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3. Boston Lockdown = Real emergency.

Sat Apr 27, 2013, 03:22 PM

Apr 2013

As soon as the emergency was over, the lockdown ended. Makes sense to me.

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Boston Lockdown = Police State? [View all] rdubwiley Apr 2013 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author graham4anything Apr 2013 #1

Nobody likes a police state, CheapShotArtist Apr 2013 #2

A quote from Founding Father Benjamin Franklin... jjewell Apr 2013 #12

Boston Lockdown = Real emergency. JDPriestly Apr 2013 #3

Well rdubwiley Apr 2013 #4

Nope. Wrong. Th1onein Apr 2013 #9

bullshit. the response was far out of proportion to the threat. bowens43 Apr 2013 #15

These bombers seemed less dangerous than cprise Apr 2013 #6

Did you miss the part where they tallied how many people died? n/t cprise Apr 2013 #14

And if it had gone the other way, thucythucy Apr 2013 #7

wow. some people will defend anything no matter how vile. bowens43 Apr 2013 #17

And what exactly did you find "vile"? thucythucy Apr 2013 #18

The two suspects mother said that FBI was watching them for years... midnight Apr 2013 #8

My god not this **** again. iandhr Apr 2013 #10

You're being naive. bowens43 Apr 2013 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author thucythucy Apr 2013 #19