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> and on 9/11 as well as in Boston, the government did absolutely nothing in the immediate sense to cause the resulting hysteria I don't recall hysteria in Bos
by darkarmani 13y ago
> and on 9/11 as well as in Boston, the government did absolutely nothing in the immediate sense to cause the resulting hysteria
I don't recall hysteria in Boston. There was more hysteria over the Moonites than bombings. But I don't think anyone has the bar so low to say that it's all good as long as gov't doesn't create the hysteria. The gov't should be able to dampen hysteria rather than swing it higher.
- mikeash 13y agoI'd say that attempting to shut down the entire city while they searched for the surviving bomber would qualify as hysteria.
- darkarmani 13y agoWas there anyone hysterical over that? They prevented him from easily fleeing. I mean they had a dead police officer and a shootout where multiple very loud bombs went off.
- mikeash 13y agoWorse crimes happen with some frequency yet the response is never nearly that large. Boston is the only time I have ever heard of an entire major American city being shut down on order to chase a single criminal. His crime was not exceptional, aside from the "terrorism" angle. Such a massive overreaction is hysteria.
- darkarmani 13y agoWorse crimes than injuring 246 people and killing 5? The only reason it might not be "exception" is the number of heroes that prevented victims from bleeding out. Without immediate aid, nearly everyone that lost a limb would be on the deceased list.