Too many people here with their knee jerk, know it all responses have no clue what you are trying to say.
You are EXACTLY correct.
Lock Down? So, we are now PRISONERS in our own homes? Able to go out only when the “benevolent tyrant” allows?
I don’t remember a state of emergency being declared or a curfew being set. Both of which have legal parameters which must be adhered to.
In their house to house “search”, they pulled whole families out of their houses and treated them like criminals. Complete with handcuffs and body searches.
This is a nightmare in the making. Finding a loose combatant doesn’t permit the government to treat citizens like criminals.
Americans have known “domestic terror” beginning with the wars with native American nations who burned, pillaged and plundered. Never have our own citizens been set upon by this kind of force from our own government.
This is real bad JU JU. REAL BAD.
I agree with you... And I am appalled to read here on this thread that some FR member approve of Constitutional Violations to capture two fugitives. I can only hope that some who post here are just ignorant of the reasons for the Revolutionary War — heard of unreasonable searches and seizures anyone? If you are not aware of the conduct of the combined forced of Federal police of various flavors, state police, local police and what looked like National Guard - then go get yourself aware. The massing of an army of LEO to hunt down two - then one terrorist was overkill. In most photos whether searching or at the end most of the cops were standing around. There was confusion of whose jurisdiction it was - what action was to be taken, etc. Bottom line we don’t take an army down residential streets terrorizing the citizens who have been ordered to stay in place without proper authority. And we certainly do not allow LEO to bang on doors - force everyone out with their hands in the air - then enter the house to search - all done with NO WARRANT - NO PROBABLE cause. It just looked like a building clearing in Irag. And Watertown is NOT IRAG. There are a dozen questions here regarding the appropriateness of the police conduct. What authority was being used to involve the National Guard? Did the Governor issue a call up? I don’t remember reading about one. LEOs or troops in AMERICA do not point weapons at civilians while making a sweet down residential streets. All I can say is if you are one who believe that mounting an Irag and Afghanistan style urban building search - all done with brute force is okay in America - even when hunting for TWO armed and dangerous fugitives - then I feel sorry for your parents as they wasted money on your education. Yes - the blast scene was horrific - but no act of terror allows this government to trash the Constitution.... Give up your freedoms and liberties folks - NOT MINE.
An Army formed for TWO Terrorists...!!! Wow! What if there had been twenty terrorists? — do we get 5000 LEOs and Troops? .... What if there were 100 Terrorists? Do we call out the 82nd. Airborne Division - cordon off Watertown - pull everyone from their homes and put them in hastily assembled containment areas behind hurricane fenced enclosures... question some of them using forceful methods - all without warrants, the end justifies the means - is that it ?