<p>There is a need to document.</p>
<p>I’m sure this is also why we have survived. At least attempting to learn from the past. </p>
<p>The footage and pictures seem invaluable to the FBI, right now. I understand they were even at the airport asking people if they had any pictures or video they could give them before they left town.</p>
<p>Photojournalists are trained to take pictures even in the most dire of circumstances. Think of the firefighter carrying out the baby in the OKC bombing. Or the picture of the girl over the body at Kent State. Or the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima. Or any number of iconic images through history. It’s their job, and I’m glad someone is there to do it.</p>
<p>Some of the strongest statements against lynching come from the photos taken of the events. There is a drive to document.</p>
<p>Very good points…</p>
<p>The My Lai Massacre was photographed by a military photographer as it went down who later testified that to the soldier the rifle was his weapon, but to him his weapon was his camera. But for those photos. . . .</p>
<p>how about using google database to find out who the criminal is? Search for any IP doing a search on pressure cooker IED prior to the bombing!</p>
<p>Laura Linney starred in a Broadway play (Time Stands Still) that dealt with this very topic–photojournalists dealing with the trauma of their jobs.</p>
<p>We can cite cases where the photo record is good to have. If my loved ones are ever in need of emergency help, I hope they get it. Not some guy taking a picture. This happens too routinely.</p>
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<p>Yes, these photos of the individual with the shredded pants are not from the video that is currently being investigated, according to several news reports I’ve heard tonight. The man in question was dressed in black, wearing a grey hoodie and a white baseball cap, backwards on his head, and was talking on his cellphone, as he left a backpack at the site of the second explosion. When the first explosion took place, he ran away. FBI is searching all cell phone traffic from that area at that time on Monday.</p>
<p>We had a bit of a scare at work today. You all know the rumors around 2:00 that they had a suspect and were bringing him into the Charles Moakley Courthouse. I work right by there. We actually had some of our staff walk down to join the crowd (and supposedly it really looked like they were bringing a high-level suspect for something in) and then we immediately heard that there was a bomb threat and the courthouse was evacuated. And nobody was caught.</p>
<p>A lot of it was rumors and misinformation but it was a bit too close for comfort.</p>
<p>Boy, CNN sure jumped the gun today with the (false) news that the FBI had arrested someone. Almost tops their wonderful reporting when they announced that the Supreme Court had overturned Obamacare… </p>
<p>On TV they said that a pressure cooker loaded with the bomb contents would weigh between 20-25 pounds. There were two bombs. Is that big and heavy for a duffel bag? Would that be easy to lug around, or not?</p>
<p>It seems there are 6 options: 1) One person carried a duffel with 40 lbs / 2 bombs on the subway; 2) drove in a car (unlikely, as already pointed out) 3) got a taxi to a walkable point; 4) had a hotel room in walking distance; 5) there were two of them (which could apply to any of these options anyway); or, lastly, 6) they already lived close enough to walk with bombs.</p>
<p>All of these options open them up to being seen and caught. I’ll bet they’re looking at all sorts of tapes, not just of the bomb site itself. I’m so hopeful the FBI will catch whoever did this, and I think they will.</p>
<p>Now CNN is announcing an arrest in the ricin case. Perhaps an announcement of an arrest in the Jimmy Hoffa disappearance will come soon.</p>
<p>Thanks for the laugh, cartera!</p>
<p>I am feeling more hopeful now, too, hayden. I just wish they would stop broadcasting what they have (video of someone dropping off the bag while talking on a cell phone). If this is the culprit, he will recognize himself.</p>
<p>Boy, the press has been quite shoddy and shabby in its performance. I’d like to add another ‘S’ word to describe their behavior, but this is a family channel, as the TV networks used to say back in the old days.</p>
<p>By the way, why haven’t more people expressed anger and sorrow at the media outlets who had the Saudi victim essentially tried and convicted yesterday? And I would sure like to know why that “would be hero” tackled the poor guy to ground in the first place.</p>
<p>If a guy is reasonably strong, a 40-pound pack is not that hard to manage, especially for short periods.</p>
<p>True. Backpackers routinely carry that weight all day hiking in mountains.</p>
<p>Anyone familiar with how to use a pressure cooker (for the purpose for which it is intended)? I don’t think I have ever had anything cooked in a pressure cooker. I don’t think I have ever seen one before.</p>
<p>Weren’t there some guys running in the marathon with 40-pound packs?</p>
<p>My mother used to cook roast beef in a pressure cooker–it came out very soft. I can still remember the “chuckachuckachucka” sound it made. They are thicker metal than other pots, and are sealable.</p>
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<p>You mean the military guys in full uniform and gear?</p>
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<p>I think they are used generally to speed up cooking. You can cook dried beans in under half an hour. I’ve seen them used on top chef when they have a tough meat that needs a long cooking time and very limited time in their challenge. I think you can also make sweetened condensed milk in them.</p>
<p>I’m also pretty annoyed at the press coverage. Right now, it’s a lot of misinformation and rumor and it’s contributing to the fear in the city. And you’re getting things like droves of people flocking to the courthouse to see the guy arrested when he’s not being arrested and droves of people being there might not be the best thing anyway.</p>