It does.rass wrote:Looks like the same sweatshirt, right?
And, if that photo is legit, it's a good way to get fired (or worse) given that it is a federal crime scene.
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It does.rass wrote:Looks like the same sweatshirt, right?
Make sure they stay off your lawn.garyclark wrote:My neighborhood is filled with kids in the streets.
Both front and back fenced. No chance.rass wrote:Make sure they stay off your lawn.garyclark wrote:My neighborhood is filled with kids in the streets.
Good to hear.garyclark wrote:My neighborhood is filled with kids in the streets.
I hate this fucking bullshit so much.rass wrote:"Public safety exception"
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
lol. Too funny. Might tweet him something like that.rass wrote:Instead of running all the way there, why couldn't the giant eagles just fly him to the end of the race???
Yeah, but i'd like a chance of him responding. the only thing he tweets about is running, don't know why i still follow him, he's not the hobbit i thought he was.rass wrote:Make sure you use the "Frodo's gay sidekick" line, too. That's a slice of fried gold.
Doesn't Ed Romero live in Watertown? Anyone heard from him? As a Boston resident, I thought the discussion between Howard and AB/Nonlinear earlier in this thread about whether locking down the entire area was an overreaction was interesting. I have mixed feelings. I think the MBTA shutdown and driving ban in Watertown made sense, as that made it a lot harder for Tsarnaev to elude the police. But I'm not sure the broader, region-wide shutdown was necessary. The economic costs of having basically every business in Boston closed for a day are substantial, and I also worry about the psychological implications on the region--and nation as a whole--of taking such drastic measures. This was obviously a very tragic and difficult week for Boston, but I think it's problematic to have the specter of terrorism play as large a role in the shaping of U.S. policy as it has for the last 12 years. The Miranda issue was discussed earlier in this thread, and I'm sure that there will be other attempts to use these events to justify restrictions on immigration and civil liberties. I've already seen elected officials call for Tsarnaev to be tortured and/or denied counsel. I wish I could say that I have confidence in Obama not to overreact, but frankly, I don't.garyclark wrote:I'm not happy that I'm literally a couple of blocks outside the area where they just finished doing a house-by-house search, and this guy is fleeing by foot ... Just sayin'.
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
I'm fine with then not giving Miranda warnings immediately. The Constitution does not guarantee Miranda warnings. The Constitution guarantees a right to due process of law. Given the fact that one of the brothers was overseas for six months only a short time before carrying out a bombing meant to cause mass civilian casualties, I am okay with the feds taking some time to figure out whether there is any useful intelligence from these guys before advising them to lawyer up.howard wrote:I hate this fucking bullshit so much.rass wrote:"Public safety exception"
Fuck Lindsay Graham up the fucking peehole with a rolled-up glossy of Ernesto Miranda. And make him choke of a copy of the Bill of Rights if he squawks.
I agree. And this is something I run through in my mind when people say that Obama is "just as bad as Bush" when it comes to civil liberties.howard wrote:However, Mr. Senator Lindsey Fucking Graham is what sent me into a tizzy. That is the bullshit I fucking hate. Along with the use of the Miranda thing as a sideshow. "Look at how fucking tough we are on this terrorrist--we're not going to tell him he has the right to a lawyer! How about a big cheer for us?"
That's a great article. I've never really understood why people are so opposed to trying terrorism suspects in federal courts. Federal prosecutors have a ridiculously high conviction rate and as Steve mentioned, there are many federal crimes that Tsarnaev can be convicted of for which the punishment is at least life imprisonment. Locking Tsarnaev up in Gitmo and torturing him might make Lindsey Graham and Peter King feel like tough guys, but I don't see how it in any way makes this country safer.howard wrote:This columnist touched on nearly every bit of ridiculousness of the last week (except the triumphant cheering).
How Boston exposes America’s dark post-9/11 bargain
Why did this story drive the whole country nuts? Because we traded rights for "security," and didn't get either
And we come full circle (prior to the ETA)Scottie wrote:And Gebregziabher Gebremariam is just a fantastic name.
Goodnight Springton!howard wrote:(drops keyboard, raises arms, struts off stage)
I don't mean to rip the scab off here, but I have to ask you something. We you aware at the time you posted this (perhaps someone let you know since) that Turd started this thread well before the bombings, with the apparent sole purpose of noting some of the "fantastic" names of the runners in the race?Scottie wrote:And Gebregziabher Gebremariam is just a fantastic name. Unless you're an announcer, I suppose.
Uh . . . yeah. Aaaaaaand are you aware of such ideas as sarcasm? Irony? Playing around? Not taking that which is not serious so seriously? And so on? Fun on The Swamp. Remember that?rass wrote:I don't mean to rip the scab off here, but I have to ask you something. We you aware . . .Scottie wrote:And Gebregziabher Gebremariam is just a fantastic name. Unless you're an announcer, I suppose.
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.