Very unlikely.

 

[An Ounce of Vagina]

I am getting really tired of this very Chris-like need so many people have these days to feel that they are oppressed and live in a police state. We've become a nation of spoiled toddlers who think any act by the government whatsoever is "Tyranny" and "Oppression". It's almost become a cult of victimhood like loveshys.

 

[Hyperion]

I am getting really tired of this very Chris-like need so many people have these days to feel that they are oppressed and live in a police state. We've become a nation of spoiled toddlers who think any act by the government whatsoever is "Tyranny" and "Oppression". Whenever I hear people talk like that I want to ship them to Somalia and tell them they get their wish, no government.

Oddly enough, it's the people squealing about oppression that want to oppress us. Red staters are just too fucking dumb to see it.

Blue staters are too fucking dumb to see that the Democrats are up to the same exact thing, but with bigger words.

 

[An Ounce of Vagina]

I think a strong centralized government is necessary for a civilization of our size to exist. The alternatives are either go back to warring tribes (at best), or total every-man-for-himself anarchy. A weak central government would be even worse, as it would want taxes while still being too weak to perform it's functions.

 

[Bgheff]

Null has opinion. I think this is ushering in a new age.

1. From start to finish, everything found by the FBI was posted online and civilians were giving leads via Internet mediums.
2. The capital city of Massachusetts with a population of almost 700,000 people was able to be shut down and everyone was given stay at home orders.
3. The government turned Massachusetts into nothing short of a hunting group for these kids. There are pictures of snipers laying down on top of sheds in private property.
4. All media attention was turned to this event.
5. The President became a consoler to the entire country.

The President has become almost a cult of personality with all the tragedies that have happened in his career. The government is constantly encroaching on Internet freedoms while simultaneously utilizing it to find people. The military is capable of occupying an entire metropolis and all private property within to find two people. Does this seem foreboding to anyone else?

Nope.

1. they shared the info right away rather than withholding it to edit to their benefit. Open sharing of information is critical to a free society.
2. nobody knew if this was a large scale terrorist attack or not. since extra bombs were found, the warning may have saved lives if the attack was more widespread. I'd have no issue staying indoors for a day if there were bombs in possibly unknown locations.
3. The Government was bashed for the last several disasters for not responding quickly and forcefully enough. I don't blame them for going in hard this time.
4. It was a unknown terrorist attack, of course everyone was tuning in.
5. Presidents always offer a word up when a disaster or an attack like this happens.

There has been little passed legislation on the internet. the government will use the tools at its disposal. If they didn't use the Internet they would not be effective. Lastly, the military has always had the ability to occupy a city. It's how it's used that makes it right or wrong, not occupation itself.

 

[An Ounce of Vagina]

Null has opinion. I think this is ushering in a new age.

1. From start to finish, everything found by the FBI was posted online and civilians were giving leads via Internet mediums.
2. The capital city of Massachusetts with a population of almost 700,000 people was able to be shut down and everyone was given stay at home orders.
3. The government turned Massachusetts into nothing short of a hunting group for these kids. There are pictures of snipers laying down on top of sheds in private property.
4. All media attention was turned to this event.
5. The President became a consoler to the entire country.

The President has become almost a cult of personality with all the tragedies that have happened in his career. The government is constantly encroaching on Internet freedoms while simultaneously utilizing it to find people. The military is capable of occupying an entire metropolis and all private property within to find two people. Does this seem foreboding to anyone else?

Nope.

1. they shared the info right away rather than withholding it to edit to their benefit. Open sharing of information is critical to a free society.
2. nobody knew if this was a large scale terrorist attack or not. since extra bombs were found, the warning may have saved lives if the attack was more widespread. I'd have no issue staying indoors for a day if there were bombs in possibly unknown locations.
3. The Government was bashed for the last several disasters for not responding quickly and forcefully enough. I don't blame them for going in hard this time.
4. It was a unknown terrorist attack, of course everyone was tuning in.
5. Presidents always offer a word up when a disaster or an attack like this happens.

There has been little passed legislation on the internet. the government will use the tools at its disposal. If they didn't use the Internet they would not be effective. Lastly, the military has always had the ability to occupy a city. It's how it's used that makes it right or wrong, not occupation itself.

Thank you Bgheff. That's just what I was trying to say, but you said it better.

 

[CatParty]

I intentionally avoided coverage or articles and even this thread. I was aware it happened and something was going on because every computer or television I passed at work was tuned in to it.
But my observations are:
1. People (at least in my direct contact) ha conversations about the incident and subsequent hunt as if the whole thing was a movie or television show
2. Crazy theories pop up like mushrooms almost immediately.
3. My own personal response was feeling bad something happened but not surprised because it just seems like there is something awful happening all the time (I dunno maybe being a ny'er who was around 9/11)

 

[LM 697]

As far as I'm concerned, some very good law enforcement officials successfully went to great lengths to catch some little asshole who caused a lot of pain that week. All of these "martial law training by socialist devil Obama" conspiracy theories that come with every nation tragedy are all very silly and unfounded.

 

[JarlaxleBaenre]

The military and FBI response was warranted; they had no way of knowing how many explosives might be planted to go off, and there was always the possibility of an underground terrorist cell. I personally think there is a cell somehwere, because the younger brother sounded like he was pretty well off before getting dragged into this by the older brother.

 

[Trombonista]

My cousin lives in Boston, so he made a few updates on Facebook including the phrase "Stay Boston strong." After both suspects were caught, he did what he often does in Boston: grab a beer.

 

[captkrisma]

My cousin lives in Boston, so he made a few updates on Facebook including the phrase "Stay Boston strong." After both suspects were caught, he did what he often does in Boston: grab a beer.

Sounds like Boston to me.

I think the little shit should be tried as an American instead of an 'enemy combatant'. He's a legalized American. He should be made an example of, telling others that if you do some sort of domestic terrorism, you will go to federal 'pound-me-in-the-ass' prison.

 

[Racoon]

Well, according to this article, there's no guaranteed death sentence for that little bastard. but there's bound to be a heavy set of evidence against the bomber for sure. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-0 ... th-penalty

 

[The Hunter]

Well, according to this article, there's no guaranteed death sentence for that little bastard. but there's bound to be a heavy set of evidence against the bomber for sure. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-0 ... th-penalty

I can't tell what's worse, that he might not get the death penalty, or that we have vermin in this forum now.

Pesky racoons, not even properly spelling their own names.

Okay, maybe right now's not the best time to be joking around.
Who am I kidding, it's an awful time to joke around right now.

 

[Racoon]

Well, according to this article, there's no guaranteed death sentence for that little bastard. but there's bound to be a heavy set of evidence against the bomber for sure. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-0 ... th-penalty

I can't tell what's worse, that he might not get the death penalty, or that we have vermin in this forum now.

Pesky racoons, not even properly spelling their own names.

Okay, maybe right now's not the best time to be joking around.
Who am I kidding, it's an awful time to joke around right now.

I actually wrote "Racoon" with one c on purpose.