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Explosion at Boston Marathon II

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Elliotte Friedman, Apr 16, 2013.

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  1. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    I'd love to see his thoughts on pro wrestling, with David Shultz standing right next to him.
     
  2. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Yeah, the odds that he had shot himself, in a suicide attempt, as the cops closed in on him, became a little longer when it turned out he was unarmed.
     
  3. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    This crime has one of the key tells of the amateur criminal -- intense planning for the crime itself followed by no idea of what to do after said crime is committed.
    Then again, maybe those online Al Qaeda instructional articles assume the would-be terrorist will man up and be a suicide bomber.
     
  4. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    You don't miss much.
     
  5. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    So I am getting from this thread that we still need to work to get the guns out of the hands of .... the police?
     
  6. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    That's a good point, typical terrorist end game is to live happily after
    with 72 virgins.

    The law enforcement post bombing investigation is starting to look a
    tad amateur as well.
     
  7. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    No, no.

    Only the police should have guns. They've proven time and again how critical the training they receive is. They're judicious in firing their weapons, and when they do, they are excellent shots.

    Ordinary citizens could never be trusted to be so careful with a gun.
     
  8. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Or train them better. On Friday during the hunt there is a clear audio of a volley of shots
    that everyone assumed was a shootout. Now not so much. What were the police firing at?
     
  9. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    They were dodging bombs!

    Haven't you seen all the damage caused by the bombs lobbed at them?
     
  10. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    The 19 year old is pretty dreamy. I put the over/under at 100 on the number of marriage proposals by month-end.
     
  11. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    Alas, history shows why this post doesn't have to be in blue font.

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  12. britwrit

    britwrit Well-Known Member

    Yeah, especially as seeing they might have been able to lie their way to freedom: "Sure, we went to see the race. Sure, we had backpacks, But you know, after the huge explosions and everything, we dropped them while running away. You can't find them? Gee, that's tough. What else do you have?"
     
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