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64. That officially makes it a "mass murder" even though no guns were involved

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How do you use the terms freedom and not cowering and lock down towns over a nineteen year old [View all] malaise Apr 2013 OP

You do understand YarnAddict Apr 2013 #1

Killed four people now. WI_DEM Apr 2013 #20

That officially makes it a "mass murder" even though no guns were involved slackmaster Apr 2013 #64

They shot it out with police, killed the MIT cop, and seriously wounded another LEO. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #90

No guns? Rex Apr 2013 #97

MIT Police Officer Sean Collier, aged 26, KILLED BY GUNFIRE. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #101

Yes that was just sad. Rex Apr 2013 #102

Gun Humpers must protect Guns at all costs. Human lives are meaningless to them. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #107

Well it looks like one went overboard and got PPR'd! Rex Apr 2013 #122

Tell that lie to the friends, co-workers and loved ones of Officer Sean Collier. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #104

Careful. You don't want to hurt somebody's feelings... CTyankee Apr 2013 #112

You will not BELIEVE who just got PPRd! Rex Apr 2013 #121

oh, yes, at long last! CTyankee Apr 2013 #123

I agree the love affair can only go so far Rex Apr 2013 #127

Wow. nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #134

PPR'd long-term gun humper, finally. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #124

I know this site has tried very hard to understand gun owners concerns. I get that. CTyankee Apr 2013 #125

I think for many of us that own guns Rex Apr 2013 #128

I think the admins were giving some benefit of the doubt. CTyankee Apr 2013 #129

I agree 100% Rex Apr 2013 #133

well, so have I. And it's hard to bite your tongue, esp. on an issue you struggle over. CTyankee Apr 2013 #137

I agree. Rex Apr 2013 #142

So one of the resident gun nuts sticks his foot in it again. EOTE Apr 2013 #130

You don't think Martial Law is an over-reaction? WinkyDink Apr 2013 #53

Cut out the hyperbole leftynyc Apr 2013 #56

You may want to research the meaning of martial law Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #59

It's not martial law Marrah_G Apr 2013 #81

It's not martial law nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #85

glad we have your expertise to guide us. cali Apr 2013 #2

THey have never done this even for escaped mass murderers malaise Apr 2013 #5

he may have explosives on his body. cali Apr 2013 #7

Sure they have...Did you forget the Dorner case already? Blue_Tires Apr 2013 #70

Didn't remember that malaise Apr 2013 #84

This isn't just a mass murderer onenote Apr 2013 #100

No, *this* is how it's done! Boston PD is kicking ass in this situation Roland99 Apr 2013 #3

LOL, Detroit might have 3 murders today! Shut it down also? n-t Logical Apr 2013 #6

... Roland99 Apr 2013 #8

yeah that's the same thing sharp_stick Apr 2013 #17

You want to prevent deaths or not? n-t Logical Apr 2013 #21

Straw Man is all you got. Ikonoklast Apr 2013 #91

You Certainly are Betraying Your Member Name - Nothing Logical About Your Post at All dballance Apr 2013 #72

Wow, member name joke! How fucking clever! n-t Logical Apr 2013 #82

Because that is exactly the same thing that is happening here Marrah_G Apr 2013 #76

chicago had two murders last night datasuspect Apr 2013 #131

Exactly- and the only people upset by this are those who don't live here Marrah_G Apr 2013 #54

Lol, yes, every person you know! Checked all of them? n-t Logical Apr 2013 #83

My friends and family in the city... absolutely Marrah_G Apr 2013 #88

+1000 smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #132

In a sea of dumb things.... dems_rightnow Apr 2013 #4

lol alphafemale Apr 2013 #19

You are correct! Talking about disrupting a city. You know the 19 year old is happy! Logical Apr 2013 #9

What specifically leads you to believe his agenda LanternWaste Apr 2013 #41

What is the purpose of a "terror attack"? Logical Apr 2013 #47

To make us stop doing something specific. ieoeja Apr 2013 #116

Hmmm, I'm usually among the first to react to police state type shit Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #10

It may be necessary and it is possible it will be over in less than an hour but the malaise Apr 2013 #12

What precisely is this precedent you refer to, and what, in practical terms, will this precedent... LanternWaste Apr 2013 #23

I wonder this too. I think of precedents like Katrina, the police state Cal Carpenter Apr 2013 #27

They know exactly where he is marions ghost Apr 2013 #33

Wonderfully stated Dorian Gray Apr 2013 #36

Unrec. FSogol Apr 2013 #11

Unrec +3 obnoxiousdrunk Apr 2013 #44

Let's just chase him down with a group of men in clown costumes... MOTRDemocrat Apr 2013 #13

Maybe we could leave a trail of vookies. nt alphafemale Apr 2013 #22

Wow. WilliamPitt Apr 2013 #14

Distance this time malaise Apr 2013 #16

What would you suggest? WilliamPitt Apr 2013 #24

I honestly don't know Will and maybe Ida is correct malaise Apr 2013 #37

It's not fear Marrah_G Apr 2013 #45

What precedent? Arkana Apr 2013 #66

well, that just makes it all OK then, *your* friends *almost* died. supernaut Apr 2013 #55

You act like this is unprecedented leftynyc Apr 2013 #57

Thats because it is unprecedented. supernaut Apr 2013 #60

Never? In ALL American history? leftynyc Apr 2013 #65

LOL, Ridiculous Oilwellian Apr 2013 #79

NO ONE HAS SUSPENDED CIVIL LIBERTIES IN BOSTON dballance Apr 2013 #78

No, it isn't Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #15

Exactly, why give this guy hostages? davidpdx Apr 2013 #32

It is not a violation of civil liberty Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #38

I think you misunderstood, I was agreeing with you and back you on your argument davidpdx Apr 2013 #39

I'm sorry, I was up at 2 AM Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #52

You are watching the news davidpdx Apr 2013 #58

I'm glancing at it - mostly DU and Boston.com Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #63

Yeah, I know what you mean about CNN davidpdx Apr 2013 #68

Yes, I consider them irresponsible Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #71

I think this whole thing has been handled very well this week, including this morning's events distantearlywarning Apr 2013 #18

Oh for god's sake. Zoeisright Apr 2013 #25

the brother they killed had an IED strapped to his chest magical thyme Apr 2013 #26

He might carry bomb nmbluesky Apr 2013 #28

I understand your concern, but this isn't a typical situation. WI_DEM Apr 2013 #29

It's all about catching him. boston bean Apr 2013 #30

We don't know how many more? kentuck Apr 2013 #31

Its the bombs. I understand your concern IdaBriggs Apr 2013 #34

Apparently malaise Apr 2013 #43

Nice ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2013 #35

Staying out of the polices way is not cowering Marrah_G Apr 2013 #40

breaking news has just proved how full of it this op is. cali Apr 2013 #42

My mother and her friends went to movies during WWII in London malaise Apr 2013 #74

"head for shelters" actslikeacarrot Apr 2013 #80

I live in DC and let me tell you, if the police were looking for a terrorist justiceischeap Apr 2013 #46

This is the best analogy so far adigal Apr 2013 #106

it's a valid thing to be worried about Enrique Apr 2013 #48

I understand the need to use drastic tactics but I've lives through the erosion of malaise Apr 2013 #49

Yep G_j Apr 2013 #62

AGREE 100%. AND ordered not to use cell-phones! Didn't happen on 9/11/01! WinkyDink Apr 2013 #50

The perps from 9/11 leftynyc Apr 2013 #69

In fairness, not everyone had a cell phone back then. Today, nearly 100% of ecstatic Apr 2013 #96

I don't believe that I understand exactly what you are trying to express here. Zorra Apr 2013 #51

Agree or disagree, we must be careful not to stifle free speech... kentuck Apr 2013 #67

I'm totally not trying to stifle free speech. I'm actually trying to expand it. Zorra Apr 2013 #77

I worry deeply about the erosion of our civil liberties across the globe malaise Apr 2013 #113

I understand, and believe that most of us are conflicted about these types of things to some degree. Zorra Apr 2013 #135

Beautifully stated malaise Apr 2013 #136

My pleasure. Zorra Apr 2013 #138

Because this kid is an armed, dangerous psycho who's proven he's not above killing people? Arkana Apr 2013 #61

Well, Since the People in Boston are all STILL FREE to go Outside if they So Choose We're Still Free dballance Apr 2013 #73

Have you been living under a rock? Truly an asinine post.. badtoworse Apr 2013 #75

We get snow storms sarisataka Apr 2013 #86

It makes it easier to find one guy when he's not hiding in the crowd. randome Apr 2013 #87

let him get on an MBTA bus or fully loaded T with people going to work while he has a bomb strapped NotThisTime Apr 2013 #89

Age: irrelevant. Possibility of more anti-personnel bombs: yes. redqueen Apr 2013 #92

Understand your concern, but I think this warrants an exception suffragette Apr 2013 #93

I love chatting with you on DU a lot and I respect your opinion, but Jamastiene Apr 2013 #94

I'm concerned about possible colleagues ecstatic Apr 2013 #95

You have to bear in mind that a lot of folks here are cthulu2016 Apr 2013 #98

I live 5 miles from Boston Amaya Apr 2013 #99

It is upsetting, isn't it? I am hoping we can get through this sensibly and come back CTyankee Apr 2013 #103

Indeed sis malaise Apr 2013 #108

That Senate vote on the gun bill didn't help matters either... CTyankee Apr 2013 #109

Amazing how this just threw it off the news malaise Apr 2013 #110

Yup, that one was a lesson in the folly of deregulation of industry. CTyankee Apr 2013 #111

And that's the absolute truth malaise Apr 2013 #114

Freedom is an illusion. Apophis Apr 2013 #105

Nobody has to cower. Just rate the odds that you might be in the same place as a kid DeschutesRiver Apr 2013 #115

"Freedom" has been stolen by the Right to justify their selfish nature.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #117

It's voluntary, dude Taverner Apr 2013 #118

I don't believe this shit is going on at DU. Hekate Apr 2013 #119

I agree, it's a horrible precedent Bragi Apr 2013 #120

I don't get it. This has been a *massive* public safety "event" kenny blankenship Apr 2013 #126

You are right. they did their job. It is Blue State against Red State in some ways. CTyankee Apr 2013 #139

He wasn't just "a nineteen year old" LiberalElite Apr 2013 #140

I brought this up and was promptly attacked by the hawks here. DainBramaged Apr 2013 #141