[brien]

After everyone is finished pointing the finger of blame at everyone else, there will have to be a detailed explanation as to how this event was handled by the authorities in Boston. This could serve as a valuable learning tool if it is understood in the proper context by all authorities at every level of domestic protection. What it should not do is serve as an example of the boy who cried wolf and propagate a false sense of security. The authorities should use this event and separate the ridiculous from the sublime. They should use this event to determine what should be a proper response to a multi faceted domestic threat to innocent citizens, so if and when there is a "next time", they do not make the same mistakes they may have made in this situation, once again.