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Typical tone deaf nerd rage. If Bostonians didn't agree with the lockdown we would have likely ignored it, we are not particularly obedient.

brown9-2 14y ago
Your second sentence is a good point - it was a request from the government, not a demand.
- InclinedPlane 14y ago
  I think that may be a distinction without a difference. All public transit was shut down. In Watertown specifically businesses were not allowed to open and anyone in a car was subject to being swarmed by heavily armed police and taken into questioning. Edit: clarified the parts that were specifically about Watertown vs. Boston as a whole.
  - thoughtsimple 14y ago
    BS. Do you have anything to support that ridiculous claim?
  - bsg75 14y ago
    > Anyone in a car was subject to being swarmed by heavily armed police and taken into questioning. Citations? Examples?
  - herewego 14y ago
    You're wrong. I live in Boston. The MBTA was shut down, but businesses were allowed to open (my employer was), and people weren't getting "swarmed" by any means.
    - csixty4 14y ago
      I think the only businesses forced closed were in Watertown. For the rest of the city, the BPD had this to say on Twitter: "#CommunityAlert: Per MEMA – People who went to work this morning not expected to remain there. Workers encouraged to return home." That sounds very different from "not allowed to open".
    - InclinedPlane 14y ago
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZqKLrrMBPE#t=96s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZqKLrrMBPE#t=96s Police chief saying: "We're asking everyone to shelter in place, no vehicle traffic is going to be allowed to travel in or out of Watertown, until further notice, no businesses are going to be allowed to be opened." There was coverage of a few incidents of bystanders in cars or taxis being swarmed by cops but I haven't been able to google up any specific reporting on those incidents at the moment. Without trawling through all the live coverage it might be hard to track down.
      - herewego 14y ago
        That's a 20 block area in Watertown. Not even close to all of Boston and it's surrounding towns. I was there, I'm a first hand account.
- jellicle 14y ago
  Requests from the chief of police carry the force of law (including felony convictions for disobeying them). Failure to obey a lawful order from a police officer is a felony in every state.
  - Evbn 14y ago
    An order is not a request. That is why you can tell a cop to come back with a warrant, or leave a traffic stop if you are not being detained.
  - brown9-2 14y ago
    If true, the key phrase there is "lawful order".
breck 14y ago
Totally agree. Beyond the loss of life and injuries, I don't think this poster understands how great a symbol the Boston Marathon is to the city. This attack was extremely personal. I'm sure everyone in Boston wanted to do something to help, and if staying off the streets for one day helped, nearly everyone was happy to do it.

brown9-2 14y ago

Your second sentence is a good point - it was a request from the government, not a demand.

InclinedPlane 14y ago
I think that may be a distinction without a difference. All public transit was shut down. In Watertown specifically businesses were not allowed to open and anyone in a car was subject to being swarmed by heavily armed police and taken into questioning. Edit: clarified the parts that were specifically about Watertown vs. Boston as a whole.
- thoughtsimple 14y ago
  BS. Do you have anything to support that ridiculous claim?
- bsg75 14y ago
  > Anyone in a car was subject to being swarmed by heavily armed police and taken into questioning. Citations? Examples?
- herewego 14y ago
  You're wrong. I live in Boston. The MBTA was shut down, but businesses were allowed to open (my employer was), and people weren't getting "swarmed" by any means.
  - csixty4 14y ago
    I think the only businesses forced closed were in Watertown. For the rest of the city, the BPD had this to say on Twitter: "#CommunityAlert: Per MEMA – People who went to work this morning not expected to remain there. Workers encouraged to return home." That sounds very different from "not allowed to open".
  - InclinedPlane 14y ago
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZqKLrrMBPE#t=96s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZqKLrrMBPE#t=96s Police chief saying: "We're asking everyone to shelter in place, no vehicle traffic is going to be allowed to travel in or out of Watertown, until further notice, no businesses are going to be allowed to be opened." There was coverage of a few incidents of bystanders in cars or taxis being swarmed by cops but I haven't been able to google up any specific reporting on those incidents at the moment. Without trawling through all the live coverage it might be hard to track down.
    - herewego 14y ago
      That's a 20 block area in Watertown. Not even close to all of Boston and it's surrounding towns. I was there, I'm a first hand account.
jellicle 14y ago
Requests from the chief of police carry the force of law (including felony convictions for disobeying them). Failure to obey a lawful order from a police officer is a felony in every state.
- Evbn 14y ago
  An order is not a request. That is why you can tell a cop to come back with a warrant, or leave a traffic stop if you are not being detained.
- brown9-2 14y ago
  If true, the key phrase there is "lawful order".

breck 14y ago

Totally agree. Beyond the loss of life and injuries, I don't think this poster understands how great a symbol the Boston Marathon is to the city. This attack was extremely personal. I'm sure everyone in Boston wanted to do something to help, and if staying off the streets for one day helped, nearly everyone was happy to do it.