As well, I always believed the Boston ‘sweep’ was just a hair from being as nearly tragic as was the LA ‘sweep’. What if that weren’t Boston, but “_______” (insert city of your choice that isn’t a liberal pit)...
The whole Boston affair showed how ineffective the entire law enforcement community would have been against even modestly trained and skilled terrorists.
After shutting down most of the city of Watertown, and deploying tremendous resources, a single stupid, untrained, and wounded terrorist on foot, blocks away from the initial firefight which killed his accomplice, went undetected after a day of searching by the entire law enforcement operation. He was found by a local citizen who decided to go out into his back yard for a smoke.
Meanwhile, with a thankfully incapacitated terrorist a short distance away, the law enforcement types put on an outdoor press conference with the governor and other officials present. The location of the press conference was broadcast before the event. Had the attack been the work of trained terrorists instead of a couple of idiots, an utter disaster could have unfolded.
Although multiple people were killed, and many injured, the situation could have been much worse. All of the law enforcement organizations involved should study what went wrong, and ensure that in the future they can respond more effectively.