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Started by LMNO, April 15, 2013, 08:19:14 PM

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Anna Mae Bollocks

#210
April 16, 2013, 06:07:14 PM
Quote from: Junkenstein on April 16, 2013, 06:06:00 PM
Uptheenthed by the by, more cain enables more sense of fucked up occasions.

I do doubt that any incidental fires were covers for other crimes, it just seemed worth raising as a possibility, I've got no idea about the contents of the library, just figured there was an outside chance. I would doubt anything stolen would be sold/resold though. More of a one hit permanent acquisition.

Hearing random shit about this now being IRA related. No claim from any group as far as I know however and they tended to own up fairly quickly. It does have some of the hallmarks (Seems the bomb was a nailbomb, in a bin.) but little else. The target makes fuck all sense in that case too, unless someone really fucking hated plastic paddies. More information and less bullshit required really.

I heard ball bearings, not nails.  :?
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Nephew Twiddleton

#211
April 16, 2013, 06:07:29 PM
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The Good Reverend Roger

#212
April 16, 2013, 06:07:32 PM
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Good Reverend Roger

#213
April 16, 2013, 06:08:22 PM
Quote from: stelz on April 16, 2013, 06:07:14 PM
Quote from: Junkenstein on April 16, 2013, 06:06:00 PM
Uptheenthed by the by, more cain enables more sense of fucked up occasions.

I do doubt that any incidental fires were covers for other crimes, it just seemed worth raising as a possibility, I've got no idea about the contents of the library, just figured there was an outside chance. I would doubt anything stolen would be sold/resold though. More of a one hit permanent acquisition.

Hearing random shit about this now being IRA related. No claim from any group as far as I know however and they tended to own up fairly quickly. It does have some of the hallmarks (Seems the bomb was a nailbomb, in a bin.) but little else. The target makes fuck all sense in that case too, unless someone really fucking hated plastic paddies. More information and less bullshit required really.

I heard ball bearings, not nails.  :?

Same concept.  Bomb in a backpack full of shrapnel (ball bearings, nails, fiberglass), dropped into a trash can.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Suu

#214
April 16, 2013, 06:09:59 PM
IRA involvement in Boston would be nothing new, unfortunately. Though I don't think anything has happened with them for a while. :/

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Junkenstein

#215
April 16, 2013, 06:10:30 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on April 16, 2013, 06:01:25 PM
One distressing thing:  Too many cops in military outfits.  The public needs to see cops that look like cops, not cops that look like soldiers.  It's all about the message sent.

Cops:  This was a crime.  We will solve it.

Soldiers:  This is some kind of military action.

I would think that is pretty much the exact message they are trying to send. "If it impacts on over X many people, we WILL get the army involved. Do not fuck with us."

This would apply as much to those at home as it would those abroad.
Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

Junkenstein

#216
April 16, 2013, 06:12:16 PM
I'm still trying to get a handle on the basics, Do not take anything I say as truth because I honestly don't fucking know.


This applies to pretty much everything I say and do in case anyone missed that yet.
Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

The Good Reverend Roger

#217
April 16, 2013, 06:12:34 PM


vs



And no, it wasn't the damn IRA.  Boston is one of their top donation centers.  They aren't going to shit all over the golden goose.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Anna Mae Bollocks

#218
April 16, 2013, 06:13:27 PM
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/national/person-briefed-boston-marathon-explosives-made-of-pressure-cookers-with-metal-ball-bearings

Also says
QuoteThe Pakistani Taliban, which has threatened attacks in the United States because of its support for the Pakistani government, on Tuesday denied any role in the marathon bombings.
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The Good Reverend Roger

#219
April 16, 2013, 06:13:34 PM
Quote from: Junkenstein on April 16, 2013, 06:10:30 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on April 16, 2013, 06:01:25 PM
One distressing thing:  Too many cops in military outfits.  The public needs to see cops that look like cops, not cops that look like soldiers.  It's all about the message sent.

Cops:  This was a crime.  We will solve it.

Soldiers:  This is some kind of military action.

I would think that is pretty much the exact message they are trying to send. "If it impacts on over X many people, we WILL get the army involved. Do not fuck with us."

This would apply as much to those at home as it would those abroad.

I think there's a combination of:

We don't know what else to do, vs

Get the public used to military policing.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Pope Pixie Pickle

#220
April 16, 2013, 06:16:04 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on April 16, 2013, 06:12:34 PM


vs



And no, it wasn't the damn IRA.  Boston is one of their top donation centers.  They aren't going to shit all over the golden goose.

Fucking THIS. Although, this may have shat on the golden goose for them. Anyway. American's funding the IRA is one of my "RAAARGH"  berserk button topics, so I should probably shut up.



The Good Reverend Roger

#221
April 16, 2013, 06:16:16 PM
Quote from: stelz on April 16, 2013, 06:13:27 PM
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/national/person-briefed-boston-marathon-explosives-made-of-pressure-cookers-with-metal-ball-bearings

Also says
QuoteThe Pakistani Taliban, which has threatened attacks in the United States because of its support for the Pakistani government, on Tuesday denied any role in the marathon bombings.

From the same article:

Quote
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called the bombing a "cruel act of terror." He said that any event with explosive devices is clearly an act of terror and he promised that a thorough investigation will determine whether the perpetrators were foreign or domestic. The Pentagon chief vowed that those responsible will be brought to justice.

Would that include drones, Secretary Hagel?
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

The Good Reverend Roger

#222
April 16, 2013, 06:17:11 PM
Quote from: Pixie on April 16, 2013, 06:16:04 PM
Fucking THIS. Although, this may have shat on the golden goose for them. Anyway. American's funding the IRA is one of my "RAAARGH"  berserk button topics, so I should probably shut up.

It's not "America", it's 5th generation Irish-Americans who feel that they have to "help" in some manner, or they won't be real Irishmen.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Junkenstein

#223
April 16, 2013, 06:18:05 PM
Quote from: stelz on April 16, 2013, 06:13:27 PM
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/national/person-briefed-boston-marathon-explosives-made-of-pressure-cookers-with-metal-ball-bearings

Also says
QuoteThe Pakistani Taliban, which has threatened attacks in the United States because of its support for the Pakistani government, on Tuesday denied any role in the marathon bombings.

Well I would guess that rules them further out.

I think the public is pretty comfortable with Military policing now. The standard civilian reaction to a police officer and a solider seems pretty much the same - Obey the nice gentleman with the gun. Now.

edit - And the US/IRA relationship is beyond fucked up. That's why I couldn't make sense of accusations coming their way.
Nine naked Men just walking down the road will cause a heap of trouble for all concerned.

Suu

#224
April 16, 2013, 06:20:00 PM
Foreign terrorist cells are relatively quick to take credit for such things so they can get press time, correct?

I'm pretty sure this is something state-side anyway, but I still don't want to jump to conclusions.
Sovereign Episkopos-Princess Kaousuu; Esq., Battle Nun, Bene Gesserit.
Our Lady of Perpetual Confusion; 1st Church of Discordia

"Add a dab of lavender to milk, leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it."
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