Shooting reported on MIT campus

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

No one has the right to play politics with this.  At all.  You're not making the atmosphere any better by pulling out random tweets with the implication that they're relevant to anything.

[Sbane]

This is starting to seem more an more like the case of Faisal Shahzad the failed Time Sq. Bomber. Immigrants who tried to make it work in the USA then life didn't work out then became 'self-radicalized'

But were their motivations more about Chechnyan nationalism or anti-Western Radical Islam?

It seems like the older brother was trouble. I think his life choices were looked down at by his family, who seem to be the "become a doctor or engineer" types. Thus, he may have become radicalized and brought his brother along. This seems to be based in radical islam. I don't know whether the target was America, the west in general, or even Russia (though wouldn't a consulate or the embassy be a better choice?). I really hope they catch the other guy alive so we can understand their motives.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

This is starting to seem more an more like the case of Faisal Shahzad the failed Time Sq. Bomber. Immigrants who tried to make it work in the USA then life didn't work out then became 'self-radicalized'

But were their motivations more about Chechnyan nationalism or anti-Western Radical Islam?

It seems like the older brother was trouble. I think his life choices were looked down at by his family, who seem to be the "become a doctor or engineer" types. Thus, he may have become radicalized and brought his brother along. This seems to be based in radical islam. I don't know whether the target was America, the west in general, or even Russia (though wouldn't a consulate or the embassy be a better choice?). I really hope they catch the other guy alive so we can understand their motives.

As I pointed out already, the first bomb blast appears to have been about as close to the Russian flag as it was possible for an unattended bag to have been left.  So it seems to me that the placement of that bomb was intended to be anti-Russian, at least in part.

[Fritz]

These guys were just downright stupid...yes, their pictures were out there, but no one was pointing a finger at them, yet.  They should have just gotten the hell out of Dodge while they had the chance.  Instead, they draw attention to themselves by committing armed robbery, kidnapping, auto theft, and murder.  Brilliant.

But, it is starting to look like Mr. White Hat managed to escape.

[Eraserhead]

Watching the press conference:

- The lockdown is lifted.

- These two weren't the ones who robbed the 7/11. They apparently were there earlier and then it just happened to be robbed by other people (?)

- They don't have a damn clue where this guy is.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

I wonder what the odds are that the suspect is hiding in a hole somewhere in Greater Boston, or if he's made it out (possibly to Western MA, RI, CT, or NH etc. etc.)

[Spamage]

No one has the right to play politics with this.  At all.  You're not making the atmosphere any better by pulling out random tweets with the implication that they're relevant to anything.

I think both sides could learn from this. Especially those who are name calling which is in bad taste at the time of a terrible tragedy and the fact that we are supposed to be coming together. If you don't like it put it through PM not publicly.
I understand you guys might be mad at krazen, but stating we need to be banding together and then going on to call the person a "sh**lord" or a "pice of ****" is immature and in bad taste, almost as bad as the fact that the tweet was posted in the first place.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

So, how long until he's caught? Days, weeks, months, or years?

[Sbane]

So, how long until he's caught? Days, weeks, months, or years?

How does he survive? Where does he stay? Does he have cash? And people might actually start reporting him when they see him around. Of course they might also report any person who looks brown.

[Old Man Svensson]

So, how long until he's caught? Days, weeks, months, or years?

How does he survive? Where does he stay? Does he have cash? And people might actually start reporting him when they see him around. Of course they might also report any person who looks brown.

Unlikely, considering he's pretty flagrantly white.

[Morning in Atlas]

No one has the right to play politics with this.  At all.  You're not making the atmosphere any better by pulling out random tweets with the implication that they're relevant to anything.

I think both sides could learn from this. Especially those who are name calling which is in bad taste at the time of a terrible tragedy and the fact that we are supposed to be coming together. If you don't like it put it through PM not publicly.
I understand you guys might be mad at krazen, but stating we need to be banding together and then going on to call the person a "sh**lord" or a "pice of ****" is immature and in bad taste, almost as bad as the fact that the tweet was posted in the first place.

I'm speaking the truth and I stand by what I said. If you politicize this tragedy, you are a horrible person and deserve the flack you get. That goes for krazen, his fellow baggers, and the far-leftists who were looking to see if he was a right-wing extremist.

My city was attacked. Someone bombed the city that I grew up near for my entire life, and instead of working to prevent this type of thing from happening again and trying to heal our wounds, people are looking to divide and say "OH LOOK, DZHOKHAR LOVED OBAMA" or "ADAM LANZA HAD TIES TO THE NRA" to try and make the other side look bad. It's disgusting behavior, and if someone's going to do it I'm going to call them out for it.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

So, how long until he's caught? Days, weeks, months, or years?

How does he survive? Where does he stay? Does he have cash? And people might actually start reporting him when they see him around. Of course they might also report any person who looks brown.

Unlikely, considering he's pretty flagrantly white Caucasian.

Fixed.  Indeed, he's more Caucasian than most white people are.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Shots fired in Watertown (breaking)

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Yep, shit seems to be going down.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

State police is just swarming the place now. 

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Possible that the press conference was a rouse to make the guy feel comfortable, when really a core team was still keeping watch and actually did know where he was?

[RogueBeaver]

Fox saying there was a shootout on a boat, suspect's down.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

If it is him and not a false alarm, he's even more of an idiot than I thought he was.  He needed to stay hunkered down wherever he was until tomorrow night at least.

[RogueBeaver]

Globe saying he's pinned down.

[Napoleon]

This is getting confusing.

[Sbane]

So, how long until he's caught? Days, weeks, months, or years?

How does he survive? Where does he stay? Does he have cash? And people might actually start reporting him when they see him around. Of course they might also report any person who looks brown.

Unlikely, considering he's pretty flagrantly white.

And yet that didn't stop twitter.....

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

CNN isn't giving me s**t.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

CNN reports police see the suspect and are firing gas, residents being told not to leave homes.

[Eraserhead]

They're telling people in Watertown to get back in their homes again (an hour after they finally told them they could come out).

[Fuzzybigfoot]

It's him in the boat.  (CBS Boston)