Boston's a Ghost Town: Is That a Smart Move?

Newser ^ | 04/19/2013 | By John Johnson

[Responsibility2nd]

As the manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev continues, one of the questions getting tossed around is whether the powers-that-be overreacted by shutting down the city of Boston. (Business Insider rounds up some of the remarkable photos being tweeted of the "ghost town.") Some samples:

• Nate Silver of the New York Times, via tweet: "Can't wait til they catch the bastard, but it's valid to inquire about the tangible and intangible costs of shutting a whole city down."
• Allahpundit, Hot Air: "You don’t want people milling about in a park when there’s a guy with a suicide vest, guns, and ammo on the loose. But then, murder suspects are on the loose all the time in big cities and nothing shuts down for them, even though in theory they’re just as likely to go out in a blaze of nutty glory among a crowd. If you’re an aspiring terrorist, knowing that you can shut down a city for a day must be encouraging."
• Andrew Sullivan, the Dish: "I take Allahpundit’s point. If we discover this is a function of two twenty-something loser religious fanatics, what kind of precedent are we setting?"
• First line in Bloomberg report: "An American hub of finance and technology was immobilized Friday by a terrorist manhunt that idled or distracted more than 1.5 million workers."
• Quartz reports that "shut-it-down" has evolved into the go-to response for cities in any kind of emergency. It quotes a security analyst calling today's decision smart: "The priority is to get everyone off the streets," he says. "You have a person who has shown the ability to use explosives and has firearms. That puts the public at risk, and we have learned that we have a responsibility to prevent further injury to the public."

[Lexinom]

#6. I love FR and respect JR and JR. But there’s nothing to give. I can barely afford to eat.

[ansel12]

When a teen can take over an entire city and turn it into a lock down, then it looks more like a Batman movie than the TV series COPS.

This is incredibly revealing and bizarre, and embarrassing to America.

[DJ MacWoW]

That was number 6. There are quite a few regular donors that are having financial worries. It’s small comfort but you’re not alone.

[A'elian' nation]

“I’m sure we’ll see him in the POTUS race one of these years.”

All the demorat party has to do from here on in to win all prez elections is to run an Islamic Black/Hispanic cross-dresser.

Sure worked the last two times.

[Lexinom]

Remember that we’re talking about Boston. No guns, authorities are always “good” (King George was “good”), in short, sheeple.

[Lexinom]

I applied for food stamps today.

I don't get it. I'm a talented software engineer who wrote Super Mario Bros for a machine that runs at 2.8 Mhz. I've never stolen anything from anyone. I've never gamed the system. I've always told the truth.

Should I really be upset when I see the infrastructure that does not reward honesty and merit being attacked and challenged? Honestly, I don't know whose side I'm on right now.

[DJ MacWoW]

Kids are being hired. My Hubby’s been out of work for 2 years. He’s a crack elevator trouble-shooter. They hire kids. And the kids call him when they can’t fix one! He fixes them by phone. Without prints. Kids will work cheaper. Companies are getting slammed too. Only Obamas buddies are doing well.

[jimsin]

BREAKING NEWS ON FOX 7:05 E.T.....suspect down .....i think they might have trapped the 2nd RAT...stand by..a house in watertown gunshots...20 shots fired....cops talkin amongst themselves ‘we go him under a canvas cover in a boat’ yahooo!

[Jacquerie]

When the dust settles, I hope Mark Levin addresses that issue and more.

Why must we put up with murderous islam? I reject the claim it has 1st Amendment religious protection.

[Mat_Helm]

They keep the bars closed the Irish or going to shoot their way through the town and go IRA and blast any APC that comes down the street anywhere near the pub.

[elkfersupper]

Boston should be a ghost town.

I don't know why anyone would live or visit. I lived there for 3 years on a misguided mission to educate my 1st ex-wife at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.

A nightmare.

[sergeantdave]

Let’s do some truth-telling.

Frankly, I don’t give a sh*t what these sheep in Boston do. These liberal purse-carrying scum cheer for the murder of unborn babies. They hate the Bill of Rights and vote for commie scum to disarm us. They voted for the abortion king, Ted Kennedy, 36 years in a row,

They consider people like the good citizens here on FR as Nazis. Screw this. You invited terrorists to your homes with your politically correct immigration-invasion policy . Deal with it. I won’t lift a finger to help you. You’re too far gone to help, and you no longer qualify as Americans in my book.

[jimsin]

AWW he’s still kickin’ i was hopin he’d be on a nice ice cold marble slab by now...oh well...

[Hot Tabasco]

And we’re getting sick of your crap

"WE"? Since you obviously have a mouse in your pocket, let it speak for itself........

Just curious, what do you feed your pal?

[nascarnation]

Yes you’re correct.
Deval got his judicial appointment from ole BJ.
Maybe he’ll be Hillary’s VP when she runs in 2016.