Boston Marathon Terror Attack - Part 2

[Bim]

The unfortunate naked guy was misidentified as one of the bombers. He was stripped naked so they could search for bombs.

Geez, can you imagine!? Can he sue? I sure as heck would!

 

[squeekness]

Sorry if this was posted, but have you all seen this video? Police performing house to house raids in Boston. I'm a bit shocked seeing this, to be honest. Leaving your house at gun point cant be pleasant:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2LrbsUVSVl8

Anyone know who this guy is? he was arrested and stripped down totally http://edition.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t1#/video/us/2013/04/19/vo-suspect-perp-walk.cnn

Was every house searched like that or only certain ones?

 

[regwec]

Geez, can you imagine!? Can he sue?

Not sure about the US, but over here he wouldn't stand a chance.

 

[SpideyVille]

Just saw this on Facebook. Some people here didn't like the language shown in the first picture, but it seems like some people in Boston understood the sentiment and it was nice to see their response.

 

[Mace Bloodstone]

Not sure about the US, but over here he wouldn't stand a chance.

People will sue anything and everything here in the U.S.

 

[Spider-Who?]

Yeah, it's easy to forget that what Boston witnessed last week is a weekly, and sometimes daily occurrence in other countries. I'm ashamed to say, I can't think of an instance where us Americans tried to show compassion like this (i'm not including military-led aid), but civilians offering support to other civilians.

It's tragic no matter where or how often it happens, but that's a fact we need to remember: it could be sooooo much worse over here.

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Dude just got charged:

http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/22/dzhokhar-tsarnaev-charged-in-boston-marathon-terror-bombing/

 

[Spider-Who?]

People will sue anything and everything here in the U.S.

True, but I personally would consider being misidentified as a terrorist, assaulted, arrested and stripped naked in the middle of the street to be a valid thing to sue over.

 

[Spider-Who?]

Dude just got charged:

http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/22/dzhokhar-tsarnaev-charged-in-boston-marathon-terror-bombing/

Perhaps I'm just not fully appreciating the severity of the charges, but I'm astonished that there are no actual murder chargers included (being charged for an action that results in death is not the same as being charged with murder), no resisting arrest, not assault of police officers with a deadly weapon, etc. There's so much more this kid could (and should) of been charged with.

 

[NickNitro]

Could face life or death penalty if convicted? How about WILL

-- One count of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction (namely, an improvised explosive device or IED) against persons and property within the United States resulting in death.

-- One count of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death.

According to officials, Tsarnaev could face up to life in prison or the death penalty if convicted.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Geez, can you imagine!? Can he sue? I sure as heck would!

I wouldn't. The authorities were exercising maximum caution and taking no chances because a highly dangerous terrorist was on the loose.

 

[NickNitro]

I want to see the list of charges on this kid when is all said and done. I can see something the size of a small novel being a possibility.

 

[Bim]

I wouldn't. The authorities were exercising maximum caution and taking no chances because a highly dangerous terrorist was on the loose.

You're a much bigger person than i am then. I think it's wrong to do something like that to someone without concrete proof.

Perhaps I'm just not fully appreciating the severity of the charges, but I'm astonished that there are no actual murder chargers included (being charged for an action that results in death is not the same as being charged with murder), no resisting arrest, not assault of police officers with a deadly weapon, etc. There's so much more this kid could (and should) of been charged with.

Yeah, that's what i thought too. But hopefully that link didnt post the entire thing and we'll see those kinds of charges against him.

 

[KalMart]

Perhaps I'm just not fully appreciating the severity of the charges, but I'm astonished that there are no actual murder chargers included (being charged for an action that results in death is not the same as being charged with murder), no resisting arrest, not assault of police officers with a deadly weapon, etc. There's so much more this kid could (and should) of been charged with.

No accessory to murder?

 

[Destructus86]

Just saw this on Facebook. Some people here didn't like the language shown in the first picture, but it seems like some people in Boston understood the sentiment and it was nice to see their response.

I totally agree. There are plenty of places out there where towns/cities are in fear of bombings every waking moment of their lives.

 

[GRangerPrimeNYC]

Wow, one week ago, right now...

 

[NickNitro]

Just saw this on Facebook. Some people here didn't like the language shown in the first picture, but it seems like some people in Boston understood the sentiment and it was nice to see their response.

Spoiler

Its B.S. how some people took that Syrian message. I'm glad Boston residents responded accordingly. Like grateful individuals and not like the spiteful people on random internet boards

 

[KalMart]

I totally agree. There are plenty of places out there where towns/cities are in fear of bombings every waking moment of their lives.

Yes...and what's most poignant to see, for me, are gestures not of "Now you know what it's like!"...but of identifying with it and sharing honest sympathy. Like if you lost a child, you're not going to revel in someone sharing your misery....you let them know that you've been there and are there with them. Wonderful to see especially young folks expressing that this stuff just isn't right in any sense.

 

[SpideyVille]

CNN just had a nice little interview with a couple of females who organized a run today as a type of memorial. They didn't get to finish the marathon, so they did it today and picked up a bunch of random people on the way. It was pretty nice to see.

Wow, one week ago, right now...

Yeah, I had just left to go pick up my nephew from school and when I got back, I heard about the bombing on from ESPN. Those first few minutes after an incident like this are always scary because you never know what to expect.

 

[Spider-Who?]

I wouldn't. The authorities were exercising maximum caution and taking no chances because a highly dangerous terrorist was on the loose.

On one hand, I totally understand the police's tenacity. On the other hand, the fact remains that an INNOCENT man was assaulted* by cops, stripped naked in the street (where he was seen by everyone and recorded by the media), and arrested. That poor guy...smh

To put it bluntly, the cops made a big mistake and I don't think they should be given a free pass just because of the circumstances. Opens up a can of worms and the potential for abuses down the line. I don't blame their desire to catch the scumbag in the slightest, but the fact remains that they got the wrong guy and treated him in a terrible way. That fact should not, cannot be ignored. I'm not saying the cops should be fired as I believe they acted in what they thought was the appropriate way given the circumstances, but at the very least, the guy should be issued some amount of compensation for what he went through.

Spoiler

*I say assaulted because the guy was innocent; had he actually been the bomber, I wouldn't care how they roughed him up.

 

[NickNitro]

Wow.....

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/the-t...assacre-shirts-shelves-141206922.html#more-id

 

[Anita18]

Does ANYONE believe Nike could do this!? This is horrible!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/the-t...assacre-shirts-shelves-141206922.html#more-id

To be fair, those shirts are yeeears old. Something about the Yankee vs. Red Sox rivalry. That's why they have to pull them off the retail floor, instead of pulling them from a warehouse. And that's why they're already ending up on ebay - Nike had been selling them already.

Just an unfortunate set of circumstances, is all. Still a stupid, immature concept to me (the real Boston Massacre back in the 1700s was pretty terrible too), but it didn't have anything to do with the bombing.

 

[SpideyVille]

There are reports of an Al-Qaeda supported attack that was disrupted by Canadian polices. They say it is not related to the bombing in Boston, however they said they have two suspects in custody that were equipped and planning to use trains to carry out attacks. No word on whether they were planning on attacking the US or not.

 

[Pink Ranger]

There are reports of an Al-Qaeda supported attack that was disrupted by Canadian polices. They say it is not related to the bombing in Boston, however they said they have two suspects in custody that were equipped and planning to use trains to carry out attacks. No word on whether they were planning on attacking the US or not.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Crime/2013/04/22/20760691.html

 

[NickNitro]

To be fair, those shirts are yeeears old. Something about the Yankee vs. Red Sox rivalry. That's why they have to pull them off the retail floor, instead of pulling them from a warehouse. And that's why they're already ending up on ebay - Nike had been selling them already.

Just an unfortunate set of circumstances, is all. Still a stupid, immature concept to me (the real Boston Massacre back in the 1700s was pretty terrible too), but it didn't have anything to do with the bombing.

I know its honestly a poor way to even talk about a sport rivalry anyway. Like you said the Boston Massacre in the 1700s wasn't a joke, I dont know where they were going with this in the first place.