82_28 wrote:FourthBase wrote:82_28 wrote:So, fourthbase, how "locked down" was the city in general today? Perhaps the "lifting" of the lockdown smoked this particular individual out?
Not directed to you, but: Sorry to disappoint anyone who wishes to masturbate over martial law scare-porn, but not every neighborhood was being checked home-by-home. Almost all of the serious activity was in two places, Watertown and one section of Cambridge. Yes, the rest of us were told to stay home, the MBTA was shut down, etc. But this isn't really The Seige. 9/11 was more like that movie. This is just everyone save two places staying home to let the po-po catch a mass murderer who was still reportedly extremely dangerous. Yes, it looks crazy here, to you. Yes, it is crazy, to us. But not doom-crazy. So, those of you who dig the doom, quit that shit for the time being.
But then again, I'm only on the South Shore. Braintree, specifically.
Just trying to get a feel for what this "lockdown" was all about and its extensiveness. Thanks for your answer. That's what I figured. I for one, am just trying to get my head around the portents of this pornographication by the media and why it seems to be "gripping" the country. It seems like a test run for something else. Not just one event, but seeing if the interchangeable parts work on a permanent basis -- from populace to police to military to private firms. I personally feel doomed in my own ways, not projecting my doom unto you, just what this wall to wall coverage nationwide portends for us as a whole.
Edit to add:
Bro, if this isn't a mass exercise to get a public sentiment of normalcy at this "martial law scare-porn" give me a better example.
Here's what I'm saying, and what I said above: There's a huge difference probably, between what's really going on here, and what may appear to be going on to those watching national news, reading InfoWars, or focusing on one or another set of photos, etc. Read the definition of confirmation bias someone posted. If you are intent on seeing a terrifying escalation of the police state, that may be just what you get, because that's what you see. Meanwhile, the people actually here are sending each other lolcat pics to pass the time, itching to get a regular iced coffee at Dunkie's, and also keeping a vigilant eye on the news. Locking their doors, yes. Thankful for the cops, yes. (How many innocent bystanders have been injured, versus the Dorner fiasco?) But no fucking way will we, us in Boston, home of the fearless, be cowed into surrendering our civil rights. For a day, we stay home. Tomorrow, we share a pitcher at the bar. Don't let the scare-porn creators on CNN etc. let you believe otherwise.
LOL 82_28!
Oh shit, it's apparently over. Applause. No word if he's alive or dead. "Successful recovery." - WHDH
ALIVE and in custody! Ambulance called for.
