I have no problem with law enforcement over-reacting to innocent citizens getting their legs blown off by scumbags. The circumstances were such that they had reasonable grounds to fear the kid they were chasing had more bombs and perhaps was wired himself, which is probably why they made the one guy strip to make sure he wasn't wearing a bomb before they were able to safely determine he wasn't their suspect or an accomplice.

I still have to believe that life as it used to be lived was superior to our
technological age for human beings. These brothers were gifted with intelligence and athletic talent. I would like to know what they were
thinking and to have a window into their minds. I don't think they were
losers before their foul act but they certainly are now. It doesn't pay
to hate the world.

I agree with Trout .. the older brother, longer in a corrupt system than the younger, started to blame everyone else for his mistakes, aided and abetted by a father who, according to accounts is negative. He said his kids were framed. Denial of one's own accountability precedes all terror acts. The older influenced the younger, who was easily led. For instance, they are living a good life here, getting a premium education and someone tells them they are miserable and should strike back and they believe him instead of examining their own circumstances. Law enforcement excesses are unfortunate -- in my opinion they are due to poor screening for abusive personalities in police recruitment, and to poor training. After 9/11 all sorts of people were put into guard positions at gateways and important buildings. In New York I was searched by a senior in the lobby of the Pan Am building. He could barely see (or stand) and he missed a scissors in my handbag. Authorities rushed in with sticky tape and baling wire to address a sophisticated problem because they were in a panic. It makes for poor solutions.

You can thank the "Patriot Act" for a lot of the abuses. What's that noise in the sky?

Did you hear what the bombers' uncle had to say about why he thinks they did the bombing? "Because they are Losers! They hate the world." I thought that was refreshing because a lot of people would have said something along the lines of "they had a rough childhood."

Yeah, the Internet is full of incompetent cop videos. They shoot peoples' dogs, tear up houses and there are no consequences.