Things go boom

[The Good Reverend Roger]

All we're missing is randomly shooting innocent people that are deemed "suspicious".

We'll get to it.  Have faith.

[LMNO]

Oh, and when I came into work this morning, (1/4 mile from explosions) security was stopping everyone and checking their bags. 

I was angered, not because Invasion of Privacy, but rather the pointlessness of it all.  The chances of another attack two days after the bombing is tatamount to zero.  This is a classic example of closing the barn door after the horse gets out.  Or, to use something I heard recently: "We must do something in the wake of this tragedy.  This is something; let's do it."

A phenomenal waste of time and resources, all in an effort to make us feel safe, rather than be safe.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Oh, and when I came into work this morning, (1/4 mile from explosions) security was stopping everyone and checking their bags. 

I was angered, not because Invasion of Privacy, but rather the pointlessness of it all.  The chances of another attack two days after the bombing is tatamount to zero.  This is a classic example of closing the barn door after the horse gets out.  Or, to use something I heard recently: "We must do something in the wake of this tragedy.  This is something; let's do it."

A phenomenal waste of time and resources, all in an effort to make us feel safe, rather than be safe.

Form over function.

Plus they get to shove you around.  You have to get something for your taxes.

[Junkenstein]

Well it seems a real suspect(Scapegoat?) has been found:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22190353

Investigators are preparing to arrest a suspect in relation to Monday's Boston marathon bombings, officials have told US media.

The breakthrough reportedly came from security video of a man dropping off a bag on the street near the race's finish line, before walking away.

The twin blasts killed an eight-year-old boy, a woman aged 29 and a postgraduate student from China.

Officials are due to hold a press conference at 17:00 ET (21:00 GMT).

I would assume this to mean an arrest has been made with at least some evidence. Given the speed it could just be a credit card trace after all.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

More on the same, no real info but it gives the names of the people killed:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/17/suspect-identified-boston-marathon-bombings-report/

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Well it seems a real suspect(Scapegoat?) has been found:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22190353

Investigators are preparing to arrest a suspect in relation to Monday's Boston marathon bombings, officials have told US media.

The breakthrough reportedly came from security video of a man dropping off a bag on the street near the race's finish line, before walking away.

The twin blasts killed an eight-year-old boy, a woman aged 29 and a postgraduate student from China.

Officials are due to hold a press conference at 17:00 ET (21:00 GMT).

I would assume this to mean an arrest has been made with at least some evidence. Given the speed it could just be a credit card trace after all.

But the bomb wasn't in the street.

[Junkenstein]

BBC reporting is taxpayer funded.

We get what we pay for.

[Cain]

Or it's possible he was the bombmaker and leaving the bag for the person who placed the bombs.

[LMNO]

Or it's possible that "street" meant "not inside a building.  One of the bombs was exploded on the sidewalk.

[Bruno]

Weren't there some that were found unexploded?

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Weren't there some that were found unexploded?

Apparently not.  Nobody can seem to get that straight.

[Suu]

No arrest has been made per Boston PD, but it sounds like Homeland Security has a lead.

[Junkenstein]

Oh, and when I came into work this morning, (1/4 mile from explosions) security was stopping everyone and checking their bags. 

I was angered, not because Invasion of Privacy, but rather the pointlessness of it all.  The chances of another attack two days after the bombing is tatamount to zero.  This is a classic example of closing the barn door after the horse gets out.  Or, to use something I heard recently: "We must do something in the wake of this tragedy.  This is something; let's do it."

A phenomenal waste of time and resources, all in an effort to make us feel safe, rather than be safe.

I've got a Pratchett quote kicking round my head about not suspecting the guards of being lazy after a robbery. Think it was 5th elephant?

[Suu]

Shit ton of action at the courthouse. They called a Code Red and people evacuated out, but people are still standing pretty close. They've been bringing vans in. Possible bomb scare.

http://livewire.wcvb.com/Event/117th_Running_of_Boston_Marathon?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=wcvb%2Bchannel%2B5%2Bboston

I should probably be doing homework.

[Cain]

A source cited by the BBC is now saying the bombs were not in trash cans but were placed in black bags on the ground.