A man was shot to death while being probed with regards to his connection with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. This one hits close to home because it happened in Kissimmee, Florida which is not so far rom where I live. I think this incident is going to give life to a whole new set of questions that go beyond the Boston Marathon. This guy was some dumbass, hothead, MMA wannabe that more than likely got into fights in order to impress girls with his Eastern European alpha male musk.
The story itself with regards to the shooting is very shady. It was first reported that he attacked an FBI agent with a knife and later it was reported that details weren't clear. The question will come up very soon as to whether or not this was a case of authorities letting personal feelings get the best of them, resulting in what happened. The description of this man really describes a kind of semi moronic guy with a bad temper and a a loud mouth that somehow did not connect to the common sense switch.
It has been said that the man, Ibragim Todashev, was implicating himself in a triple homicide that took place some two years ago in Massachusetts. I find it difficult to believe that he was someone that could evade authorities for such a long time given his temper. The triple slaying he was implicating himself in was somehow linked to one of the bombing suspects. This is a lose lose for everyone involved because the FBI's ability to conduct an unbiassed investigation will be called into question and that may actually play into the hands of a defense team looking to help the bombing suspect in custody. If the man became violent there were three men there, two of whom were Massachusetts state troopers, he could have been stopped without the use of deadly force.
We as a nation are angry because we were attacked once more. There is anger because these attacks were likely perpetrated by people enjoying our system of democracy, our freedoms and our shores. We are angry but as a nation of civilized individuals we need to keep in mind that when we allow situations to escalate like this one did we are no better than those who attacked us. Two wrongs will never make a right and something tells me that this incident was one of those where emotion over ruled common sense.
It certainly is. They couldn't stun him with one of their super stun guns ? Seems to me he would have been a high value target which may have led them to other potential or actual terrorists. I don't mean to sound cynical, but can anything attached to the current administration do anything right ?
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