A Few Thoughts on Manhunts and Lockdowns

Don't get me wrong: I am delighted that scumbag Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is in custody.  As a precedent, though, the manhunt/lockdown is a little ... troubling, isn't it?  Here's some food for thought in the aftermath: see this, this, and this:

Of the many uncomfortable truths emerging from last week’s bombing and subsequent manhunt—including the fact that American cities are still vulnerable to Islamic terrorism—one of the most troubling but least talked-about is the fact that martial law may now become part of the municipal playbook.

Greeeeeeeeeeeeat.