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Dreamer Tatum

(10,926 posts)
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 10:26 AM Apr 2013

Finding the bombers underscores one comforting thing about law enforcement

namely, that focusing on actual clues, logic, and hard work creates a situation in which people like the Chechen brothers get flushed out in a few days.

Imagine the world of shit we'd live in if law enforcement applied the "expertise", "logic", and "gut reactions" of certain people here and on Free Republic, and certainly the news media.

Thank heavens for trained, dispassionate professionals without agendas.

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Finding the bombers underscores one comforting thing about law enforcement (Original Post) Dreamer Tatum Apr 2013 OP
That didn't seem how it happened last night. StrayKat Apr 2013 #1
You don't think getting those pics completely right didn't help this along? nt Dreamer Tatum Apr 2013 #4
I think getting the pics helped. StrayKat Apr 2013 #9
Whether or not you are correct, Jenoch Apr 2013 #5
Wait a minute, Jenoch Apr 2013 #6
yes. StrayKat Apr 2013 #10
A lot of the 'gut reaction' saw Islamic terrorism behind this. Zax2me Apr 2013 #2
I have to agree madokie Apr 2013 #3
K&R. One DUer claimed to be able to "smell" the right answers! FSogol Apr 2013 #7
"I smell tea." nt Dreamer Tatum Apr 2013 #8

StrayKat

(570 posts)
1. That didn't seem how it happened last night.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 10:30 AM
Apr 2013

It seemed that they were just responding to calls of disturbances and only subsequently realized that it was the marathon bombers. But, in all this mess, I could easily be wrong.

StrayKat

(570 posts)
9. I think getting the pics helped.
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 10:38 AM
Apr 2013

However, I also think crowd sourcing helped with identification and that the chase started not as an intentional effort to get the bombers.

I'm not arguing that we don't need any kind of law enforcement or that the officers aren't key in this operation. But, I think how this event is viewed as being handled may have major consequences in how we proceed with security laws, funding, etc.

 

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)
5. Whether or not you are correct,
Fri Apr 19, 2013, 10:33 AM
Apr 2013

that is how law enforcement works much of the time, being in the right place at the right time.

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