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Ron Paul slams Boston 'occupation' [View all] geek tragedy Apr 2013 OP
Oh I suppose letting the suspect run loose would be a better option. Crowman1979 Apr 2013 #1
+1 treestar Apr 2013 #45
Or finding out later that he was holding some family hostage in their home up the street politicaljunkie41910 Apr 2013 #70
most of killers get caught without needlessly shutting down an entire city nt msongs Apr 2013 #2
Most killers aren't tossing homemade fragmentation grenades around on the streets. nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #3
...at crowded public gatherings. cheapdate Apr 2013 #18
or when police attempt to arrest them. nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #19
having already been in or near one shoot out with police in the recent past treestar Apr 2013 #47
Most run-of-the-mill billh58 Apr 2013 #10
Agreed Bragi Apr 2013 #24
Most DUer think prior to posting... LanternWaste Apr 2013 #54
Most? That's not true. Where did you get that statistic? October Apr 2013 #76
Thank for keeping the fuck out of MA dipwad. geckosfeet Apr 2013 #4
in other news: ron paul is still a jackass. nt Javaman Apr 2013 #5
And so are all his friends. So fuck Lew Rockwell: freshwest Apr 2013 #81
Ron Paul can take his "concern" Arkana Apr 2013 #6
On a related note: Mopar151 Apr 2013 #7
Bwahaha! 'SHOOT AT THE FRIGGIN' TORNADO.' K & R right here. freshwest Apr 2013 #79
HATE this Asshole...but... SoapBox Apr 2013 #8
And.......... 1ProudAtheist Apr 2013 #11
Sometimes the old geezer is on the right side for civil liberties... but. AtheistCrusader Apr 2013 #12
You are perpetuating billh58 Apr 2013 #13
I find it hard to believe but Deny and Shred Apr 2013 #17
Maybe you should actually read up on what happened instead of taking at face value geek tragedy Apr 2013 #20
Resisting arrest is putting it mildly. cheapdate Apr 2013 #22
Paranoid mythology? Deny and Shred Apr 2013 #35
Relying on the sensationalist media is rarely a good idea. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #37
I guess CNN was a bad idea then. I wasn't gonna watch Fox Deny and Shred Apr 2013 #44
When police are facing military-level weaponry, not unreasonable to use military-grade protection. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #48
OK. I guess I'm falsely alarmed 0.001% of the time. Deny and Shred Apr 2013 #51
Television coverage overdramatizes everything. geek tragedy Apr 2013 #53
Agreed Deny and Shred Apr 2013 #59
Christ! Why can't people get this through their thick heads! smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #71
There are a lot of people who know everything. nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #72
the "shelter in place" WAS lifted moosewhisperer Apr 2013 #21
The lockdown was lifted before the suspect was found Bragi Apr 2013 #26
Except it wasn't a lockdown. nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #31
CNN referred to it as a lockdown several times Deny and Shred Apr 2013 #40
Well there's your problem--you listened to CNN. Arkana Apr 2013 #90
The Flaw In The Lockdown DallasNE Apr 2013 #68
They did lift the ban after so many hours. That's when the guy with the boat found him. summerschild Apr 2013 #46
Removing the colorful and melodramatic adjectives from your posts and we get.... LanternWaste Apr 2013 #55
What a load of crap! cynzke Apr 2013 #9
Fuck you, Ron, and that randy kid of yours! AAO Apr 2013 #14
"Scenes of the search were reminiscent of..." Orsino Apr 2013 #15
Probably not even that, but based on bogus YouTube vids arcane1 Apr 2013 #16
Or possibly a call from his absolutely biggest fan, Alex Jones. freshwest Apr 2013 #82
He is correct Bragi Apr 2013 #23
THERE WAS NO LOCKDOWN. The reason why the 'locals' approved is because geek tragedy Apr 2013 #25
The police used the term "lockdown" /nt Bragi Apr 2013 #27
Do you have a link to the order issued forbidding Bostonians from leaving geek tragedy Apr 2013 #28
The cops publicly called it a lockdown. I believe them /nt Bragi Apr 2013 #33
In other words, you concede that there was no order for people geek tragedy Apr 2013 #36
Yawn /nt Bragi Apr 2013 #38
No cites, no sources, no footnotes, no objectivity... just a yawn. LanternWaste Apr 2013 #58
It's the intellectual effort typically associated with those who say geek tragedy Apr 2013 #60
Let's go to the videotape onenote Apr 2013 #62
You don't live here. You know nothing about this situation. smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #73
This message was self-deleted by its author Daniel537 Apr 2013 #29
Were people tossing fragmentation explosives in Bill Maher's neighborhood? nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #32
I agree, Maher put it very well /nt Bragi Apr 2013 #34
Bill wasn't here. Were you? sheshe2 Apr 2013 #87
Oh no you didn't! LAGC Apr 2013 #85
Ron Paul, Ron Paul.......wtf is he....a loser. Historic NY Apr 2013 #30
We Know What Ron Paul Wouldn't Have Done DallasNE Apr 2013 #39
Fair question Bragi Apr 2013 #42
Please share your definition of police work. classof56 Apr 2013 #63
That Assumes A Lot DallasNE Apr 2013 #65
This should enlighten more people to the fact that Ron Paul is an idiot groundloop Apr 2013 #41
I'm sick of non Bostonian experts flapping their gums about this town. graywarrior Apr 2013 #43
I bet you are, graywarrior.. I'm sick of it way out here Cha Apr 2013 #50
Hear, hear! smirkymonkey Apr 2013 #75
As am I graywarrior! sheshe2 Apr 2013 #89
I trust the people of Boston to know what was actually Cha Apr 2013 #49
Thanks for posting bigtree's link again! sheshe2 Apr 2013 #56
It's more fun for them to take Cha Apr 2013 #67
Or Will Rivers Pitt's piece SINCE HE WAS THERE. freshwest Apr 2013 #83
The people in the back seat ALWAYS, sheshe2 Apr 2013 #84
Ah, don't bang your head against the wall. It won't work. They'll just leave the board and freshwest Apr 2013 #88
Iokiyad GeorgeGist Apr 2013 #52
Now you're blaming billh58 Apr 2013 #57
No, we just dwell in reality instead of swimming in the Ron Paul Paranoid Pool, nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #61
+1. LAGC Apr 2013 #86
Ron Paul has some support here, mostly from non-Bostonians Hekate Apr 2013 #64
Before I read this thread, I wonder how many 'Fuck Ron Pauls' I'll find. randome Apr 2013 #66
I don't get why so many obama2terms Apr 2013 #69
Ronnie, you need to talk to your son first. Dawson Leery Apr 2013 #74
The takeaway here? BobTheSubgenius Apr 2013 #77
OK, another try at it for folks from out of town : Mopar151 Apr 2013 #78
Hey Ron... ProgressiveChristian Apr 2013 #80
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