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[EmCeeGramr]

This is getting absolutely crazy. This is like the third act of The Dark Knight.

Pronounce the name "Dzokhar" out loud.

 

[dripdripsplash]

I've been noticing that a lot over the last few days. As bad as things get, they have to get pretty bad to look like a "war zone." Perhaps a bit of hyperbole going on there.

Not hyperbole. It is very simple. People is USED to news of killing, bombings, maimings, explosions and so on going off in some distant place in the ME. But when it happens in your "back yard" from a Western perspective. As in a place that westerners can relate too. Then it is much scarier and up close. That is why this story is getting so much attention.

 

[CoachKevin]

Suppose to go through South Station in Boston to get to NYC this morning. Doesn't look like that is happening now. Staying out of Boston today.

 

[jetpacks was yes]

Jesus, my brother and his family are in Watertown.

 

[maquiladora]

625K people told to shelter in place.

 

[soxinthebox]

Pronounce the name "Dzokhar" out loud.

Joker

Holy.shit.

 

[tajd]

the simpsons movie bring down the dome

 

[Chumly]

No, he wasn't a suspect. He was released.

So they had the wrong guy last night? The one the police had on the ground?

 

[Vire]

Jesus, my brother and his family are in Watertown.

They'll be fine, just inform them to stay home.

 

[antonz]

They are also interested in limiting people out and about to prevent false identification calls.

They keep getting calls of potential sightings all over the place and how serious it is they must pursue the leads.

 

[Mr Cola]

Why are they not releasing more images of him since they know his name? Clearer images? Do they not want to panic the public by admitting they have no idea where he is?

 

[CHEEZMO™]

What a situation to wake up to.

 

[Casimir]

I do not think we can attach normal emotion or reactions to a guy who was ok blowing up innocent people.

Hope this ends with no more innocents hurt or killed !

As much as it pains the simple folk, those that do evil things are usually very normal and compassionate in other situations.

True sociopaths usually end up in middle management.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Might as well call in the National Guard at this point.

 

[GavinGT]

I do not think we can attach normal emotion or reactions to a guy who was ok blowing up innocent people. If he killed himself I am guessing it would be because he was shot himself but both of these guys had a death wish otherwise they would have been far away from Boston after Monday.

Hope this ends with no more innocents hurt or killed !

You're right, I'm probably just applying movie logic to the situation.

 

[lil smoke]

This thread is moving too fast. Shame for us who have things to do. So where's he at now?

Its ridiculous I came into work early just to catch up on this stuff.

 

[Black Mamba]

So they had the wrong guy last night? The one the police had on the ground?

He was someone who didn't respond to police right away out of confusion and was cleared and released.

Might as well call in the National Guard at this point.

They are there...

 

[ZanzibarBreeze]

Not hyperbole. It is very simple. People is USED to news of killing, bombings, maimings, explosions and so on going off in some distant place in the ME. But when it happens in your "back yard" from a Western perspective. As in a place that westerners can relate too. Then it is much scarier and up close. That is why this story is getting so much attention.

I'm referring specifically to the use of 'war zone' as a term.

 

[grimshawish]

Might as well call in the National Guard at this point.

Is the army not there already?

 

[Joel Was Right]

"We can't tell you their names right now, but they are Muslim"

Fuck you, CNN

 

[Foffy]

I'm sure they have more than enough for a conviction. Wheelchair guy told them that he saw suspect #1 walk up next to him, put his bag on the ground right at his feet, and walked away. The bag detonated 2 1/2 minutes later and he lost his legs.

And that's just a small example of what WE know. I'm sure police have plenty more that's more than just circumstantial.

Don't they have footage of the white hatted fucker dropping a backpack near the eight year old who later died?

 

[tajd]

Jesus, my brother and his family are in Watertown.

dont worry they will be fine this will be all over very soon ok m8

 

[Vire]

Might as well call in the National Guard at this point.

Pretty sure they did already.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Might as well call in the National Guard at this point.

They did.

 

[Ushojax]

Pronounce the name "Dzokhar" out loud.

 

[benjipwns]

What the fuck is going on? Can someone sum this up?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=54554925&postcount=6309
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=54553935&postcount=6152
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=54553407&postcount=6073

 

[I'm new be nice]

The bullet actually went through his chair.

Imagine if he was doing his deed.

God, what a way to go... thank god he didn't have to die with his pants down and furry porn on display.

 

[Ludicrous Speed]

I just called my boss and told him I wasn't coming in since the city is on lockdown. Surprisingly, half the office is there! Fuuuuuu!

This probably will not reflect well for me at work, but fuck it. I'm not risking my life to go to work.

 

[cicero]

Former Philly police chief says that the brothers could've been influenced by Chechnya terrorists.

Assuming this is his youtube channel, from his own playlist. "And They say, Its Only Sunnah | Shaykh Feiz Mohammed"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feiz_Mohammad
"We want to have children and offer them as soldiers defending Islam... Teach them this: there is nothing more beloved to me than wanting to die as a mujahid. Put in their soft, tender hearts the zeal of jihad and a love of martyrdom."

I don't think they even had to go as far as Chechnyan terrorists to go down that road...

 

[Vilix]

Might as well call in the National Guard at this point.

They've been activated since Monday.

 

[MThanded]

They were using youtube. the guy commented 2 and 3 days ago. They clearly did not go dark after they committed those heinous acts.

 

[Jintor]

New details about the Transit officer-

Name: Richard H Donahue, Jnr. 3 Years service as a transit officer. I missed his age - NBC says 33 years old, 6 month old baby.

 

[Evlar]

They did.

GTA: Boston.

 

[SlowRevolution]

they're going to say the "I don't have a single American friend, I don't understand them" line over and over to fill time, aren't they

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Holy shit it seems these guys were trained and everything.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

He was someone who didn't respond to police right away out of confusion and was cleared and released.



They are there...

Ah sorry. I thought it was just standard SWAT and federal officials still. Just woke up and the thread is moving lightning fast.

 

[Jay Sosa]

The bullet actually went through his chair.

Imagine if he was doing his deed.

americans sure know how to build houses..

 

[Reiko]

Pronounce the name "Dzokhar" out loud.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zyhQjJ5UgY

 

[ZanzibarBreeze]

"We can't tell you their names right now, but they are Muslim"

Did they really say that? Ridiculous.

 

[I'm new be nice]

"We can't tell you their names right now, but they are Muslim"

Fuck you, CNN

Jesus.

 

[GavinGT]

Don't they have footage of the white hatted fucker dropping a backpack near the eight year old who later died?

Yeah, and that's really convincing circumstantial evidence, but I'm sure they want more than that to go on.

 

[lenovox1]

Is the army not there already?

National Guard was involved in the Watertown incident from the get go.

 

[Black Mamba]

They were using youtube. the guy commented 2 and 3 days ago. They clearly did not go dark after they committed those heinous acts.

Younger guy logged in to his social media thing last night at 6pm.

 

[Neko Mimi Mode]

"We can't tell you their names right now, but they are Muslim"

Fuck you, CNN

They aren't wrong. I'd have called it Islamic terrorists or extremists instead, mind.

 

[MThanded]

"We can't tell you their names right now, but they are Muslim"

Fuck you, CNN

Put the summary in the OP. It is so scant currently. People keep asking and many don't want to click over to reddit.

 

[mnz]

Why are they not releasing more images of him since they know his name? Clearer images? Do they not want to panic the public by admitting they have no idea where he is?

They did:
http://bigstory.ap.org/photo/boston-marathon-explosions-348

 

[Coldsnap]

I just called my boss and told him I wasn't coming in since the city is on lockdown. Surprisingly, half the office is there! Fuuuuuu!

This probably will not reflect well for me at work, but fuck it. I'm not risking my life to go to work.

That's fucked up, the police specifically instructed people to stay home. Tell your boss to eat a dick.

 

[Pristine_Condition]

You guys don't seem to realize that Chechens go beyond just the Chechnya-Russia issue. There are Chechens who have joined Islamic fundamentalist groups like Al Qaeda / Taliban and fought against the US and allies in places like Afghanistan. Prior to that there were even Chechen fighters involved in the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia.

Yeah. Ask any Afghanistan vet. They've been fighting our guys for years over there. These international fighters believe in a philosophy of Islam as the one global religion. And the basis for all law.

 

[Good Job Bob]

What the fuck is going on? Can someone sum this up?

Wikipedia has a good summary;

On April 18, a shooting occurred on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, near Building 32 (Stata Center) at 10:48 p.m. EDT (02:48 UTC, April 19).[61] Multiple shots were fired.[62] It was subsequently reported that an MIT police officer received multiple gunshot wounds. The officer was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital in nearby downtown Boston, where he was pronounced dead.[63][64]

Police in Watertown reported that they exchanged gunfire with two suspects following the shooting,[65] with explosions and automatic weapon fire heard.[66] Later in the night, The Boston Globe would report that the shooting suspects were the same men being sought in the Marathon bombings.[61]

During the morning of April 19, after a car chase, one suspect (referred to as "suspect number one" or "the black-hat suspect") was taken by police to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he died of injuries.[67]The FBI released additional photos of the two suspects during the Watertown incident.[68] Several sources report that a suspect was surrounded by police and ordered to strip completely naked before being arrested and taken into custody.[69][70]

The second suspect, sometimes referred to as the "white-hat suspect",[71] is "still at large", according to law enforcement officials.[72]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Marathon_bombings#MIT_shooting_and_Watertown_incident

 

[JoseOle5990]

http://livewire.wcvb.com/Event/117th_Running_of_Boston_Marathon

This girl knew the living suspect in high school.

Edit: She's gone, not much :/