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In response to "Right. I'm sure there could be value in it, but the ability to control so that it's productive is virtually non-existent. -- nm" by pmb

Well, if all they did was look for people who had a backpack in one shot and didn't in another, that might have been helpful. But singling out

Posted by mara Apr 26 '13, 15:40

somebody with backpack is just stupid, as is singling out somebody by their physical appearance.

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except when you know that the bomb was in a backpack - charlie Apr 26, 15:43 2
- Sure, but the vast majority of people with backpacks were innocent. Looking for a guy with a dark backpack wasn't enough; they needed to also find - mara Apr 26, 15:48 1
  - to my recollection, they did find photos with and without, including the one from the guy from FL whose friend saw his photos on fb. -- nm - b. Apr 26, 15:51

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