In previous posts we've looked at the nation's response to the Boston Marathon bombings and concluded that for the most part it's been very positive with the notable exception of Ann Coulter and a few kindred spirits.
http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2013/04/in-boston-marathon-bombings-we-learn.html
http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2013/04/oh-no-they-didnt-immigration-opponents.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DiaryOfARepublicanHater+%28Diary+of+a+Republican+Hater%29
Our first responders behaved heroically. Our leaders, beginning with the President through to the Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick, and Boston Mayor Tom Menino have reacted as we need the to.
Then there is the work of the Boston Police Department-and the FBI. We already have on suspect dead and the other one seeming to face only a matter of time till he's caught. The Watertown area is basically in lockdown. The police have sent robocalls urging people not to trust anyone on the street except uniformed police officers as the suspect is considered armed and very dangerous.
"A violent crime spree across Greater Boston that took the lives of a campus police officer and one of the suspects in the Marathon bombings morphed into a desperate door-to-door search for a man believed to be the second bomber in Monday’s dual blasts."
http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2013/04/in-boston-marathon-bombings-we-learn.html
http://diaryofarepublicanhater.blogspot.com/2013/04/oh-no-they-didnt-immigration-opponents.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DiaryOfARepublicanHater+%28Diary+of+a+Republican+Hater%29
Our first responders behaved heroically. Our leaders, beginning with the President through to the Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick, and Boston Mayor Tom Menino have reacted as we need the to.
Then there is the work of the Boston Police Department-and the FBI. We already have on suspect dead and the other one seeming to face only a matter of time till he's caught. The Watertown area is basically in lockdown. The police have sent robocalls urging people not to trust anyone on the street except uniformed police officers as the suspect is considered armed and very dangerous.
"A violent crime spree across Greater Boston that took the lives of a campus police officer and one of the suspects in the Marathon bombings morphed into a desperate door-to-door search for a man believed to be the second bomber in Monday’s dual blasts."
"After a string of explosions and volleys of gunfire that seriously injured a transit officer, police cordoned off much of Watertown, Mass. Residents were ordered to “shelter in place” and not trust anyone they might see other than uniformed officers."
A Massachusetts State Police public information officer told HuffPost reporter Michael McLaughlin, "We believe this to be a terrorist, we believe he came here to kill people."
You can't but be impressed with how quickly the police have been able to locate the suspects. Overall, I think we've shown this time how to respond to terrorism-as opposed to 2001 were too many were willing to give up what makes us a free society.
"Free societies are full of soft targets. We do what we can to mitigate the risk, but ultimately, a bomber or mass shooter can kill a lot of people in a very short time. We are not going to stop gathering together because of the infinitesimally small possibility that someone is going to set off a bomb."
Clearly we aren't making that mistake this time.
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