Wave of Support to Replace Boat Ruined in Bomber's Standoff With Cops

[Purveyor]

America wants to help David Henneberry get a new boat.

The Watertown, Mass., resident became a hero when he discovered suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in his backyard boat.

Henneberry quickly called the cops and in a final standoff, his boat was riddled with bullet holes.

"That boat's his baby. He takes care of it like you wouldn't believe. And they told him it's all shot up," Henneberry's friend and neighbor George Pizzuto told ABC News. "He's going to be heartbroken."

Today, people around the country want to make help mend that broken heart.

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[frazzled]

1. Well, even if it hadn't been riddled with bullet holes

Would you feel comfortable spending a summer afternoon in a boat that had been soaked with the blood of a suspected terrorist? I think not: Biz bag.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

6. Blood cleanup, $500. Holes patched, $2000 ...

Bragging rights due to history? Priceless!

Yes, I'd keep the boat! Until someone made a good offer.

[flamingdem]

7. Yes that boat is a historical relic worth plenty

Someone has to think of that it should be on display.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

16. On TV, I saw the boat being hauled away.

Probably being taken "for evidence".

I'd bet the owner never sees that boat again.

I think he just got screwed.

This was a couple of evenings ago, maybe Friday, on the 6:30 (EDT) NBC news. Alas, no link.

[Sgent]

9. Depends

Proper fixing of bullet holes could be $1,000 - $10,000 depending on the type of boat and where the bullet holes hit the hull. This assumes that there aren't any clusters which require a complete deck replacement.

That's for fiberglass -- I have no ideal what a wood boat repair would cost.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. I don't think the cops shot it up like the house in "The Gauntlet" ...

... Clint Eastwood absorbing enormous amounts of ordnance, yet prevailing.

I think the suspect was already wounded before the cops showed up. The owner claimed to see blood, and that's why he called the cops. So I don't think the damage is all that bad.

If it was my boat, I wouldn't want any bullet holes fixed "perfectly". I'd want scars. Serviceable patches, but not "good as new".

[Purrfessor]

2. What I wondered was, if Henneberry approached the boat, lifted the tarp, and saw Tsarnaev

lying on the floor bleeding, why did the police feel it was necessary to shoot the boat full of holes? Sounds to me like they were trying to kill the guy before he could removed from the boat and arrested.

Also, he should offer the boat for sale on eBay. I imagine there would be plenty of righties willing to pay big money for it.

[fleur-de-lisa]

8. "Why did the police feel it was necessary to shoot the boat full of holes?"

Umm, because the suspect took shots at the police when they approached the boat?

Cops tend to get a little bit offended when terrorism suspects, with a history of bombing innocent women and children and throwing explosive devices at law enforcement, start shooting at them. Maybe it's just a character flaw?

[Purrfessor]

15. I read somewhere that he was unarmed

when he was captured. But maybe I'm wrong and that wasn't the case.

[Politicalboi]

3. I would think

Helping the victims of the bombing would be a better use of money than repairing some boat. Doesn't this guy get a reward? Doesn't he have homeowners insurance, or insurance on his boat. Poor man heart broken over a boat. He was lucky it wasn't his 8 year old that got killed.

[HooptieWagon]

4. The boat is probably insured.

Without seeing an "after" picture, I venture to guess that any damage is repairable. If peep want to take up a collection for reward money for the guy, that's great. But probably not necessary to fix boat.

[LisaL]

11. Oh for crying out loud.

It's not the end of the world. I presume the boat is insured.

[Iggo]

14. Yep. It's a fucking boat.

Not like the dude's legs were blown off or anything.

[Stretch714]

12. Can he claim any reward money? Was there any reward money?

[Cha]

13. People are celebrating his spirit and they want to help. The

whole country is grateful for the capture of these bombers.