Explosions at Boston Marathon

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah, they were removing items from the apartment, apparently.

[The Brain]

I've a duvet made of handguns.

Not sure if serious.

[fhdz]

I've a duvet made of handguns.

Sounds cozy. I've heard that happiness is a warm gun!

[derspiess]

I've a duvet made of handguns.

Sounds cozy. I've heard that happiness is a warm gun!

Bang, bang.  Shoot, shoot.

[crazy canuck]

I've a duvet made of handguns.

Sounds cozy. I've heard that happiness is a warm gun!

Bang, bang.  Shoot, shoot.

Are we still talking about guns?

[Eddie Teach]

You're not a girl that misses much.

[derspiess]

You're not a girl that misses much.

Mother Superior jumped the gun.

[Grey Fox]

Unless they get into gun culture, in which case they'll end up in militias who bomb federal buildings.

Or maybe-- just maybe-- they'll become responsible gun owners like me, Seedy, 11B, Ed, and, uh, Cal.

I don't accept that any of you are responsible.

I keep my firearms locked up, and even submitted to federal authority for a collector's license

But you do own a handgun, do you not?

Correct. Three, actually.

Then, you are not a responsible person, atleast in Neil's world.

WE ALL LIVE IN IT.

[KRonn]

They must have something on them since they've arrested them, not just taking them in for questioning. I guess that could change though? Whether there are more people involved or not, some pundits were saying right away that the brothers acted alone, while no one had any info yet, the investigation just getting started. That seems to be the standard catch-phrase after every bombing or attack.

[crazy canuck]

They must have something on them since they've arrested them, not just taking them in for questioning. I guess that could change though? Whether there are more people involved or not, some pundits were saying right away that the brothers acted alone, while no one had any info yet, the investigation just getting started. That seems to be the standard catch-phrase after every bombing or attack.

Its good police work to make sure other suspects were not alerted to the possibility they were being investigated.  There may even have been police sources feeding the pundits that line to make sure.

[11B4V]

Boston Fire Chief 'Failed' Marathon Test: Deputies

(Newser) – Boston Fire Department Chief Steve Abraira failed to take charge at the Boston Marathon bombing scene, and is hence unfit for the job, all 13 of the department's deputy chiefs have declared. In a letter to the mayor obtained by the Boston Herald , the deputies say Abraira became a "ghost fire chief" in the crisis. "At a time when the City of Boston needed every first responder to take decisive action, Chief Abraira failed to get involved in operational decision-making or show any leadership," they complain. "You can unequivocally consider this letter a vote of no confidence in Chief Abraira," the letter concludes.

Abraira, for his part, expressed bewilderment, saying there was "no reason" for him to step in during the disaster and that he's more of an administrator than an on-the-ground commander. "Quite honestly, I thought everything was going very well with the deputies at the scene," he says. The Herald notes that the former Dallas fire chief, who was Boston's first hire for the top slot from outside its own ranks, in 2012 changed a long-running policy that commanded the highest-ranking chief to take charge at incident scenes; he says the move put Boston in compliance with national standards.

[Jacob]

Boston Fire Chief 'Failed' Marathon Test: Deputies

(Newser) – Boston Fire Department Chief Steve Abraira failed to take charge at the Boston Marathon bombing scene, and is hence unfit for the job, all 13 of the department's deputy chiefs have declared. In a letter to the mayor obtained by the Boston Herald , the deputies say Abraira became a "ghost fire chief" in the crisis. "At a time when the City of Boston needed every first responder to take decisive action, Chief Abraira failed to get involved in operational decision-making or show any leadership," they complain. "You can unequivocally consider this letter a vote of no confidence in Chief Abraira," the letter concludes.

Abraira, for his part, expressed bewilderment, saying there was "no reason" for him to step in during the disaster and that he's more of an administrator than an on-the-ground commander. "Quite honestly, I thought everything was going very well with the deputies at the scene," he says. The Herald notes that the former Dallas fire chief, who was Boston's first hire for the top slot from outside its own ranks, in 2012 changed a long-running policy that commanded the highest-ranking chief to take charge at incident scenes; he says the move put Boston in compliance with national standards.

Makes sense. If they get rid of him, most likely one of them will get the top job next. If not, it'll probably go to an outsider.

[CountDeMoney]

in 2012 changed a long-running policy that commanded the highest-ranking chief to take charge at incident scenes; he says the move put Boston in compliance with national standards.

Oh, that's some bullshit right there. 

[Admiral Yi]

One would think you have a degree in Emergency Management.

[garbon]

One would think you have a degree in Emergency Management.