FBI to release Boston suspect photos - news conference

[AJL]

So other than anti-Muslim, anti-non-white backlash (which was going to happen anyway, because that's what happens here), is there any significance in the suspects' race/ethnicity to the investigation?

[otowngirl]

Apr 18, 2013 16:45:39 GMT -5 decemberwedding07 said:

Apr 18, 2013 16:45:01 GMT -5 otowngirl said:

You need some new friends.

Is it possible to get new family?

There's also this thing called the "Hide" feature. Use it. Love it.

[hellfreezesovertour]

Could be white, could be Middle Eastern. Maybe Mediterranean. No way to know until we catch them. My mind is really playing tricks on me, because White Hat looks like the guy who sold those stupid radio controlled balloons at the Rockingham Mall around Christmas.

[ttt]

Apr 18, 2013 16:41:47 GMT -5 caden said:

Is the video clearer than those pics? Because those pics could be of any non-black person, so I'm not sure how we're supposed to recognize those guys

It's nt clearer, exactly, but you see more of them in the video as they walk by. It's definitely plausible to me that someone could recognize them, especially if they saw them that Morning and recognize the clothing too.

[hellfreezesovertour]

Apr 18, 2013 16:51:01 GMT -5 AJL said:

So other than anti-Muslim, anti-non-white backlash (which was going to happen anyway, because that's what happens here), is there any significance in the suspects' race/ethnicity to the investigation?

I think it helps if you know it for sure but you don't know WHO.   If I say a white guy robbed me it saves you time not interviewing Japenese guys, right? But if it's murky, it doesn't really help. 

[IIOY]

All my hopes and dreams for 4chan and Anonymous are dashed.

[AJL]

Apr 18, 2013 16:54:12 GMT -5 hellfreezesovertour said:

Apr 18, 2013 16:51:01 GMT -5 AJL said:

So other than anti-Muslim, anti-non-white backlash (which was going to happen anyway, because that's what happens here), is there any significance in the suspects' race/ethnicity to the investigation?

I think it helps if you know it for sure but you don't know WHO.   If I say a white guy robbed me it saves you time not interviewing Japenese guys, right? But if it's murky, it doesn't really help. 

I can see that.

[meshaliuknits]

Apr 18, 2013 16:50:03 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

Based on the sheer number of people carrying backpacks in the crowd that day, I'm guessing there's something besides just the fact that they're carrying backpacks that's making the FBI zero in on these two. Hopefully they have some good intel.

And better pictures. It's too bad video can't be cleaned up as much as tv would have you believe.

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Apr 18, 2013 16:51:33 GMT -5 otowngirl said:

Apr 18, 2013 16:45:39 GMT -5 decemberwedding07 said:

Is it possible to get new family?

There's also this thing called the "Hide" feature. Use it. Love it.

FB would be boring if not for all the crazies in my feed

[cattledogkisses]

Apr 18, 2013 16:58:15 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

Apr 18, 2013 16:50:03 GMT -5 cattledogkisses said:

Based on the sheer number of people carrying backpacks in the crowd that day, I'm guessing there's something besides just the fact that they're carrying backpacks that's making the FBI zero in on these two. Hopefully they have some good intel.

And better pictures. It's too bad video can't be cleaned up as much as tv would have you believe.

My knowledge of the FBI, which comes entirely from movies, tells me that they never tell the public everything. 

There actually seems to be at least one pretty good picture of the guy in the white hat. 

[ringstrue]

[theintended]

Apr 18, 2013 16:52:06 GMT -5 hellfreezesovertour said:

My mind is really playing tricks on me, because White Hat looks like the guy who sold those stupid radio controlled balloons at the Rockingham Mall around Christmas.

That's creepy. The battery in the bomb's timer was the same kind used in radio-controlled toys: news.yahoo.com/calif-company-thinks-battery-used-225449887.html

[Velar Fricative]

Apr 18, 2013 16:48:01 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

The guy in the white hat looks like he's wearing a fake nose.

Nah, most of my male relatives (and many females) have noses like that. We are Eastern European and have big noses.

[ringstrue]

the live blog:

thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/18/updates-on-aftermath-of-boston-marathon-explosions

[Velar Fricative]

Apr 18, 2013 16:52:06 GMT -5 hellfreezesovertour said:

Could be white, could be Middle Eastern. Maybe Mediterranean. No way to know until we catch them. My mind is really playing tricks on me, because White Hat looks like the guy who sold those stupid radio controlled balloons at the Rockingham Mall around Christmas.

So you know the FBI is gonna get a ton of calls but you're in the area - I'd call them with that info. You never know.

[hellfreezesovertour]

Apr 18, 2013 17:25:16 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

Apr 18, 2013 16:52:06 GMT -5 hellfreezesovertour said:

Could be white, could be Middle Eastern. Maybe Mediterranean. No way to know until we catch them. My mind is really playing tricks on me, because White Hat looks like the guy who sold those stupid radio controlled balloons at the Rockingham Mall around Christmas.

So you know the FBI is gonna get a ton of calls but you're in the area - I'd call them with that info. You never know.

Do you think so? I think I'm just highly suggestible right now because of all the stress of the last few days.  I don't want to make the mistake about olive colored skin, you know?

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Apr 18, 2013 16:45:39 GMT -5 decemberwedding07 said:

Apr 18, 2013 16:45:01 GMT -5 otowngirl said:

You need some new friends.

Is it possible to get new family?

It's certainly possible to hide their feed.

[Velar Fricative]

Apr 18, 2013 17:26:43 GMT -5 hellfreezesovertour said:

Apr 18, 2013 17:25:16 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

So you know the FBI is gonna get a ton of calls but you're in the area - I'd call them with that info. You never know.

Do you think so? I think I'm just highly suggestible right now because of all the stress of the last few days.  I don't want to make the mistake about olive colored skin, you know?

But is it just the skin tone or his hair, nose, etc. too? I don't want to pressure you one way or the other but if you have a feeling about this, don't feel bad calling them even if you suspect you might be wrong. Let the Feds determine whether to follow up on the lead or not based on the leads they're getting. Just my two cents.

[sporklemotion]

They seem so chill in the video-- I would think nothing of them if I saw them on the street.

I'm watching MSNBC and even though they're not saying it directly, they keep implying that these are Muslim terrorists.  They keep saying things like "not to profile, but can we figure out where these guys are from, like Yemen or somewhere."  And they keep suggesting that they may have links to Al-Qaeda.  Way to jump the gun, Chris Matthews.

[caden]

Apr 18, 2013 16:52:07 GMT -5 ttt said:

Apr 18, 2013 16:41:47 GMT -5 caden said:

Is the video clearer than those pics? Because those pics could be of any non-black person, so I'm not sure how we're supposed to recognize those guys

It's nt clearer, exactly, but you see more of them in the video as they walk by. It's definitely plausible to me that someone could recognize them, especially if they saw them that Morning and recognize the clothing too.

oh good. Hope it works and fast!

[ttt]

Am I the only one who saw the white guy and was immediately reminded of Mark Zuckerberg?

[ringstrue]

Apr 18, 2013 17:26:43 GMT -5 hellfreezesovertour said:

Apr 18, 2013 17:25:16 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

So you know the FBI is gonna get a ton of calls but you're in the area - I'd call them with that info. You never know.

Do you think so? I think I'm just highly suggestible right now because of all the stress of the last few days.  I don't want to make the mistake about olive colored skin, you know?

Please do it! I just heard that they are asking stores that sell toys about this. if you rmemeber the store name and location I would do it.

[Deleted]

Apr 18, 2013 17:33:22 GMT -5 ttt said:

Am I the only one who saw the white guy and was immediately reminded of Mark Zuckerberg?

 
If you're asking did I catch a distinct whiff of earnest hipster who believes he's figured out how to cure the world of all its ills while hanging out in the campus quad with his equally earnest friends? 

That would be a yes.

[meshaliuknits]

Apr 18, 2013 17:38:43 GMT -5 @habbsies said:

Apr 18, 2013 17:33:22 GMT -5 ttt said:

Am I the only one who saw the white guy and was immediately reminded of Mark Zuckerberg?

 
If you're asking did I catch a distinct whiff of earnest hipster who believes he's figured out how to cure the world of all its ills while hanging out in the campus quad with his equally earnest friends? 

That would be a yes.

Never leave me.

[otowngirl]

Apr 18, 2013 17:01:51 GMT -5 @septimus said:

Apr 18, 2013 16:51:33 GMT -5 otowngirl said:

There's also this thing called the "Hide" feature. Use it. Love it.

FB would be boring if not for all the crazies in my feed

That's fine, but you lose the right to complain about their antics if you refuse to hide them out of enjoyment.

[ringstrue]

OK I was gonna say these look like two rick kids too. The choice of hats is sort of interesting...

[Bad Dingo]

Apr 18, 2013 17:32:34 GMT -5 sporklemotion said:

They seem so chill in the video-- I would think nothing of them if I saw them on the street.

I'm watching MSNBC and even though they're not saying it directly, they keep implying that these are Muslim terrorists.  They keep saying things like "not to profile, but can we figure out where these guys are from, like Yemen or somewhere."  And they keep suggesting that they may have links to Al-Qaeda.  Way to jump the gun, Chris Matthews.

Ridiculous, everything I've heard on the news has implied domestic terrorism. Why would they even say Yemen? Ugh.

[EloiseWeenie]

Apr 18, 2013 17:26:43 GMT -5 hellfreezesovertour said:

Apr 18, 2013 17:25:16 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

So you know the FBI is gonna get a ton of calls but you're in the area - I'd call them with that info. You never know.

Do you think so? I think I'm just highly suggestible right now because of all the stress of the last few days.  I don't want to make the mistake about olive colored skin, you know?

I think you should. 

I hope yesterday's session went well. Still sending T&Ps for you and your kids.

[ttt]

Apr 18, 2013 17:25:16 GMT -5 Velar Fricative said:

Apr 18, 2013 16:52:06 GMT -5 hellfreezesovertour said:

Could be white, could be Middle Eastern. Maybe Mediterranean. No way to know until we catch them. My mind is really playing tricks on me, because White Hat looks like the guy who sold those stupid radio controlled balloons at the Rockingham Mall around Christmas.

So you know the FBI is gonna get a ton of calls but you're in the area - I'd call them with that info. You never know.

I would too. People have called in tips over much less than this.

[ttt]

Check this out:

www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbombers/comments/1cmv8h/i_was_at_forum_that_day_i_took_a_photo_of_suspect/