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Shots fired at carnival outside Revere theater
By adamg on Sun, 04/16/2017 - 9:52pm
NBC Boston reports multiple cars were hit in the Squire Road parking lot of the Showcase Cinemas.
Police escorted people with their hands up out of the theater, after the theater was first locked down.
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Security Theatre
As in the incident at the Braintree Mall a couple of months ago cops dressed like imperial storm troopers with rifles show up an hour after the incident is over to put on a show of force scaring the s**t out of children. The above video is an excellent illustration of overkill.
I saw that
I was literally driving by when I saw all the cops converging on Revere. I thought Jonny Two Times was going to get the papers the papers.
A guy can't even get a pound of Gabbagool without having to sit in traffic any more.
Can't even take your kids to a carnival anymore.
That's just sad
You think this stuff is new?
Really?
Are you under 30 or something?
Not about this being new
It's about it being sad that even in a family environment you get people shooting with total disregard. Just because something isn't new doesn't mean we shouldn't be outraged about it.
Outrage, yes
Your exact subject line was:
Which led me to question your statement, given historical crime statistics and recollection.
Show me exactly where I said that it was not outrageous? You can't. It isn't there. Sorry.
Emphasis is on the wrong word there swirly
And my recollection includes plenty of trips to fairs and amusement parks without any violence rising to the shootings, but maybe we frequented different parks so I can't presume to know what your experiences have been.
Also, I am of the mindset that things, and this world, are getting worst, not better. Which maybe you disagree on as well. So in my mind that qualifier 'anymore' is warranted and true.
I'm pretty sure he was just
I'm pretty sure he was just lamenting the fact that this stuff happens. not commenting on this being a new thing.
Visible from the air
I was on a plane on approach to Logan and was spotting landmarks out the window.
That explains the rotobeam convention in the area. I could see the lights from all the emergency vehicles in one area!
Kind of sad that we still have people in the age of cameras everywhere and intense coverage of such crimes who think that doing this in a large public gathering is a good idea - like they won't get caught or killed doing it.
You think criminals are smart?
Really?
Are you under 30 or something?
This is horrible!
There are far too many guns around, and guns are far too accessible. Way too many people who really have no business around firearms at all get access to them, which is quite sad...and dangerous, to boot.