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BOSTON: Breaking Massive Explosions, Grenades, Shots Fired Multiple Officers Down LIVE Thread
Boston Police Scanner, Twitter, Independent news reporter Kevin Takumi ^

Posted on 04/18/2013 10:05:07 PM PDT by bd476

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To: tomkat

Boston Bruins/Buffalo Sabres National Anthem at TD Garden - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzMsagY7oRs


1,801 posted on 04/19/2013 11:43:42 AM PDT by drewh
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To: jersey117

The “Kid” is a terrorist who blew up an eight year old?!? Some of you people are seriously messed up... I’m going back to not reading posts on this.


1,802 posted on 04/19/2013 11:43:54 AM PDT by sissyjane (Obama lied, our HEROES died!)
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To: TADSLOS

Yup.

We’re all being awfully hard on The Beav.

/s


1,803 posted on 04/19/2013 11:44:09 AM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.....)
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To: buckalfa

I watched this coverage for a while CNN around 3AM and they were stuttering and stumbling on words to try oh so hard not to say the word “terrorist” even though Boston PD was using it freely.


1,804 posted on 04/19/2013 11:44:17 AM PDT by Tammy8 (~Secure the border and deport all illegals- do it now! ~ Support our Troops!~)
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To: Colorado Doug

Balaclavas hide your face from cameras. Many cops do not want their faces on the internet. Also, they may be made of nomex, which is flame resistent.

Flashlights on rifles is so they can shine light into dark spaces with rifle in position. Also cheap targeting device.


1,805 posted on 04/19/2013 11:44:42 AM PDT by Valpal1
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To: Colorado Doug
My two sense. The balaclava is borrowed from the military. The balaclava is good for keeping sand, snow, etc from being in your face. Me personally, didn't like it; didn't wear it.

So far as the flashlight....that actually is a good idea if used correctly. In low/no light situations a high powered flashlight can quickly illuminate a dark room/hallway/alley etc while also blinding your opponent (the more illumines the better).

You don't want to be walking down the street or hallway with it illuminated, but it's good for dynamic entry, or situations where you want to dazzle/blind your opponent; Close Quarters Battle (illuminating as you enter) or when your team is moving into search a guy.....keeping him blinded makes it harder for him to react to your team.

However, they generally have a pressure switch on the forward hand grip (aka broomstick, or broom handle) that turn on the light when you squeeze it.

1,806 posted on 04/19/2013 11:44:44 AM PDT by Repeat Offender (What good are conservative principles if we don't stand by them?)
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To: bd476

All Points Bulletin: 1995 Gray Honda Odyssey, Lic. No. 93NN73


1,807 posted on 04/19/2013 11:45:17 AM PDT by Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America (PRISON AT BENGHAZI?????)
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To: Repeat Offender; weston

I suspect that if some good citizen with an AR-15 were to take the lucky shot, the cops would be VERY disappointed and angry that all their hardware and bluster and authoritah did not get to do the deed.


1,808 posted on 04/19/2013 11:45:38 AM PDT by Sender (It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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To: Las Vegas Ron

Charming.

*Just* charming.

Screw the 4th, eh?


1,809 posted on 04/19/2013 11:45:52 AM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.....)
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To: Colorado Doug

I was thinking that earlier, a least on a manpower level. Firepower, not so much...


1,810 posted on 04/19/2013 11:46:01 AM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: Colorado Doug

It is the kind of force that would happen under martial law.


1,811 posted on 04/19/2013 11:46:02 AM PDT by Mozilla
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To: weston
these two brothers were responsible for second bomb.

not to disagree though am thinking first bomb.

1,812 posted on 04/19/2013 11:47:03 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: Colorado Doug

Let me add my question to yours: Why do all these police types all group closely together? Seems that would make them easy to hit. Aren’t soldiers taught to spread themselves out?


1,813 posted on 04/19/2013 11:47:27 AM PDT by PastorBooks
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To: Gator113

“Even if all the bad guys are killed or captured, our enemies must feel emboldened.”

And why wouldn’t they?

The dude “protecting America” is Mr Worldwide Apology Tour.


1,814 posted on 04/19/2013 11:47:28 AM PDT by Salamander (Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.....)
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To: Valpal1
Also cheap targeting device.

It does seem like it would make a great target.

1,815 posted on 04/19/2013 11:47:54 AM PDT by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: TADSLOS

All the universities in Massachusetts are closed as I understood it.


1,816 posted on 04/19/2013 11:48:33 AM PDT by Mozilla
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

All Points Bulletin: 1995 Gray Honda Odyssey, Lic. No. 93NN73

Update: located and secured


1,817 posted on 04/19/2013 11:48:52 AM PDT by Theophilus (Not merely prolife, but prolific)
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To: Gorilla44

Why hook him to an EKG machine? Looks obviously dead to me.


1,818 posted on 04/19/2013 11:49:07 AM PDT by rwt60
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To: Repeat Offender
blinding your opponent

Now that makes sense. Thanks

1,819 posted on 04/19/2013 11:49:25 AM PDT by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: drewh
That was great drew .. screen's kinda foggy .. haven't heard that many people singing along with the Anthem since about forever .. thanks again !


             

1,820 posted on 04/19/2013 11:49:37 AM PDT by tomkat
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