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Deny and Shred

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40. CNN referred to it as a lockdown several times
Mon Apr 29, 2013, 03:08 PM
Apr 2013

That's what I have been referring to. I guess I did take that at face value. The police response still makes me uneasy, and it was the input of the citizens that led to his capture.

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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