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Police Capture Second Marathon Bombing Suspect in Watertown, Mass.
Police have captured believed Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was "pinned down" in a boat stored behind a house in Watertown, Massachusetts. You can listen to the live police feed here.
The good guys? Surely you aren't talking about the feds????
Jeez all you gotta do is let a few bombs go off a decade and the gullible masses just up and forget ALL of your past heinous treachery in an instant! How convenient it must be for them that the country they rule is full of dumb as pigshit plebs.
How about this?
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/19/bomb-victim-whose-legs-were-blown-off-reportedly-helped-fbi-id-suspect/?intcmp=trending
Yeah. Also interesting that the boat where the suspect was hiding was outside the perimeter of the search zone where the authorities had been conducting their house-to-house searches all day, and that the tip came in within *minutes* of the "shelter in place, all you vulnerable citizens, while we protect you" order being lifted. The homeowner went outside to get some air and check his property. So thank a private business for the initial video of the suspects, and thank an "ordinary" citizen for the observation that led to the second suspect's capture.
Guess who's presecuting? I'm watching the live stream from ABCnews and who should I see muscle her way in front of the mic but Carmen Ortiz. Yep, the one of Aaron Swartz fame. God! It would be such a travesty if she should escape responsibility for bullying Aaron by riding the political prestige to be had from punishing this nut job bomber.
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he will be housed for the rest of his life in a correctional facility that is humanely operated to the maximum extent consistent with ensuring public safety.
If he doesn't get the death penalty, he'll most likely be housed in a Supermax prison which is controversial. Some say it's unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment. The wheels of justice haven't ground it down yet though. Note, California's overcrowded state prisons were ruled unconstitutional, with a result of state prisoners being sent to county jails or released, so it is possible to win a suit to improve prison conditions in the US.
Anyway, if supermax is as bad as they say it is, those who say that the death penalty is too merciful may get their wish.
For all intensive purposes, "whom" is no longer a word. That begs the question, "who cares"?
There are a 6 exceptions to the warrant requirement.
http://nationalparalegal.edu/conlawcrimproc_public/protectionfromsearches&seizures/extowarrantreq.asp
Classic false equivalence argument. There is actually no comparison. Muslim terrorist attacks far outnumber all other groups combined, by about 10,000 to 1.
Classic argument from ignorance.
Europol Report: All Terrorists are Muslims... Except the 99.6% that Aren't
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Sorry, but in every way that counts, your country has stopped being "great" a long time ago. It is basically a threat to everybody, including its own citizens. It is just that you do not have any meaningful comparison, or you would see that immediately. I have notices a growing number of US citizens that are trying to stay permanently in Europe after being here for a while. Not a coincidence.
Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
I'm no statist so let me respond: Do not confuse the great American People as being purveyors of Government corruption. The People are the ones who sacrificed crockery to make weapons for war when needed. The People are the ones who fight in the wars too. The country is made not only of its government, but primarily it's people. You can change a government and still have the same people. America is HUGE. The political and legal systems are its Government, and they are likewise huge and lumbering. We know the beastly bureaucracy is not always right or even good at times, but if it gets too oppressive then we won't stand for that either. We don't make sacrifices to have the country turn into those very same things we sacrificed for. Potential for it do become so is not the same as it being so. Sure, there is a risk and hints its headed that way, but currently it's really not so bad -- Certainly not bad enough for a revolt. The average Person thinks things could be better here, and so it shall be in due time.
Better to adapt slowly than take radical action over mere "threats to everyone" and risk death or oppression.
^- Note that this is the opposite mentality than that of a terrorist...
In short, your concern has been noted, but it's not fresh news to us. WTF does it have to do with the pathetic ineffective attempts of a couple of nutters to get our attention? I hope you see that that way is useless. We're not doing the best we can to change things, but really now, who is?
Truly, you are "sorry" -- "in every way that counts".
how the death of four Americans
Three Americans. One Chinese. And the media is treating her just like the Americans.
Let's get this "lockdown" thing straight. I live in Watertown. Today, during the "lockdown", my girlfriend just wanted to get out of here, and go spend the day with family in CT. We proceeded to pack some bags, go downstairs to our car, load up, and drive away. Didn't get stopped once the whole way into CT, and had a relatively pleasant evening out. This was during a time when at least one or two swat teams was on our street doing door to door sweeps (as for when they came into our building, they knocked on the door, asked if our apartment was okay, and otherwise, left it at that).
Was it uncomfortable to have armed SWAT in the building with rifles drawn? Sure. Do I think they crossed the line in the way this was carried out? No. The news has been enjoying talking about an ORDER to stay inside, and plenty of playing up the SWAT sweeps, but frankly, from my perspective of a directly involved individual in this incident, I saw nothing problematic. When there are IED's potentially in your living situation, perhaps you'll feel differently about armed police coming in to make sure you're clear.
So, would you prefer your change in Dollars, or (non-German) Euros?
The Euro has done pretty well against the USD long term, so I'll take Euros.
Would you prefer your NATO liberators arrive in F-14s or Yugos?
Eurofighters please.
Would you prefer your judge US Republican or French (I won't even bother comparing against any Sharia country)?
I like my European Convention on Human Rights thanks. I disagree with a lot of the decisions the French judge might make, but at least I know my human rights will be protected and I won't get thrown in Guantanamo.
Would you prefer your fries supersized, or rationed?
Er... We don't have food rationing here... But normal size is fine thanks. Or "regular" as you say, which to me sounds like they should help with your bowel movements.
Would you prefer your burger Angus or Clydesdale?
Horse, natch.
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