Whitey Bulger Arrested

[slayer202]

I'm guessing you feel the same way about Bin Laden.

Yeah, that's a rational argument.

 

[D1gger]

A year ago, the FBI thought he was living on Vancouver Island in BC. They issued all sorts of press releases and bulletins to be on the lookout for him in the area.

It will be interesting to see if they learn his travels over the last 15 years to see if they were every close to picking him up before this. Just like it was interesting to learn that Osama was living in that house in Pakistan for more than 5 years while everyone thought he was in a cave.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Bin Laden posed a continuing and active threat. Bulger was 80+ years old and not really a threat to anyone.

Not saying he didn't deserve to be caught, but there isn't much of a comparison between him and Bin Laden. I'd rather them use our tax dollars to go after guys like this than locking up potheads.

Now, that he's caught, we'll learn about how he's been able to stay on the run. Help from other/former FBI, his brother, etc. Still involved in illegal activities.

 

[waggy]

Oh I'm sorry, you're right. I forgot that victim's families' emotions were the reason we catch bad guys

and old age and cost is no reason to let a murder go free either.

 

[notty22]

Yeah, that's a rational argument.

There are many reasons, Bulger was next to Bin Laden on the most wanted list. Getting old does not exempt you from prosecution, justice or for all we know, he was still committing crimes. Molesting girls was on his repertoire.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/03/09/60minutes/main1386966.shtml

"Whitey Bulger is a serial killer, cocaine dealer, bank robber, pedophile, very smart criminal," says Carr.

 

[zinfamous]

thought this would enver happen.

awesomesauce.

:thumbsup:


...so, you're saying he didn't die in a dumpster? shot by Matt Damon?
:hmm:

 

[alien42]

how the hell did he get back into the country being a MOST WANTED fugitive...

it can't be that difficult to walk into the US from Canada along most of the border.

 

[slayer202]

Can't be that hard on a boat or even plane if you have some money or connections

 

[MayorOfAmerica]

A year ago, the FBI thought he was living on Vancouver Island in BC. They issued all sorts of press releases and bulletins to be on the lookout for him in the area.

It will be interesting to see if they learn his travels over the last 15 years to see if they were every close to picking him up before this. Just like it was interesting to learn that Osama was living in that house in Pakistan for more than 5 years while everyone thought he was in a cave.

They were close a few times. I know at some point an FBI agent had chased him onto a train, but Whitey managed to give him the slip.

 

[Arkaign]

Pretty wild. The Departed was a freaking awesome movie.

 

[thegimp03]

Interesting. Wonder why he was living back in the states...in Cali of all places.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Supposedly lived in that apartment for 10+ years, so he was there the whole time. Must have paid-off FBI b/c they must have known he lived there.

Also, indicted for 19 murders but supposedly involved in at least 80 others. One sick fuck.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

In the interest of resurrecting the dead thread. Bulger himself is dead. 89.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/notorious-mob-boss-whitey-bulger-found-dead-prison-n926266

 

[shortylickens]

89 is much longer than most people live. For a gangster thats amazing.

 

[Darwin333]

I think he said that because he was last spotted in London in 2002. Which raises the next question...how the hell did he get back into the country being a MOST WANTED fugitive...

Even better, how the hell did he leave being a top 10 most wanted fugitive?

 

[Darwin333]

I'm not so sure the FBI wanted to apprehend him. At this point, anything he says about his involvement in corrupting the Boston FBI office is going to be hard to disprove. He can run an tremendous smear campaign against the FBI and, even if he doesn't, his arrest certainly brings one of the worst scandals in the organization's history to light.

Well if they didn't want to apprehend him why did they very recently run a 30 second TV ad about him?

 

[Darwin333]

Wow, didn't realize the date on the posts that I replied to.

 

[Darwin333]

89 is much longer than most people live. For a gangster thats amazing.

Yup. Was he held without bail for the 8 years between him getting caught and going to FPMITAP?