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user-inactivated · 4248 days ago · link · · parent · post: Two explosions at Boston marathon finish line.
You missed the point of my first post. Politicians do what they do because they want votes. They know that if they act a certain way in a time of crisis -- by ramping up security measures pointlessly after the fact, or by allowing BPD to shut down all cell service -- they will get votes next time they run. So they do it. Find the root source; don't stop at one of the links in the chain.