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[TheDoctor]

Well, for the moment the people are really thrill, however, for those who's watching it live will see they'll investigate the suspect and the trip his brother did at Russia so it's possible they come from a cult.

[Roger Rambo]

Originally Posted by Sumeragi

I know, but you never know.

I don't know. Any *distraction* that involves a man hunt with thousands of mobilized law enforcement officers seems like a bad idea. I think deployed as such they'd be able to react to something happening in Boston faster.

There's also the danger that while investigating the agents behind the distraction, that the authorities would come across links to any larger plan before it could be undertaken. This kinda thing is more likely to get your main operation discovered than to provide distraction for it.


Makes for a good action thriller plot, but seldom is it all that practical.

Originally Posted by Sumeragi

I don't know, some intensification of conflict in the Caucasus?

...that doesn't make any sense. A couple of bombs and a manhunt in Boston doesn't distract the powers that be in the Caucus from doing their job. There's no reason to try to coordinate this kind of thing across continents. Maybe if they were simultaneous attacks for the shock value, but otherwise there's no point.

Originally Posted by kyp275

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/19641006.cms

I don't get India. It's not like they're some crazy ass country where NOBODY understands the idea women and girls being brutally raped and tortured is horrific. Those protests make that pretty damn clear. But Indian law enforcement just seems so utterly apathetic towards doing anything about cases that fall right in their lap.

What's with that?

[Flying Dagger]

What I do *not* want to see is if some stupid politician uses this bombing as an excuse to strip people of their privacy or bring in more gun control regulations.

[GDB]

Originally Posted by Flying Dagger

What I do *not* want to see is if some stupid politician uses this bombing as an excuse to strip people of their privacy or bring in more gun control regulations.

If an actual issue with gun control - Sandy Hook - didn't get them to pass gun control regulation, then this won't. This was primarily a bomb issue, not gun issue.

[TheDoctor]

Originally Posted by Flying Dagger

What I do *not* want to see is if some stupid politician uses this bombing as an excuse to strip people of their privacy or bring in more gun control regulations.

Actually, it's immigration.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/polit...eform-20130419

[NoemiChan]

Originally Posted by Roger Rambo

I don't get India. It's not like they're some crazy ass country where NOBODY understands the idea women and girls being brutally raped and tortured is horrific. Those protests make that pretty damn clear. But Indian law enforcement just seems so utterly apathetic towards doing anything about cases that fall right in their lap.

What's with that?

Same as in China, a lot of people and kids gets stuck to almost anything..

[Urzu 7]

Originally Posted by TheDoctor

Well, for the moment the people are really thrill, however, for those who's watching it live will see they'll investigate the suspect and the trip his brother did at Russia so it's possible they come from a cult.

If by 'cult' you mean radical Islam, then yeah, they were a part of that cult. They were both fluent in Arabic, I heard that they traveled to Russia for military training (in a part of Russia that is a breeding ground for Muslim terrorists), and the older brother became a devout Muslim about 2 years ago.

[TheDoctor]

Is it legit?

Spoiler for Image:

[SaintessHeart]

Looks like he isn't shot on the upper body or received any serious wounds. Nice work.

So where are the people taking to the streets shouting "USA! USA!"

[Flying Dagger]

yeah its legit. Posted on reddit where OP claim to be "family friends with one of Boston's finest".

[Traece]

Here is a 78 image gallery of pictures collected during the event (I don't know if there will be more, as it stopped growing several hours ago). In any case, it's a lot of nice images showing the very large quantity of tactical officers running around.

Edit: I should add that Thursday night/Friday morning I was up until 4 p.m. PST listening to the scanner and getting more and more intrigued as the sun rose and they were prepping for their manhunt. Unfortunately I needed to sleep.

[TheDoctor]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

Looks like he isn't shot on the upper body or received any serious wounds. Nice work.

So where are the people taking to the streets shouting "USA! USA!"

They're on my TV wearing PJ'S because my phone has been bitching about it since 6am about Boston being lockdown and it's a relief for me because my cousin's family lives there.

Edit: And I did not knew about http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/04/19/...mbing-suspect/

[KiraYamatoFan]

Originally Posted by Urzu 7

If by 'cult' you mean radical Islam, then yeah, they were a part of that cult. They were both fluent in Arabic, I heard that they traveled to Russia for military training (in a part of Russia that is a breeding ground for Muslim terrorists), and the older brother became a devout Muslim about 2 years ago.

Either way, it's another black eye (piling up with several others) for Islam because of such radicals ... I wonder if the likes of Cat Stevens and Cassius Clay are now feeling ashamed to be Muslim right now, considering how all of this crap has nothing to do with the religion they once knew.

[Urzu 7]

Originally Posted by TheDoctor

They're on my TV wearing PJ'S because my phone has been bitching about it since 6am about Boston being lockdown and it's a relief for me because my cousin's family lives there.

It only takes one hour and five minutes to get to Boston from my town, so this incident hit too close to home for me.

[TheDoctor]

Originally Posted by Urzu 7

It only takes one hour and five minutes to get to Boston from my town, so this incident hit too close to home for me.

Well, Pennsylvania (me) and Massachusetts aren't far apart. However, it affects everyone as the " UNITED STATES" ????????///??????// IDK

[Flying Dagger]

FBI agent trying to climb an unlocked fence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahwSmcZxBAU
tbh i expected them to be in better shape...

[Vexx]

Originally Posted by KiraYamatoFan

Either way, it's another black eye (piling up with several others) for Islam because of such radicals ... I wonder if the likes of Cat Stevens and Cassius Clay are now feeling ashamed to be Muslim right now, considering how all of this crap has nothing to do with the religion they once knew.

Probably no more than moderate Jews or Christians feel "ashamed" to be their religion because of the wingtard extremists and their violent factions. All three religions have holy texts that "justify" outrageous behavior. Basically, the real cult is "dangerous idiocy" that spans cultures/religions. Younger religions seem to have more insecure adherents who can't tolerate anyone outside the belief.

[ChainLegacy]

Originally Posted by Vexx

I have a sad notion that it will boil down to "dangerous idiots" who committed violence because they couldn't connect the right dots to have a "meaningful target".

This seems pretty much destined to be our only explanation. Given their actions, these two were really stupid, even by the standards of terrorists/bombers.

[LeoXiao]

My guess is that the older brother was a pissed-off psycho mixed with cultist intent and the younger brother followed him out of fraternal loyalty, rather than this being some elaborate political thing.

[Urzu 7]

Originally Posted by LeoXiao

My guess is that the older brother was a pissed-off psycho mixed with cultist intent and the younger brother followed him out of fraternal loyalty, rather than this being some elaborate political thing.

I would figure that the younger one was a radical Muslim, too. I mean, would he really be like "Aw heck, I'll carry out an act of terrorism with you!" over fraternal loyalty?