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These types of sensationalist political articles are why I stopped reading reddit. They are a small minority here, and I hope it doesn't go much further past t
by skwirl 14y ago
These types of sensationalist political articles are why I stopped reading reddit. They are a small minority here, and I hope it doesn't go much further past this.
Also, as a Boston resident, thank you to the police for what you did on Friday. You were acting on the will of society, not imposing a "police state" on it.
- kaonashi 14y agoSensational in what way? Martial law is the very definition of police state; that part is not sensational. Is it sensational because you agree with the deployment of martial law and the author does not?
- anon987 14y agoHacker News is not a site to discuss topics like this. I don't want to see Hacker News turned into Reddit-lite with political bullshit, armchair economics, social outrage of the day, current events, or science'y articles that have little to do with the spirit of the site. I come here for technical, positive or cool articles - not to see shit about a "police state.". If I wanted that type of discussion I would go somewhere else.
- anon987 14y agoA fuckin men. For anyone who doesn't know you can click on the Flag button on an article to report it to the moderators and if you don't see the button you don't have enough karma yet. Flagged.
- noarchy 14y agoThat kind of laying down for these kinds of measures just makes it that much easier to pull off next time. While the article isn't something you'd find in the comparatively-sanitized pages of the New York Times (or similar papers), it makes important points. We need to ask ourselves if this is the kind of action we want to see in our towns and cities the next time a violent individual is on the loose. I sure hope not.