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Boston Bombing Suspect Identified, Authorities Believe
It appears the hunt for the so far unidentified Boston nomber may be coming to an end. From Bloomberg:
  • OFFICIALS BELIEVE BOMBING SUSPECT IDENTIFIED, CNN SAYS
  • ONE SUSPECT CLEARLY IDENTIFIED IN VIDEO, CNN'S KING SAYS
  • AUTHORITIES HAVE IMAGE OF SUSPECT W/BAG AT 2ND BOMB SITE:GLOBE
  • IDENTIFICATION COMING FROM STORE SECURITY CAMERA, CNN SAYS
  • Authorities have an image of a suspect carrying, and perhaps dropping, a black bag at the second bombing scene - Globe.com
And the kicker:
  • Suspect is a "dark-skinned male" according to CNN. Apparently that is the proper nomenclature.
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fml. Couldn't help but lol.

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Bucklion;2329235; said:
On the way justice is carried out? I don't think so. I am referring to justice for the perp...meaning if it's a white guy or a black girl or an Asian...whatever, whoever detonated the bombs ain't getting mercy.

Now if you mean in the more general sense of what sort of effect it might have on societal responses like politicizing the event and "profiling" and the like, then there is an argument to be made in that direction...but as you say, it was such an awfully written pile of crap that such a discussion really won't be had.
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Sorry... "on the way justice is carried out" was the wrong phrase. I was in a bit of a rush when I was typiing that. I meant something more along the lines of what you mentioned in the second paragraph of your response - the political and cultural response.

I've tried to stay away from commenting or speculating on the origin of the person who did this - I think there are people on all sides that are quick to make assumptions about what happened and the media are too eager to fan those flames in all directions. The fact that Sirota wrote the piece kind of makes the point that I'm getting at though - the reaction to this is going to turn in one direction or another based on what we find out when the person is identified, and he made a cynical attempt to try to pre-empt that reaction with lazy and offensive assumptions.

In the eyes of the law though - you're right. This person is going to be dealt with harshly no matter what it will somehow still be less than what he deserves.
 
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jlb1705;2329259; said:
Sorry... "on the way justice is carried out" was the wrong phrase. I was in a bit of a rush when I was typiing that. I meant something more along the lines of what you mentioned in the second paragraph of your response - the political and cultural response.

I've tried to stay away from commenting or speculating on the origin of the person who did this - I think there are people on all sides that are quick to make assumptions about what happened and the media are too eager to fan those flames in all directions. The fact that Sirota wrote the piece kind of makes the point that I'm getting at though - the reaction to this is going to turn in one direction or another based on what we find out when the person is identified, and he made a cynical attempt to try to pre-empt that reaction with lazy and offensive assumptions.

In the eyes of the law though - you're right. This person is going to be dealt with harshly no matter what it will somehow still be less than what he deserves.
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Yeah I figured that's where you were going. Makes sense, as usual.
 
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now everyone saying no arrest made.

gotta love the media integrity. pretty soon we'll have a list or line up of suspects and then they can do the hat routine like they are picking a college to sign with or something.

me, I'm just glad we found DA BOMB
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