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This is how they carried out house to house searches after shutting down the city, and to think these people cheered the way it was handled.
And those were real families that were forcibly taken out of their homes at gunpoint while government officials searched their homes and their person without a warrant, probable cause or their consent. It is clearly unconstitutional regardless of what "better good" the police were trying to accomplish. Are we a nation of laws or are we a nation of men?First off why don't you all get real. This wasn't just one lone nut with a gun. This was a dedicated terrorist who'd already shown a willingness to kill or maim large numbers of innocent folks with bombs. And rememeber we had no idea how deep this plot/cell goes. Would you rather he got to an MBTA station Friday morning and set off one of those suicide bomb vests and killed a hundred folks? And guess what this little twerp was hiding in the area that was being searched.
A good chunk of you preppers need to get a real life and learn how to deal with the real world. I'm betting that none of you have ever met a real life murder or sicko child molester. Yeah! they really do look just like you and me.
Agreed. Armed police patrolling the streets is good. Telling people to stay inside is good. Knocking on doors and asking if the occupants were OK is good. Entering and searching without warrants does not fly. Totally unconstitutional.And those were real families that were forcibly taken out of their homes at gunpoint while government officials searched their homes and their person without a warrant, probable cause or their consent. It is clearly unconstitutional regardless of what "better good" the police were trying to accomplish. Are we a nation of laws or are we a nation of men?
If you are okay with suspending the Constitution during extreme situations like occurred in Boston, just remember you are never more than one crisis away from living in a police state.
This whole ordeal hit very close to home for me. I live in northern New England and have family near Carlisle which is just a town away from Watertown. I actually agree with Rice Paddy Daddy on this one. I think it was great the way they shut the whole place down and pursued this guy to the maximum and made an example of what happens when you f*** with Boston on this level. However, violating our Constitutional rights in the process is NOT OK.Agreed. Armed police patrolling the streets is good. Telling people to stay inside is good. Knocking on doors and asking if the occupants were OK is good. Entering and searching without warrants does not fly. Totally unconstitutional.
I could be wrong, but it seems to me that your attitude is what got the UK there great gun laws. They love your kind of help. I'd rather take a few risks than give up my rights!I must be soft but I regard cops as fellow human beings just doing their duty and I want to help them all I can, especially if a terrorist was hiding out in the neighbourhood.