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wow, the armed robbery really was coincidental -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 19, 15:15 1
- "Hey, let's rob a store while every cop is on overtime and a heightened sense of alert." -- nm - con_carne Apr 19, 15:18
Someone typed up a "letter of apology" from the NY Post and went around inserting it into copies of the Post. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 19, 15:15
Press conference now -- nm - con_carne Apr 19, 15:14 4
- "These two do not appear to be the folks that were involved in the armed robbery at the 7-11" -- nm - Max Apr 19, 15:15 2
  - Isn't there a surveillance camera pic of the 19yo from the convenience store? -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 15:16 1
    - I didn't understand that 'pic'. It looked like a crayon drawing from a 1970s magazine. -- nm - Max Apr 19, 15:52
- MA State police -- nm - con_carne Apr 19, 15:15
"Stay indoors" request lifted. T service begins again immediately. "Be vigilant" -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 15:08 1
- the Red Sox home game today is still postponed. -- nm - peglegpete Apr 19, 15:14
twitter: "A plane has crashed into a building in Williamsburg, Virginia." -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 14:59 6
- update: "Crashed into trees, not a building" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 15:19 3
  - "at least one dead" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 15:19 2
    - Poor tree -- nm - JD Apr 19, 15:21 1
      - YSMM! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 19, 15:21
- How crazy if someone says "I'm positive that the Boston suspect was in that plane" but they can't find the body. -- nm - Max Apr 19, 15:01 1
  - [hitchhikes to Kentucky, gets job as Deputy to Sherriff Drew Thompson] -- nm - Suspect Apr 19, 15:02
So what has been the U.S stance on chechnea - eag Apr 19, 14:57 2
- I think they would like to ignore it -- nm - amoxy Apr 19, 14:59 1
  - anything that killed more russians was generally a good thing in the U.S.'s eyes during the Cold War - charlie Apr 19, 15:01
Wolf Blitzer is the worst -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 14:47 1
- Everytime he breaks a story I feel he is going to hyperventilate -- nm - eag Apr 19, 14:52
This is my first time seeing the news, this bit of last night (if accurate) seems odd. - ty97 Apr 19, 14:35 12
- it was all abstract until they actually unleashed hell, blood gore and screaming children were peobably shocking and real as shit -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 19, 15:14
- [obligatory "don't expect mass murdering teens to have high logic and reasoning skills" post] -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 19, 14:51 3
  - Nitpick: Tamerlan was 26. -- nm - mara Apr 19, 14:57 2
    - it will probably come down to, the guy couldn't get laid in a whore house so FU -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 19, 15:03 1
      - yup. this is exactly what it will all come down to - charlie Apr 19, 15:06
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- The cop was an "enemy" and the kidnapee may have been too up close for them to be comfortable killing. - TWuG Apr 19, 14:39 3
  - Where the marathon spectators enemies too? And didn't they shoot the cop up close? (Mara, I thought they had a gun based on that?) -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 14:41 2
    - The marathon people were victims at a distance. -- nm - TWuG Apr 19, 14:59
    - Oh, of course. And now looking at the timeline, it's called an "armed carjacking" anyway. Doh. -- nm - mara Apr 19, 14:45
- Confessed or bragged? And do they have guns? I don't think they're going to try to kill an individual with an IED. -- nm - mara Apr 19, 14:39
- Bonnie & Clyde Syndrome? - JaxSean Apr 19, 14:39
Sitting senator suggesting that the suspect should be black-bagged and hurried off to Gitmo for interrogation (not exact words). Good times? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 14:35 2
- well of course he is, its what conservative talk radio has been adovocating for all week. -- nm - Jovian Apr 19, 14:40
- Lindsay Graham was advocating that Miranda Rights be disregarded in this case. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 14:37
Is there a press conference now? Just saw that one was scheduled for 5:30. -- nm - mara Apr 19, 14:31 1
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I don't know if this is a case of "today wasn't hard enough?" or "thank you God for the chance to say goodbye" but (maybe TMI?) - Stephen Apr 19, 14:23 16
- My condolences. :( -- nm - Don Homer Apr 19, 15:18
- (((((((hugs)))))) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 19, 15:09
- so very sorry. my thoughts are with your family. -- nm - i.b. Apr 19, 15:04
- It's a terrible thing for you and your wife and your family to deal with. I can't imagine the pain. -- nm - CQ Apr 19, 14:54
- are their grief councilors you can talk to? It might be worth it. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 19, 14:49 1
  - We're waiting on one to come down now. -- nm - Stephen Apr 19, 15:13
- It is just not fair and it SUCKS. - con_carne Apr 19, 14:49
- Never TMI. Know that everyone you come in contact with, no matter how or when, feels for you and your family. - Zunk Xometimes Apr 19, 14:39
- I just read a little bit ago. I'm very sorry, man. :( -- nm - JaxSean Apr 19, 14:36
- You'll always that moment. Once again, my thoughts are with you. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 19, 14:31
- that's heartbreaking. I'm baffled by things like this. I'm crushed for your lose. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 19, 14:28
- I'm very, very sorry for your loss. :-( -- nm - TWuG Apr 19, 14:27
- No words. All my condolences. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 19, 14:26
- my sincerest condolences. truly a tragedy for you all. -- nm - Andie Apr 19, 14:25
- heartbreaking. - groiny Apr 19, 14:24
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so do we think he's still alive at this point? - charlie Apr 19, 14:18 26
- he could be hiding in a water tower. -- nm - Max Apr 19, 14:40 5
  - yep. a warm, cozy pool of standing water -- nm - charlie Apr 19, 14:51 1
    - It happened in Cop Land! -- nm - Max Apr 19, 14:56
  - You watching Stalag 17? -- nm - amoxy Apr 19, 14:45 1
    - one of my all-time favourite movies -- nm - zork Apr 19, 14:53
  - I wonder if this is a reference to the recent LA incident -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 14:41
- Well Wolf Blitzer just said he is. I mean, he has no way of knowing but he said it anyway. -- nm - ty97 Apr 19, 14:31
- White hat guy has got to be crashing somewhere. Gotta be sleeping -- nm - Flavorize w/fava beans Apr 19, 14:23 1
  - *sleeping*? i can't imagine he's *sleeping*. -- nm - Andie Apr 19, 14:24
- if they wanted to be alive wouldn't they have taken advantage of the 3 days they had to be 10,000 miles away... -- nm - stewie Apr 19, 14:23 8
  - *If* reports of additional bombs at their house are accurate, they may have had additional plans. -- nm - TWuG Apr 19, 14:24 4
    - obviously they are idiots, but even for the purpose of not being "done"... that's easier anywhere but Boston too - stewie Apr 19, 14:28 3
      - I hope we get answers to all the whys we have. Their actions seem baffling. -- nm - TWuG Apr 19, 14:31 1
        
        Yeah, that's one of the main reasons I wish he'd turn himself in. -- nm - mara Apr 19, 14:34
      - teenagers aren't know for foresight and reasoning. - Andie Apr 19, 14:31
  - i don't think they were done. -- nm - Andie Apr 19, 14:24 2
    - I heard today he hung out with his friends on the night of the bombing. chillaxed. -- nm - amanda Apr 19, 14:26
    - and I don't think they expected to be ID'd so fast -- nm - zork Apr 19, 14:26
- hiding in a cousins closet with a vague notion of getting smuggled out on some tramp steamer once the road blocks are down -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 19, 14:22
- I've been trying to imagine his state of mind. He's so young, and I think maybe highly influenced by his older brother. Once the brother is dead, he - mara Apr 19, 14:21 1
  - me too. i mean, i don't have *sympathy* but i sort of can imagine he must be terrified. -- nm - Andie Apr 19, 14:23
- "white hat guy in the process of being cuffed" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 14:20 3
  - didn't say he was alive! -- nm - charlie Apr 19, 14:24 1
    - "False alarm" ... hahahaha -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 14:26
  - from TheMatthewKeys (who IIRC was charged with hacking recently ... :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 14:20
- I have to think if he stopped moving it would be a relatively short end to the discovery. The longer this goes, the more I'm leaning he's alive. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 19, 14:20
Has there been any reason given for why the bombers interacted with the MIT cop and killed him? -- nm - TWuG Apr 19, 14:15 7
- IEDers, TWug. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 19, 14:21 1
  - IUDers, Jax! heheh -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 14:22
- I'd like to know, who the "naked man" was, that CNN was going on and on about, last night -- nm - Flavorize w/fava beans Apr 19, 14:16 4
  - There was at least one "naked man" arrest where the guy was let go within hours as unaffliated. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 19, 14:18
  - Either just a guy in the wrong place at the wrong time or an accomplice. I'm not clear on if he was released - TWuG Apr 19, 14:18 2
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      - Then just a guy having a bad, bad day. :-) -- nm - TWuG Apr 19, 14:20
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- The suspect is Jack Johnson? -- nm - Spawn Apr 19, 14:14
- I heard one earlier that said they hung out. "We hung out, smoked some pot together, you know, he wasn't negative at all." - JaxSean Apr 19, 14:14 3
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  - It is a gate way drug. - Spawn Apr 19, 14:15 1
    - *eyeballs Krusty* nm -- nm - groiny Apr 19, 14:18
I love tornado watches because you can feel the air is ready to pop off. -- nm - Max Apr 19, 14:12 1
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- Interview with the black hat.... (link) -- (link) - groiny Apr 19, 14:07 3
  - loosi would have had a good link -- nm - Spawn Apr 19, 14:09 2
    - ouch. -- nm - loosilu Apr 19, 14:11
    - Note: I had not read the rest of this board before posting. -- nm - Spawn Apr 19, 14:10
How I know I may have taken too many meds while in the hospital... - secretslacker Apr 19, 14:05 7
- Wait, why were you in the hospital? Everything OK? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 19, 14:40
- Good to hear you are out, now get better! -- nm - amoxy Apr 19, 14:11 2
  - Still in hospital... being moved to a different hospital soon. -- nm - secretslacker Apr 19, 15:05 1
    - And I will say that this trip to Vegas makes the year of the Bataan Death March seem like a walk in the park. - secretslacker Apr 19, 15:06
- what is HSX? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 19, 14:06 1
  - seriously. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 19, 14:33
- I'm glad you are out - get better soon. -- nm - Epiphany Apr 19, 14:06
I haven't seen Denzel, but I could have sworn Garrett Dillahunt was guarding a police SUV during the noon press conference. -- nm - Max Apr 19, 14:04
Here's a solid recounting of the events of last night. -- (link) - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 19, 14:03 2
- Apparently, if they hadn't hit that convenience store, they'd still be off the radar. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 19, 14:08 1
  - Seems like stealing the trackable vehicle was more important. -- nm - mara Apr 19, 14:19
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Happy birthday, Tim Curry. I'm starting a petition to get him a cameo on Game of Thrones. Wouldn't he look great... - Dr.Vermin Apr 19, 14:00 3
- his Criminal Intent character? -- nm - peglegpete Apr 19, 14:01 2
  - [googles] Criminal Minds? Yeah, that would work! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 19, 15:00 1
    - oops -- nm - peglegpete Apr 19, 15:00
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- I got tix to a Rox vs Washington game, in june, and I'm hoping that Strasburg is on the mound then. -- nm - Flavorize w/fava beans Apr 19, 14:18
we need Tiny Tina to report on the scene. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 19, 13:54 2
- Asian Reporter Trisha Takanawa -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Apr 19, 13:58 1
  - by a midget wearing a bikini. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 19, 14:00
I call them KA-BLAM-inators! -- nm - Doofenshmirtz Apr 19, 13:54 1
- *jumpkicks the power switch to the OFF position* -- nm - Perry the Platypus Apr 19, 13:56
Ender: The DoD calls them IEDs. -- nm - loosilu Apr 19, 13:54 17
- exactly. it's military babble and makes it sound like no planning went into the making -- nm - zork Apr 19, 13:57
- Why don't you go back to 'call them what makes you happy' and let it lie. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 19, 13:54 15
  - haven't met your being a dick quota for the day? -- nm - loosilu Apr 19, 13:55 14
    - Really? It's like you need to be on the outs with *someone* to interact here. Leave it the fuck alone. -- nm - TWuG Apr 19, 13:57 11
      - jeez, I don't even know where this comes from. Vermin does this shit a lot and I'm tired of it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 19, 13:58 10
        
        Because you *always* respond in the same way. It's old and tired and annoying *especially* this week. Learn to walk away. -- nm - TWuG Apr 19, 14:03 8
        
        people have been getting along very well. I feel this is completely unfair. -- nm - loosi on the Droid Apr 19, 14:05 7
        
        I made a suggestion, you called me a dick. Fuck your sense of "fair". -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 19, 14:08
        
        honestly, loosi, you have been coming off as a bit of a know it all since this all went down. - groiny Apr 19, 14:07 5
        
        ok, this is fair. -- nm - loosilu Apr 19, 14:10 1
        
        the other thing ... - zork Apr 19, 14:29
        
        The CDC agrees -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 14:08 2
        
        (I should point out: I'm just going for the joke, not trying to pile on. But I do agree with Vermin's original post on this thread.) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 14:09
        
        what do they know? nm -- nm - groiny Apr 19, 14:09
        
        Vermin being Vermin. I usually ignore his snarkiness -- nm - amoxy Apr 19, 14:03
    - You tell me. You know it all. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 19, 13:56 1
      - hah. nm -- nm - groiny Apr 19, 14:01 1
If captured, I hope Administration will at least consider holding the Boston suspect as enemy combatant for intelligence gathering purposes. - Lindsey Graham Apr 19, 13:53 5
- Is the Senator aware that the kid is a naturalized US citizen? -- nm - TWuG Apr 19, 13:56 4
  - "Tell us what you know about the Southies!" -- nm - DHS Apr 19, 14:06
  - Here is his followup - The last thing we may want to do is read Boston suspect Miranda Rights telling him to "remain silent." - amoxy Apr 19, 14:01 1
    - Lindsey watches too many cop shows -- nm - charlie Apr 19, 14:03
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Doctor, Who? -- nm - peglegpete Apr 19, 13:52

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