I’m sure I don’t have anything original to say about the bombings at the Boston Marathon. Two people are dead, dozens are injured, and we don’t yet know why. What we know at the moment is that some people are psychopaths, some people are heroes, and most of us are neither or both depending on the circumstances.
I think we all know what Gary Welsh of Advance Indiana is based on his response to all of this.
As I write one terrorist is dead and the other is being squeezed by police and SWAT teams. A fairly quick series of actions, IMO.
Recently, Carlito posted a comment in which he put in perspective the insignificant power of a single individual or group of armed persons relative to the awesome power of the police and military. The current situation drives home that point. These bombers, heavily armed as they were (and are, at this writing) with guns, explosives, etc., are insignificant, and their best and only defense is to hide, die or surrender. This consideration doesn’t include the awesome electronic and investigational tools available to the government which it can wield at will to complement its awesome firepower. In a few minutes, they can find out as much about you as they want to know, and if you are a nut, lots of people will help them. So much for those deluded persons who think they can own enough guns and hide behind some tree to fight a government they disagree with. Best to find another place to live, like, well, someplace. Meanwhile, those who continue to own semi-automatic weapon arsenals will present the greatest danger to their neighbors and themselves, after which the government will need to come and clean up the mess. The heroic defense against bad guys largely consists of isolated anecdotes and compensatory fantasies.