Union Thugs Capture Boston Bombing Suspect.

[JaneyVee]

[babylonsister]

1. LOVE!!!!!! nt

[Curmudgeoness]

2. And the world applauds.

Of course, it is not quite the same headline as you have, but you nailed it.

[sheshe2]

3. +1!

[cui bono]

4. Awesome!

Would love to see that as a kyron on FAUX News.

[hifiguy]

5. You win the internets for today, Janey!

[benld74]

6. Paid with overly high taxes nt

[DainBramaged]

7. Would you rather have the job?

[benld74]

10. Oh heck no, I'm applauding all they have done and chastising the too high tax crowd, believe me!

[DainBramaged]

12. Really?

[benld74]

79. yup yup

dad was union, I still am.

[ellie]

22. I don't think I could run into

an explosion like that.

[Hissyspit]

9. Really?

[fishwax]

46. seems likely it was offered in the same ironic spirit as the "union thugs" of the OP

[Hissyspit]

47. Well, that's good to hear.

[valerief]

8. Fabulous!!!!

[mercymechap]

11. Outstanding - if we had to rely on a private company

to do that, I'm wondering how much they would charge!

[Ford_Prefect]

16. Just ask Blackwater, err, Xe Services...oops, I mean Academi.

[MissDeeds]

13. K&R

Great post! Kudos to the Boston PD!

[CBHagman]

14. Great thread title!

And kudos to law enforcement for their perseverance, and to the community for their patience.

[Honeycombe8]

15. Did they really? I've been out and just got home to find out about the capture! Yay!nt

[calimary]

17. Same here! WOW! Police work.

WOW!

Thank you to all our police and first responders. They run into burning buildings and face down the bad guys - so you don't have to.

[Crabby Appleton]

18. The FBI HRT

captured him.

[joesdaughter]

19. But, but

We should privatize law enforcement Let the free market ... never mind.

[KansDem]

60. Yeah! Let the "Invisible Hand" grab them!

...or not.

[demosincebirth]

20. I thought it was an ATF agent

http://globalgrind.com/news/boston-marathon-bombing-suspect-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-caught-watertown-boat-photos?gpage=8&%3C!--%3E#gtop


or here:https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/325429216197898240/photo/1

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Feds are unionized too. n/t

[demosincebirth]

26. Not referring to union membership.

[BumRushDaShow]

27. If you ignore the OP's picture and go by the OP subject, then your assertion fits. n/t

[freshwest]

21. Three cheers for Boston and Union Thugs! WTG!

[cliffordu]

23. GREAT post!!!

K&R!!!

[golfguru]

25. The real hero is the woman who called police after noticing blood on her boat

without her tip, the cops would still be looking for the 2nd suspect and collecting double time.

[bhikkhu]

29. True, but without the police, she'd have a tough time taking him down herself

There's plenty of heroism out there, and plenty to go around.

I can't even imagine what it must have been like in the earlier stand-off, how many cops in Boston put their lives on the line?

[tclambert]

62. Under the Libertarian dream, she would have had the responsibility to capture him.

I bet John Galt would have . . . not.

[golfguru]

69. The perp was obviously bleeding badly

since she could see the blood on the boat from the house.
She could have called the local police station and the usual response
time of 15 minutes by 2 cops could be sufficient to overpower a wounded
perpetrator.

My point is the thousand cops in Watertown did not find the perp, it was an ordinary citizen's tip. I watch reality cop shows regularly, and overwhelming number'of crimes are solved by tips, not directly by cops finding the culprit.

2/3rds of murders never get solved if I recall the statistics correctly.

That said, I still have lot of respect for the cops for protecting the citizens.
They indeed face being shot every time they step out on the streets.

[Beer Swiller]

28. Was it really necessary to lock down an entire American city?

In order to catch one 19 year old kid hiding under a tarp over a boat in some guy's back yard? How many people lost a couple of days pay? How many street vendors lost hundreds of dollars in income? How much did Boston Transit, or whatever it's called, lose? How many small businesses took a major hit? How many single mothers lost money for rent or food because the schools were closed and they had to stay home with their kids? Or single fathers? Or poor people in general?

Just how much damage could this 19 year old immigrant have really done? THINK about it.

I do not like this police state response. In time, I don't think many Bostonians will, either.

[bhikkhu]

32. How many people didn't die?

...considering the arsenal those guys had put together, one way or another the police seem to have done a great job of minimizing loss and wrapping it up quickly. A worst case would have been not catching or ID'ing them quickly. Played out over weeks like the beltway shooters it would have been one long nightmare for everyone the city.

[Beer Swiller]

34. I don't know what weapons the 19 year old had at his disposal...

...and neither do you. What damage could he have possibly have done? Another two lives? Three? None?

Was it really worth shutting down Boston? These are police state tactics to the max, man. Or whatever you are. I don't think it's worth it. Think of the precedent that's been set. All you have to do is set off a bomb or shoot a couple of people and the ENTIRE CITY is shut down for days? No public transportation. No school. No commerce. Until The Evildoers are Caught.

This is not intelligent thinking going on, here.

[bhikkhu]

35. Well, get a job there and maybe they'll put you in charge of the next one

cheers

[octothorpe]

39. I was going to respond to his post, but I suspect it's someone trying to rile people up...

*edit* dammit, I just replied right after posting this...

[Beer Swiller]

43. I applied. Unfortunately, I wasn't related to the right people.

Never even got an interview. Pity.

[alcibiades_mystery]

45. It wasn't because of your relations

It was because you were deemed incompetent.

[NBachers]

49. Then why aren't the people of Boston throwing beer bottles at the cops and chasing 'em away?

Dude, or whatever you are, check out the response of the entire city of Boston. Power to the Expression of the People.

Go to Boston, walk into a few bars or public gathering celebrations, and start preaching your manifesto.

You'll be hailed as a visionary hero, man! (or whatever you are)

[RGinNJ]

52. The "lock down" was voluntary.

[bigmonkey]

33. Your post is mainly concerned with money.

I find this telling. Saving people's lives and following the law is too expensive? Really?

[Beer Swiller]

36. You. Do Not. Understand.

At all. I really don't know how to talk to people like you who do not understand what it is like to lose a day's pay.

[octothorpe]

40. I'm with ya,man. I'd rather my neighbor die than me miss a day of work...

[LSK]

38. what are you talking about?

Try knowing facts next time.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022713665

[Squinch]

41. I'm sure that, had you been there and wanted to walk around, you would have been welcomed to.

As has been posted over and over, this was not a police state response. It was a request by the police department which was agreed to by the majority of the population.

And how much damage could the 19 year old immigrant have done? You mean with his brother with the explosives strapped to his body or without? You mean before he shot the security officer and the transit officer or after? You mean with the explosives that were found in his home or without them?

You think about it.

[eggplant]

42. Yes, it was.

How much damage could he have done? Are you kidding me?

This a**hole and his brother were running around hurling IEDs out of a jacked car and had already killed one cop last night and wounded another, not to mention that little bombing thing on Monday. He wasn't going to stop all on his own.

This was handled in an incredibly efficient manner. And personally, I think the vast majority of Bostonians will stand up and applaud the professionalism and quick reactions of all of the cops, first responders, and everyone else who came together to stand up to these f*ckers.

I know I will.

[appacom]

50. Are you kidding? This 19 year old kid was toting weapons of mass destruction. Tell that

to all the folks who died and suffered at the hands of that kid, and the hundreds who wished they'd had the chance to stay indoors.

[Marrah_G]

53. Bostonians are fine with it

He was a citizen.

He was captured safely and professionally.

Boston is cheering for law enforcement tonight on a job well done.

[karynnj]

55. Then why was it the people I KNOW to be from Massachusetts, defending it?

Not to mention, the people out in the streets cheering look proud of their city.

[DevonRex]

58. They took a day, got the job done. Period. You could not do better.

Whoever you are. Wherever you are. You're just jealous and trying to find something to piss and moan about. As usual.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

68. You don't have to wait....

....right wing radio around here is already whining about everything in the reponse, from Obama, to Gov. Patrick, to the evil public employees....

Feel free to join them.

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[Aristus]

73. How much of that beer have you been swilling?

"Just how much damage could this 19 year old immigrant have really done?"

Probably a lot more if the city had just gone about its business as usual, giving the guy plenty of potential cover for a getaway, and/or access to more victims.

Sober up and use your brain for more than a booze-sponge...

[El Shaman]

74. Too much...

...beer swilling on your part dude!!!

[LiberalElite]

30. how come that badge isn't in English?

[FailureToCommunicate]

37. ...

[Robb]

71. LOL nice

[El Shaman]

75. During the revolution...

...some of the Colonies wanted a different language , from the Crown's language and even German and Latin were tossed about, this is how they felt , about separation from the ingles.

Massachusetts, was, one of the first colonies to kick English @ss!

Take care amigo and A DIOS !

[BlancheSplanchnik]

31. kick!

[caseymoz]

44. I'm glad this didn't happen in LA.

I think they might lost more civilians than in the bombing if it had.

[Mr.Pain]

48. No kidding

I was just watching CNN and I'm pretty sure they fired a couple thousand rounds at that boat. Was that thing bullet proof or did they just light a roll of blackcats trying to scare him out of there?

[caledesi]

51. Yeah, it was "Them Union Thugs!"

[DebJ]

54. And they are gubment employee scum bags living high off the hog on top of that!

sarcasm

[Zax2me]

56. The homeowner is a union member?

The guy that found him in his boat?

[Oilwellian]

65. Really? The homeowner didn't call the union thugs...

and ask for THEM to take care of the bloody kid in his boat? I had no idea we had a citizen's arrest in this case.

[Trascoli]

57. These guys deserve a raise after tonight. How much do they make?

Lets say they make 50K a year, which is pretty good. They need a 5k bonus tonight. Who wouldn't like a 5k bonus? These guys deserve it. Thanks Boston PD, my families heart to yours!!

[Eleanors38]

59. Great job. Sleep lo-o-o-o-n-g and well tonight.

[Berlum]

61. Salute to the cops

k and r

[madokie]

63. Bring back the unions

[66 dmhlt]

64. In case someone wanted the tranlation ...

SICUT PATRIBUS SIT DEUS NOBIS.
God Be with Us as He Was with Our Fathers

CIVITATIS REGIMINE DONATA A.D. 1822
City Status Granted by the Authority of the State in the Year of Our Lord 1822

BOSTONIA. CONDITA A.D. 1630
Boston, Founded in the Year of Our Lord 1630

http://www.universalhub.com/node/22075

[michigandem58]

66. Union thugs that support the GOP

Just sayin'.

[SwissTony]

67. Thank you for my new Windows wallpaperf.

I'm not from Boston. I'm not even American.

But I can recognise heroes.

[unionthug]

70. Thanks for this reality check

"Union Thugs" do so much of the fundamental work in this society, but, despite that, are lambasted too often. I'm an educator, not a law enforcement person, but I very much appreciate this recognition.

[gejohnston]

76. I'll take union thugs over

corporate hooligans any day of the week.

[Blue Owl]

77. Union YES

[mzmolly]

78. Awesome

thread title!