Boston-
A huge part of this seemed to be network newspeople playing the role of federal and Boston PD public affairs personnel while they promoted the script they were handed.
The message: Stop asking questions. Wait for further instructions.
Related: If you run a government operation- these are the reporters you want to see on interview day.
Oddities?
More than 400 soldiers were on site for routine purposes. Many people see this as a good thing.
Get your news from the Army.
Related: Troops on the street?
Disregard all photos not released at an official press conference. Just watch TV and you’ll know what to think. Step away from these instructions and you may be labeled as a conspiracy theorist.
Asking for clarification/better info is not the same as offering up any sort of conspiracy theory.
The War on Terror has credibility problems: The FBI again thwarts its own Terror plot
More here
Safety exception for Miranda warning?
Here is what the PD said about public safety:
Related:
CRIMINAL OFFENSES VS. ACTS OF WAR
by Jacob G. Hornberger
Technology on display:
Handout provided by the Massachusetts State Police
With these sorts of tools available- why has the Department of Homeland Security been unable to keep heroin out of the US?
Reporters will not ask about this.
Heroin continues to make it past the drones-
Don’t worry-
The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe-
The Police State–
I enjoyed this blog:
Boston Tried a Police State and it Failed
APRIL 20, 2013 BY GEORGE DONNELLY
Related:
Mixed messages Re: Washington State ferries security
Possibly related & maybe more so in the future:
But, terrorism is not an ordinary crime?
That will not prevent the terrorist hunters from grabbing at ordinary folks:
Small-scale pot busts snared in Border Patrol stops
Background here: Checkpoint Contest- Olympic Peninsula
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Photo- looking towards the west end of Crescent Bay, WA. – Vancouver Island in the distance.