To those who understand the Constitution and the current state of the "interpretation" of that founding document by our courts, what happened in Boston is unacceptable. To those who would not "interpret" the Constitution but simply abide by its plain meaning, Boston was an even greater attrocity committed against the people.
Those who can not see the nature of the attrocities committed are either ignorant of the Constitution and the law or knowingly choose to ignore their requirements in favor of giving up individual liberty, freedom, and responsibility in favor of the government providing safety. Unfortunately, governemnt, no matter how large and powerful it ever becomes, is incapable of providing safety to the individual.
Had the bomber been holed up in one of those houses the police entered, the occupants could very well have ended up dead while the police would have stated "we captured him and now the city is safe".....the deaths of the occupants would be blamed on the suspect and the police would have accepted no responsibility even though their flawed tactics were the direct cause of those deaths.
They simply are incapable of providing for the safety of any ONE, only society.....as has been held by the Supremes.
As such, it is incumbent upon Americans to resist the continuing efforts to numb us to the insanity being perpetrated upon our once great nation. In this entire, massive hunt, for a suspect who was extremely violent, there was no NEED for the military equipment and tactics. Sure they made good theater, but in the end, NONE of it was needed. Yet departments of every size, all across the nation, are militarizing. Our own local PD just got a wuarter million dollar armored vehicle that can withstand 50 BMG rounds. Yet they can't point to a single instance in the history of the town that such a piece of equipment would have been NECESSARY. Officers routinely patrol with M16's, and routinely use them, against even knife wielding suspects.....though more often against plain old "might" be dangerous suspects. Even the county motorcycle officers now have M16's mounted on some of their patrol bikes. REALLY? I'm wondering just how often they need an M16 on a motorbike and couldn't call in a sergeants unit with such equipment. From my thinking, a motorbike officer is more likely to be shot and his weapon taken than he is to ride into a situation where he needs an M16 on arrival and couldn't get one from an equipment vehicle.
We need to scream and scream loudly in protest of these actions. Whether they had "consent" or not, Boston was a gross violation of the Constitution and the natural rights of Bostonians. If left unchecked, it's only a matter of time until it comes to a town near you!
