Re:Terrorist Hunt Sends America Over the Edge
by anigbrowl on Saturday April 20, 2013 @10:40PM
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That's kind of my point. The terrorists chose to plant the bomb at a marathon rather than, say, a deserted wilderness, to maximise the reaction.
Do you think the presence of dozens of video cameras was a factor in the bombers' calculations?
Of course, but what are we supposed to do - impose a news blackout as China does in Tibet?
directed from the top
I feel fine about that. Coordination isn't the same as coercion, and there was no curfew or mandatory aspect to this.
Thanks for pointing that out. I've updated my description of the bombs.
> ... omitting the rather significant context ...
That's kind of my point. The terrorists chose to plant the bomb at a marathon rather than, say, a deserted wilderness, to maximise the reaction.
Do you think the presence of dozens of video cameras was a factor in the bombers' calculations?
> As for a city shutdown, that could just as easily be interpreted as 'whole city cooperates to catch bombing suspect.'
And this is where I disagree. Much of the shutdown was, in one way or another, directed from the top.