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Authorities believe they have identified a suspect, source says

29 points by richeyrw 14y ago

rhizome 14y ago
Nothing on Google News. Remember Richard Jewell and that the news industry invented click bait. http://www.popehat.com/2013/04/16/richard-jewell-cannot-accept-our-apology/ http://www.popehat.com/2013/04/16/richard-jewell-cannot-acce...
- bluepen44 14y ago
  "Details about the suspect's identity and motive were not immediately available. News of the arrest was first reported by CNN." No doubt in the effort to include that second sentence in the article.
dz0ny 14y ago
http://edition.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t1#/video/crime/2013/04/17/boston-marathon-suspect-king.cnn http://edition.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t1#/video/crime/2013/04...
codex 14y ago
To this I say--hooray for pervasive video surveillance. The surveillance (sousveillance?) state is here. Imagine the deterrent that continuous, complete video surveillance would have to all crimes in public (and private) spaces. Simply use cameras to track the suspect all the way to their current location, and arrest them there.
Pyramids 14y ago
Using the phrases "believe" and "source says" together doesn't exactly instill trust especially considering all the recent speculation. With that being said, I hope this is true and isn't just a move by law enforcement to arrest someone due to the pressure.
- Zikes 14y ago
  I'm sure there's considerably more pressure and personal motivation to arrest the right person.
shawndumas 14y ago
(CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 2:36 p.m. Wednesday] "There is conflicting information as to whether someone has been arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings. A federal law enforcement source told CNN's Fran Townsend that someone was arrested. But later, two senior administration officials and another federal official told Townsend that there had been a misunderstanding among officials and that no one has been arrested." (CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 2:44 p.m. Wednesday] "Investigators in Washington and Boston denied Wednesday that an arrest had been made in the bombing of the Boston Marathon. They had earlier said there was "substantial" progress in the case."
- rhizome 14y ago
  CNN won't expose their source on this, either. Flame-fanning cowards.
untog 14y ago
Sigh. No, they don't, CNN was wrong and still refuses to admit it by describing "conflicting information". The only conflicting information is in the CNN newsroom. How much would the world lose if we just waited 30 minutes for verification before reporting? News being such a cut-throat competitive environment isn't always a good thing. They may well have arrested someone and chosen for it to not be announced in order to guarantee safety. Who knows. All I know is that I don't trust CNN to make sensible decisions around this.
Heliosmaster 14y ago
Even though I deeply sympathize with all the people in Boston (and everywhere else) that suffered from these attacks, I still believe HN is no place for this kind of news. From the FAQs: > If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.
- rhizome 14y ago
  Yes, I flagged hours ago.
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29 points by richeyrw 14y ago

Nothing on Google News. Remember Richard Jewell and that the news industry invented click bait. http://www.popehat.com/2013/04/16/richard-jewell-cannot-accept-our-apology/ http://www.popehat.com/2013/04/16/richard-jewell-cannot-acce...

bluepen44 14y ago
"Details about the suspect's identity and motive were not immediately available. News of the arrest was first reported by CNN." No doubt in the effort to include that second sentence in the article.

dz0ny 14y ago

http://edition.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t1#/video/crime/2013/04/17/boston-marathon-suspect-king.cnn http://edition.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_t1#/video/crime/2013/04...

codex 14y ago

To this I say--hooray for pervasive video surveillance. The surveillance (sousveillance?) state is here. Imagine the deterrent that continuous, complete video surveillance would have to all crimes in public (and private) spaces. Simply use cameras to track the suspect all the way to their current location, and arrest them there.

Pyramids 14y ago

Using the phrases "believe" and "source says" together doesn't exactly instill trust especially considering all the recent speculation. With that being said, I hope this is true and isn't just a move by law enforcement to arrest someone due to the pressure.

Zikes 14y ago
I'm sure there's considerably more pressure and personal motivation to arrest the right person.

shawndumas 14y ago

(CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 2:36 p.m. Wednesday] "There is conflicting information as to whether someone has been arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings. A federal law enforcement source told CNN's Fran Townsend that someone was arrested. But later, two senior administration officials and another federal official told Townsend that there had been a misunderstanding among officials and that no one has been arrested." (CNN) -- [Breaking news update at 2:44 p.m. Wednesday] "Investigators in Washington and Boston denied Wednesday that an arrest had been made in the bombing of the Boston Marathon. They had earlier said there was "substantial" progress in the case."

rhizome 14y ago
CNN won't expose their source on this, either. Flame-fanning cowards.

untog 14y ago

Sigh. No, they don't, CNN was wrong and still refuses to admit it by describing "conflicting information". The only conflicting information is in the CNN newsroom. How much would the world lose if we just waited 30 minutes for verification before reporting? News being such a cut-throat competitive environment isn't always a good thing. They may well have arrested someone and chosen for it to not be announced in order to guarantee safety. Who knows. All I know is that I don't trust CNN to make sensible decisions around this.

Heliosmaster 14y ago

Even though I deeply sympathize with all the people in Boston (and everywhere else) that suffered from these attacks, I still believe HN is no place for this kind of news. From the FAQs: > If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.

rhizome 14y ago
Yes, I flagged hours ago.

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