Aswad
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ORIGINAL: kdsub Just wondering...how do you know this...and if the switch required to be held in the hand would it not have made it very difficult to fire weapons? 1. I'm fairly certain of this, because there's a body. One that's mostly intact, except for multiple gunshot wounds, getting run over and an earlier blast injury. One that the hospital tried to resuscitate. As a general rule, if someone blows up the bomb belt they're wearing, you have body parts, and the hospital tries to figure out how to piece them back together into a corpse that can be identified. 2. Firing weapons is difficult with primitive dead man's switches, not with properly made ones. 3. They probably weren't planning on getting into a firefight with the police. quote:
I'm sure the police would as well...But when faced with someone that may have bombs on or to be thrown along with weapons I would think the safety of the officers and surrounding citizens should come first...don't you think. Depends. As a general rule, though, a firefight isn't the best way to ensure the safety of anyone. Then again, I suppose it doesn't make much sense to consider surrendering over there, so it might be the lesser evil. A matter of priorities: getting payback vs. keeping people safe. quote:
Perhaps I am reading more into you statements then is there again but I get the idea you believe the police are out for blood and are determined to kill him even if they could capture him alive. That's pretty much what I'm reading into the police's own statements to the Boston Globe. It's not my idea, simply put. quote:
I evidently have more faith in the competence of the police in this very difficult manhunt where they safety of the populace and police is paramount. I don't doubt that they are competent. I doubt they are calm and looking to make an arrest. They've had plenty of practice, and have every incentive to succeed at however they want to play this, so don't take what I say the wrong way. IWYW, — Aswad.
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