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brooklynite

(94,581 posts) Mon Jun 8, 2015, 03:46 PM Jun 2015

WATCH: Police Release Video of Terror Suspect's Shooting

Source: New England Cable News

Authorities in Boston released surveillance video Monday of last week's fatal police shooting of terror suspect Usaamah Rahim.

The blurry video, taken from a Burger King surveillance camera, shows a man police say is Rahim walking through a CVS parking lot toward a bus stop when he is approached by five or six officers. He then falls to the ground after apparently being shot by police. Just before the shooting, a school bus can be seen driving by in the background.

Police said five FBI officers and one Boston police officer were involved in the incident. None were wearing uniforms.

"This guy had a malicious intent," Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said Monday. "I think we averted a serious tragedy that day."

Read more: http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/WATCH-at-11-Update-on-Boston-Terror-Investigation-306484591.html

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WATCH: Police Release Video of Terror Suspect's Shooting (Original Post) brooklynite Jun 2015 OP

Averted a serious tragedy that day... Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #1

He wanted to behead a police officer and had bought a knife for it cosmicone Jun 2015 #2

I am just curious how we knew what he wanted to do. zeemike Jun 2015 #4

He was under 24 hour surveillance and they knew what he was up to. Do you read the news? George II Jun 2015 #9

No I asked how WE knew it. zeemike Jun 2015 #16

All you say is absolutely true. But it is STILL a tragedy. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #5

A dead terrorist is not a tragedy to me. cosmicone Jun 2015 #15

Judge, Jury, AND Executioner. Bravo! Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #19

That's the story from the people who killed him Kelvin Mace Jun 2015 #7

if he had beheaded someone, that would have been a tragedy. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #3

It's nice to be able to dehumanize the 'other'. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #6

Better than the fundamentalist "dehumanizing" a couple of other people George II Jun 2015 #10

You seem to have a lot in common with him in the dehumanizing department. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2015 #12

In order to be dehumanized, one has to think and act like a human, but.... George II Jun 2015 #13

I said it was unfortunate. 100% of fundamentalist terrorists are human AFAIK nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #11

It averted the death of one or more other people. George II Jun 2015 #8

I wish it was clear enough to see the knife they said he was wielding. Why do they not carry tasers? uppityperson Jun 2015 #14

At the press conference that was mentioned, the Commissioner said there were still..... George II Jun 2015 #18

A clash not avoided seveneyes Jun 2015 #17

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

1. Averted a serious tragedy that day...

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 03:53 PM

Jun 2015

How does the death of a human being constitute averting a tragedy?

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

2. He wanted to behead a police officer and had bought a knife for it

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 04:11 PM

Jun 2015

It was a good shoot or we'd have had a couple of cops/FBI agents dead.

zeemike

(18,998 posts)

4. I am just curious how we knew what he wanted to do.

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 04:35 PM

Jun 2015

Did they plant a chip in his head and read his mind?
But I can understand their fear when someone brings a knife to a gunfight...some are so quick they can behead you before you can reach for your gun...the quick cut knife slingers of the east.

George II

(67,782 posts)

9. He was under 24 hour surveillance and they knew what he was up to. Do you read the news?

Reply to zeemike (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 05:31 PM

Jun 2015

zeemike

(18,998 posts)

16. No I asked how WE knew it.

Reply to George II (Reply #9)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 07:34 PM

Jun 2015

And no I don't watch TV...that is how I have remained sane.
But they could not just arrest him because he had yet to commit a crime so they shot him before he could try...he was guilty of a thought crime...a horrible horrible thought crime, and we cheer it on because they kept us safe from the thought criminals.

Fuck it, I am glad to be old...I don't want to live in this world gone mad with fear and anger that is constantly stoked by news of scary and dangerous things...it is too much like 1984.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

5. All you say is absolutely true. But it is STILL a tragedy. nt

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 05:06 PM

Jun 2015

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)

15. A dead terrorist is not a tragedy to me.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 06:58 PM

Jun 2015

The tragedy is the philosophy that drove him to be a terrorist.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

19. Judge, Jury, AND Executioner. Bravo!

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #15)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 11:50 PM

Jun 2015

Good to hear we don't have to go through all that expensive due process anymore.

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

7. That's the story from the people who killed him

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 05:08 PM

Jun 2015

so it must be true.

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

3. if he had beheaded someone, that would have been a tragedy.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 04:32 PM

Jun 2015

fundamentalist terrorist asshole gets himself shot=unfortunate at worst

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

6. It's nice to be able to dehumanize the 'other'. nt

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 05:07 PM

Jun 2015

George II

(67,782 posts)

10. Better than the fundamentalist "dehumanizing" a couple of other people

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 05:32 PM

Jun 2015

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)

12. You seem to have a lot in common with him in the dehumanizing department. nt

Reply to George II (Reply #10)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 06:01 PM

Jun 2015

George II

(67,782 posts)

13. In order to be dehumanized, one has to think and act like a human, but....

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #12)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 06:06 PM

Jun 2015

....being inspired by ISIS and their atrocities, the jury is out on him having been "human".

But I won't stoop to insulting you as you have me.

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

11. I said it was unfortunate. 100% of fundamentalist terrorists are human AFAIK nt

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 05:33 PM

Jun 2015

George II

(67,782 posts)

8. It averted the death of one or more other people.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 05:30 PM

Jun 2015

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

14. I wish it was clear enough to see the knife they said he was wielding. Why do they not carry tasers?

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 06:09 PM

Jun 2015

From the article:
"He also pointed out that Boston Police do not carry Tasers."

George II

(67,782 posts)

18. At the press conference that was mentioned, the Commissioner said there were still.....

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #14)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 07:53 PM

Jun 2015

....problems with tasers. From what we've seen elsewhere, I tend to agree.

seveneyes

(4,631 posts)

17. A clash not avoided

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 07:44 PM

Jun 2015

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