Well, Obama wanted the U.S. to be more like Europe: Looks like the Boston bombers were jihadis on welfare. So just like Europe, we’re funding the people who want to kill us. Awesome. The good news is thanks to the Boston jihadis from Chechnya, Americans aren’t so eager to allow such open immigration laws that brought us the Brothers Tsarnaev. I suspect an amnesty for illegal immigrants isn’t going to be so easy to pass this year, either.
Here come the Big Brother advocates: The cops failed miserably at finding the bombers until the Feds released their pictures. Now the chief of police in Boston is asking to turn all of his citizens into suspects by putting surveillance cameras everywhere, just like they have in the U.K. And Nanny Bloomberg is all on board with giving up our civil rights. I wonder if they’re aware that the U.K. uses those cameras to fine people who don’t pick up after their dogs. Oh, and Davis wants drones in Boston, too. Because gee, they’re going to be attacked by terrorists on a regular basis, or something. Shyeah. Tells us again how tough Bostonians are.
How technology failed to find the bombers: Facial recognition technology did not work.
Davis said he was told that facial-recognition software did not identify the men in the ball caps. The technology came up empty even though both Tsarnaevs’ images exist in official databases: Dzhokhar had a Massachusetts driver’s license; the brothers had legally immigrated; and Tamerlan had been the subject of some FBI investigation.
But in spite of that, people are calling for more cameras in Boston and other cities. Shall we quote one of our Founding Fathers, Ben Franklin?
Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
No video cameras in city streets. Lord & Taylor had one because it is a business, and needs to protect itself from robberies. Don’t turn every citizen on the street into a suspect.
Stone throwing kills: A Palestinian threw stones at an Israeli driving by, causing the car to crash and killing the driver and his infant son. But let’s keep hearing from the pro-Palestinians about how stone throwing is just another non-violent “protest”. The Palestinian was sentenced to life in prison. Guaranteed he gets on a list of demanded prisoners in a future release.
No way this turns out well: Israel has agreed to let UNESCO survey the Temple Mount and surrounding area. In return, the Palestinians have withdrawn five anti-Israel resolutions from UNESCO. Please. Of course they’re going to put them back first chance. And of course UNESCO will condemn Israel in something as innocuous as a survey.
This is why the UN is an utter waste of money and time: Richard Falk, who was already fired from one UN position for his anti-Israel statements, said America brought the Boston bombing on itself. And now the U.S. is calling for him to be fired from his position–where else?–on the Human Rights Council. But don’t worry, even if he’s fired, yet another anti-Israel NGO will pick him up.