BREAKING: Reports of multiple explosions at Boston Marathon leaving dozens wounded.

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Reply 1040

iamgreatness

Original post by AlexandrTheGreat

Watch the damn mic! Idiot.

what does that mean i thought we could listen to them anyway

Reply 1041

Hype en Ecosse

Original post by pjm600

I'm aware, the PD could force UStream to take all of them offline. They mentioned shutting down a "downlink", I don't know what that is.

They're not talking about the scanners; "downlink" apparently refers to video feed from one of the choppers. I doubt that, after many hours, they're just finding out about the scanner.

Original post by iamgreatness

what does that mean i thought we could listen to them anyway

An open mic is one that's transmitting - so when they say "watch your mic", they're making officers aware that theirs are transmitting, and it interferes with communication.

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Reply 1042

iamgreatness

Original post by Cll_ws

WATCH THE DAMN MIC! Christ!

"Okay that was accidental"....no excuse

i dont understand

Reply 1043

AlexandrTheGreat

Original post by pjm600

I'm aware, the PD could force UStream to take all of them offline.

They'd need a court order if Ustream is unwilling to comply.

They mentioned shutting down a "downlink", I don't know what that is.

I can't think of any technical means they'd have at their disposal. Maybe if the NSA is willing to jump in and help, but otherwise I don't see a huge problem with broadcasting this. It's not as though the suspect can actually do anything with the information.

Not like the Munich Olympic terrorists watching the German police closing in on the television.

Reply 1044

King Leonidas

I hope they get him alive..

Reply 1045

pjm600

Original post by iamgreatness

what does that mean i thought we could listen to them anyway

It means a radio was left transmitting

Reply 1046

RtGOAT

Original post by iamgreatness

what does that mean i thought we could listen to them anyway

I think he was either leaving the mic on (you have to press a button to talk, so he was pressing this by accident) or he was pressing his distress signal button.

Reply 1047

Squidgyness

I doubt the dude is on an ipad right now tbh.

Reply 1048

iamgreatness

Original post by pinda.college

I hope they get him alive..

why

Reply 1049

HotfireLegend

Original post by iamgreatness

yes

Respect +1

Reply 1050

iamgreatness

apparently he might be dead

Reply 1051

pjm600

Original post by AlexandrTheGreat

They'd need a court order if Ustream is unwilling to comply.

I can't think of any technical means they'd have at their disposal. Maybe if the NSA is willing to jump in and help, but otherwise I don't see a huge problem with broadcasting this. It's not as though the suspect can actually do anything with the information.

Not like the Munich Olympic terrorists watching the German police closing in on the television.

Could they arrest for obstruction? Or at least threaten with arrest to make them take down the feeds. I don't know, it does seem unlikely.

I presume they don't want the suspect to know when they're going in, so he doesn't blow himself up.

Reply 1052

iamgreatness

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[color="#333333"]Paul Adams, BBC World Service Correspondent, writes
Someone from CNN has just managed to get a glimpse of the boat, and heard officers shouting for the suspect to come out. The reporter didn't hear any response from inside the boat. This was minutes ago

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ABC News update: "Eyewitness: Neighbour went to check boat behind his house today, saw blood, climbed up ladder to open boat's cover, saw a body, called police."

Reply 1053

Squidgyness

Original post by iamgreatness

why

Answers. Clues to his origins and training. Stuff like that.

Reply 1054

AlexandrTheGreat

Original post by pjm600

Could they arrest for obstruction? Or at least threaten with arrest to make them take down the feeds. I don't know, it does seem unlikely.

My understanding is that it's not actually breaking any laws. The police in the US are broadcasting unencrypted, and scanners are entirely legal. Equally, the 1st Amendment provides a very strong presumption against the police being able to shut this down.

Nixon couldn't even get a court order against publication by the New York Times of the Pentagon Papers, despite the fact that they were Top Secret and stolen.

I presume they don't want the suspect to know when they're going in, so he doesn't blow himself up.

We're not hearing SWAT or FBI radios. They operate on encrypted frequencies. This is just the BPD beat cops.

Reply 1055

RtGOAT

Original post by pjm600

Police scanners are legal. For all the police know he could have one. As for him using the internet to listen well I think the cell phone networks would be jammed so thats a no go and anyway if he'd been using the phone to listen all day I'm sure the battery would be dead by now.

Reply 1056

HotfireLegend

Original post by iamgreatness

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0120: [color="#333333"]
ABC News update: "Eyewitness: Neighbour went to check boat behind his house today, saw blood, climbed up ladder to open boat's cover, saw a body, called police."

They saw blood, and here was shooting today so I assume he is critically injured and unable to fight back properly.

[I think I found the location of the fight on Google Maps btw, but it's not much good ofc, it's pics from the past]

Reply 1057

AlexandrTheGreat

Original post by Hype en Ecosse

Tell me more about how much evidence has been collected that these attacks were motivated by religion?