What happens if no one gets caught?

[El Diablo Blanco]

I was thinking about this Boston bombing.  It's been three days now.  I doubt the person/people involved just headed back to their home/apt in Boston and are hanging out.  Chances are if they were smart they'd already be on some beach by now.  They are saying there were three bombs made from pressure cookers in duffel bags.  You would assume this means more than one person planted them because one dude waking around with three large duffels would be a little suspicious.

If the FBI can't catch someone, you know the public is going to want someone to hang.

Does the FBI just blame it on some Iranian or NK to justify another US invasion?  Do they blame some whitey?

It's obvious if a muslim did it the USA would go to war in a heartbeat, but what if some Mexican or Colombian did it, would they invade and attack those countries?  Nope.

[bigmc]

i am surprised no one is claiming responsibility

[Soul Crusher]

Remember 1996 Olympic bombing?  No one ever got caught for that either. 

I was thinking about this Boston bombing.  It's been three days now.  I doubt the person/people involved just headed back to their home/apt in Boston and are hanging out.  Chances are if they were smart they'd already be on some beach by now.  They are saying there were three bombs made from pressure cookers in duffel bags.  You would assume this means more than one person planted them because one dude waking around with three large duffels would be a little suspicious.

If the FBI can't catch someone, you know the public is going to want someone to hang.

Does the FBI just blame it on some Iranian or NK to justify another US invasion?  Do they blame some whitey?

It's obvious if a muslim did it the USA would go to war in a heartbeat, but what if some Mexican or Colombian did it, would they invade and attack those countries?  Nope.

[Ronnie Rep]

i am surprised no one is claiming responsibility

All the Muslim terrorist groups have denied responsibility for the bombing so far! It is most likely domestic terror! Will take time to peice it together!

[oldtimer1]

I think Ronnie's right. Muslims would have bragged about this and they didn't. It's most likely domestic terrorism. Some sources are saying it was black powder or smokeless powder in the pressure cooker. I would think a Muslim extremist would mix their own explosive and not buy it over the counter.

[pluck]

They should blame bin laden.

[Kwon_2]

Normally when Muslims do it, you'd be hearing from Group_X and Y that they were responsible and more will come.


Strange that nothing is heard, maybe it was an islamic free-agent

[UPINTHEMGUTS]

I was thinking about this Boston bombing.  It's been three days now.  I doubt the person/people involved just headed back to their home/apt in Boston and are hanging out.  Chances are if they were smart they'd already be on some beach by now.  They are saying there were three bombs made from pressure cookers in duffel bags.  You would assume this means more than one person planted them because one dude waking around with three large duffels would be a little suspicious.

If the FBI can't catch someone, you know the public is going to want someone to hang.

Does the FBI just blame it on some Iranian or NK to justify another US invasion?  Do they blame some whitey?

It's obvious if a muslim did it the USA would go to war in a heartbeat, but what if some Mexican or Colombian did it, would they invade and attack those countries?  Nope.

We would invade if those countries had huge oil reserves.

[El Diablo Blanco]

I think Ronnie's right. Muslims would have bragged about this and they didn't. It's most likely domestic terrorism. Some sources are saying it was black powder or smokeless powder in the pressure cooker. I would think a Muslim extremist would mix their own explosive and not buy it over the counter.

It's all kitchen sink shit.  They didn't even use good quality ball bearings.  Shit some angry white kid can google and learn.

Basically the gunpowder builds up pressure and the pressure cooker allows it to get up to a high PSI before it explodes and then the shards go flying. The fact a lot of people lost legs but nothing to their upper bodies shows that this just spread out horizontally.

[El Diablo Blanco]

Eventually they will have to blame someone.  Obama going on TV and proclaiming they will catch someone means that some poor fucker is going to get framed for it if they cannot find the true person.

[daddy8ball]

I find it curious, too, that no one has claimed responsibility. That could indicate home grown, or it could indicate a change in Al Qaeda affiliated tactics.

Maybe they have other operatives in the field waiting to strike and want to hold off claiming credit until the operation is complete.

 Maybe they got sick of eating drone launched hellfire missiles and want to make it as hard for the FBI to catch them as possible.

[Cornelius Funk]

We would invade if those countries had huge oil reserves.

Mexico is an OPEC member. 

[El Diablo Blanco]

Mexico is an OPEC member. 

That's the irony isn't.  The US claims their dependence on Oil from Saudis but in reality the US gets more oil from Canada, Mexico and Nigera than they do Saudi Arabia.  The USA produces enough oil on its own that they never need to import from anywhere else but it's more lucrative to sell it off then buy it from others

[Rudee]

If the FBI can't catch someone, you know the public is going to want someone to hang.

The vast majority will pretty much forget about it and move on with their lives, as long as it doesn't effect them directly.

Does the FBI just blame it on some Iranian or NK to justify another US invasion?  Do they blame some whitey?

They are not blaming anybody at the moment.  They are investigating.  Once they arrest a suspect, they will issue a press release.

It's obvious if a muslim did it the USA would go to war in a heartbeat, but what if some Mexican or Colombian did it, would they invade and attack those countries?  Nope.

Quit talking foolish.  The USA is not going to war against anybody right now.  

[anabolichalo]

a lot of these things are government conspiracies

[El Diablo Blanco]

If the FBI can't catch someone, you know the public is going to want someone to hang.

The vast majority will pretty much forget about it and move on with their lives, as long as it doesn't effect them directly.

Does the FBI just blame it on some Iranian or NK to justify another US invasion?  Do they blame some whitey?

They are not blaming anybody at the moment.  They are investigating.  Once they arrest a suspect, they will issue a press release.

It's obvious if a muslim did it the USA would go to war in a heartbeat, but what if some Mexican or Colombian did it, would they invade and attack those countries?  Nope.

Quit talking foolish.  The USA is not going to war against anybody right now.  

So you really believe that if the suspect is Syrian or Iranian that the USA wouldn't deploy the military to attack?

[240 is Back]

Could be they're just stumped.  Only 17% of crimes are solved, and the more planning a person takes, their chances improve of getting away with it.  

There are probably pics of the bomber's face... and they're probably doing everything they can to ID the person... but investigators might be in a tough spot...

If they know who it is, and he's on the run with thousands in cash, he can lay low for months.
If they go public, it creates a panic and makes them look a little pathetic, gives this guy a platform, etc.

It is odd that we don't have an instant party to blame, but that's real life.  "Fantasy" is where obama or bush gives us some hollywood tale of what happened - then that story is discredited later.  Like with the bin laden lie that obama told, like with FBI recovering a hijackers passport in just a few hours despite all that chaos and the 911 crash itself.   Those stories are obvious bullshit, hollywood fluff from minute one.  We're not getting that this time.

[Soul Crusher]

One of my cop buddies told me that whereas most crimes are committed amongst people who know each other - its very very easy to get with almost anything given enough planning and if you can keep it to yourself. 

Could be they're just stumped.  Only 17% of crimes are solved, and the more planning a person takes, their chances improve of getting away with it.  

There are probably pics of the bomber's face... and they're probably doing everything they can to ID the person... but investigators might be in a tough spot...

If they know who it is, and he's on the run with thousands in cash, he can lay low for months.
If they go public, it creates a panic and makes them look a little pathetic, gives this guy a platform, etc.

It is odd that we don't have an instant party to blame, but that's real life.  "Fantasy" is where obama or bush gives us some hollywood tale of what happened - then that story is discredited later.  Like with the bin laden lie that obama told, like with FBI recovering a hijackers passport in just a few hours despite all that chaos and the 911 crash itself.   Those stories are obvious bullshit, hollywood fluff from minute one.  We're not getting that this time.

[240 is Back]

One of my cop buddies told me that whereas most crimes are committed amongst people who know each other - its very very easy to get with almost anything given enough planning and if you can keep it to yourself. 

That makes a lot of sense actually.  If you plan ahead, choose your victim, detail an escape route, and don't do anything conspicious/stupid, I can see most people getting away with crimes.

Most of the time, it seems people tell their friends, post about it, bring their cell along for the crime, or act funny when police ask around.

You should write a letter to Rep Peter King (R) of your state, and ask him if he has any solutions.  I bet he can think of some.

[240 is Back]

That makes a lot of sense actually.  If you plan ahead, choose your victim, detail an escape route, and don't do anything conspicious/stupid, I can see most people getting away with crimes.

Most of the time, it seems people tell their friends, post about it, bring their cell along for the crime, or act funny when police ask around.

You should write a letter to Rep Peter King (R) of your state, and ask him if he has any solutions.  I bet he can think of some.

With repubs like these, who needs dems?  LOL

GOP Rep. Peter King On Boston Bombing: "We Need More Cameras"

ANDREA MITCHELL, MSNBC: Congressman, briefly, do you think that this will lead to more cameras? I know it's controversial, there are privacy issues. Boston does have a lot of cameras. European cities, led by London, have the most. Are Americans going to have to get used to more surveillance on a daily basis?

REP. PETER KING (R-NY): I think we do because I think privacy involves being in a private location. Being out in the street is not an expectation of privacy. Anyone can look at you, can see you, can watch what you're doing. A camera just makes it more sophisticated, but it's no different from your neighbor looking out the window at you or a police officer looking at you walking down the street.

So, I do think we need more cameras. We have to stay ahead of the terrorists and I do know in New York, the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative, which is based on cameras, the outstanding work that results from that. So yes, I do favor more cameras. They're a great law enforcement method and device. And again, it keeps us ahead of the terrorists, who are constantly trying to kill us.

[Soul Crusher]

Term limits

With repubs like these, who needs dems?  LOL

GOP Rep. Peter King On Boston Bombing: "We Need More Cameras"

ANDREA MITCHELL, MSNBC: Congressman, briefly, do you think that this will lead to more cameras? I know it's controversial, there are privacy issues. Boston does have a lot of cameras. European cities, led by London, have the most. Are Americans going to have to get used to more surveillance on a daily basis?

REP. PETER KING (R-NY): I think we do because I think privacy involves being in a private location. Being out in the street is not an expectation of privacy. Anyone can look at you, can see you, can watch what you're doing. A camera just makes it more sophisticated, but it's no different from your neighbor looking out the window at you or a police officer looking at you walking down the street.

So, I do think we need more cameras. We have to stay ahead of the terrorists and I do know in New York, the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative, which is based on cameras, the outstanding work that results from that. So yes, I do favor more cameras. They're a great law enforcement method and device. And again, it keeps us ahead of the terrorists, who are constantly trying to kill us.

[The_Punisher]

it's probably some Punk just like Timothy Mcveigh

[El Diablo Blanco]

Random crimes are the hardest to solve.  Investigators will always look at motives and those close to the victim, but if it was some random dude who just disappears, they never know.

[Soul Crusher]

Could have been some crazy fucker denied entry to the Boston marathon for all we know. 

[240 is Back]

Could have been some crazy fucker denied entry to the Boston marathon for all we know. 

lol... how does one get denied entry?   Don't you just pay the fee and enter?  Or does one have to qualify?