# Explosions at Boston Marathon **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 15, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781 "2013-04-15T19:16:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/481 "2013-04-17T18:30:00Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > The Twitterverse can’t really confirm anything, it’s just repeating stuff. I’ll wait for official word from the authorities. The tweets were from the AP and local news channels. They update twitter faster than their sites. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/482 "2013-04-17T18:31:54Z")
The subject is is a superposed state of being both arrested and free until you open the jailhouse door and look. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/483 "2013-04-17T18:32:27Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > The New York Post is reporting that 12 people have been arrested. By the Saudis. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/484 "2013-04-17T18:35:09Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > The subject is is a superposed state of being both arrested and free until you open the jailhouse door and look. A \*cat \*did it? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/485 "2013-04-17T18:35:44Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > The New York Post is reporting that 12 people have been arrested. 🙂 BBC quotes AP as saying that there has been an [arrest](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22190353). Press conference at 1700 ET. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/486 "2013-04-17T18:35:45Z")
In the Marianas Trench. (sorry, couldn’t resist). ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/487 "2013-04-17T18:37:41Z")
Boston Police Department just tweeted that no arrest has been made…let the news media back pedaling begin. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/488 "2013-04-17T18:39:59Z")
Boston PD has probably arrested _someone_ today. Shoplifter, drunk driver, jaywalker. Someone. StG ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/489 "2013-04-17T18:41:10Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > A \*cat \*did it? Must’ve been pretty grumpy. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/490 "2013-04-17T18:42:23Z")
…but @Boston\_Police just tweeted (8 minutes ago)… “Despite reports to the contrary there has not been an arrest in the Marathon attack”. Confused? You will be. Could it be the case that the FBI have gone over the local PD’s head? Everything I know about how American policing works I got from Police Squad. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/491 "2013-04-17T18:44:29Z")
> [@edwards\_beard](#): > > Boston Police Department just tweeted that no arrest has been made…let the news media back pedaling begin. It’s possible that the Feds made the arrest and the BPD doesn’t (officially) know about it. The federal arrest might have been leaked to the press and the BPD won’t comment on that, but can say that _they_ haven’t made an arrest. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/492 "2013-04-17T18:46:16Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Could it be the case that the FBI have gone over the local PD’s head? Everything I know about how American policing works I got from Police Squad. Surely you can’t be serious. ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/493 "2013-04-17T18:47:35Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Surely you can’t be serious. Oh course he’s serious. And stop calling him Shirley. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/494 "2013-04-17T18:51:50Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > It’s possible that the Feds made the arrest and the BPD doesn’t (officially) know about it. The federal arrest might have been leaked to the press and the BPD won’t comment on that, but can say that _they_ haven’t made an arrest. Or the AP jumped too quickly with a bad source. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/495 "2013-04-17T18:52:09Z")
Here is some [video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk) from the actual FBI investigation war room. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/496 "2013-04-17T18:58:59Z")
> [@edwards\_beard](#): > > The tweets were from the AP and local news channels. They update twitter faster than their sites. We’re still in the fog of war here. Organizations are so quick to tweet something that they are giving us conflicting information based on single conversations. The official responses from BPD and Justice Dept are no arrests have been made. For now, that’s who I’ll listen to. AP and CNN are too quick to report things right now and they’re mainly repeating what others are saying. ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/497 "2013-04-17T19:00:44Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > We’re still in the fog of war here. Organizations are so quick to tweet something that they are giving us conflicting information based on single conversations. The official responses from BPD and Justice Dept are no arrests have been made. For now, that’s who I’ll listen to. AP and CNN are too quick to report things right now and they’re mainly repeating what others are saying. Did you see me quoting the Boston Police Dept Tweet as well? I understand how twitter works. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/498 "2013-04-17T19:07:45Z")
They’re playing word games, They could be questioning somebody and even searching their home. Technically that’s not an arrest. No ones been arrested. (yet) So far the Boston Globe is only reporting a suspect has been ID. Nothing more. They’ve been pretty responsible reporting this bombing. > [@](#): > > Boston Police Department just tweeted that no arrest has been made ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/499 "2013-04-17T19:12:54Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > They’re playing word games, They could be questioning somebody and even searching their home. Technically that’s not an arrest. No ones been arrested. (yet) > > So far the Boston Globe is only reporting a suspect has been ID. Nothing more. They’ve been pretty responsible reporting this bombing. I would also think the Boston Globe has the best “sources” within local law enforcement, although federal sources maybe not so much. ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/500 "2013-04-17T19:15:06Z")
Well…now the Boston Globe is reporting the suspect is in custody and the courthouse is being evacuated due to a possible bomb threat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781.md?page=24) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781.md?page=26)