Amid the chaos in Boston you can see news clips of heroes running TOWARD the explosions. Most of them run toward burning buildings every day. Most of them respond to calls for help every day. Some of them save lives every day. Some of them happened to be able body volunteers. All of them showed us that there are STILL plenty good people in the world.
Somebody asked for optimism....
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An 8 year old kid. How sad. A whole life ahead of him/her, taken away by some crazy fuck.
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Amid the chaos in Boston you can see news clips of heroes running TOWARD the explosions. Most of them run toward burning buildings every day. Most of them respond to calls for help every day. Some of them save lives every day. Some of them happened to be able body volunteers. All of them showed us that there are STILL plenty good people in the world.
Somebody asked for optimism....
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Amid the chaos in Boston you can see news clips of heroes running TOWARD the explosions. Most of them run toward burning buildings every day. Most of them respond to calls for help every day. Some of them save lives every day. Some of them happened to be able body volunteers. All of them showed us that there are STILL plenty good people in the world.
Somebody asked for optimism....
Always good people in the world, just easy to lose sight of them sometimes.
People are also coming out to offer places to stay, eat, for those stuck in the city. Strangers helping strangers. Imagine that.
(so maybe the sniping about which news outlet people are watching could ease up a bit? Even in times like this, still goes on)
I really feel for those people and how their lives will be forever changed. Kudos big-time too to the hospitals who have prepared for this (how, I don't know) and have done a beyond stellar job in treating those in need.
watching now terrible i know it sounds bad but looks like it could have been worse only 2 dead ...
be safe over there .
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Isn't it depressing, but yeah that was my first thought as well, "Only 2?" Thank God, considering how concentrated the crowds are at events like that -- could have been so much worse...
watching now terrible i know it sounds bad but looks like it could have been worse only 2 dead ...
be safe over there .
guy UK :thumbup:
Isn't it depressing, but yeah that was my first thought as well, "Only 2?" Thank God, considering how concentrated the crowds are at events like that -- could have been so much worse...
Terrible to say, but it makes me think it was an amateur job. Not amateur in the sense that it only killed 2 people. Amateur in the sense that it wasn't a bigger explosion. Some of the Mid East explosion take out entire corners and blocks.
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watching now terrible i know it sounds bad but looks like it could have been worse only 2 dead ...
be safe over there .
guy UK :thumbup:
Isn't it depressing, but yeah that was my first thought as well, "Only 2?" Thank God, considering how concentrated the crowds are at events like that -- could have been so much worse...
If they had a gun.....some serious damage could've been done......
watching now terrible i know it sounds bad but looks like it could have been worse only 2 dead ...
be safe over there .
guy UK :thumbup:
Isn't it depressing, but yeah that was my first thought as well, "Only 2?" Thank God, considering how concentrated the crowds are at events like that -- could have been so much worse...
If they had a gun.....some serious damage could've been done......
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Evil at work. Tragic for those there and for all who are affected by such an event. I agree with the poster who wrote how inspiring it was to see people running towards the explosions to assist.
[Update, 7:49 p.m. ET] Doctors are "pulling ball bearings out of people in the emergency room," suggesting that the bombs were designed to propel shrapnel, a terrorism expert briefed on the investigation told CNN's Deborah Feyerick.
Come on... Why do I get the feeling this is some right wing, conspiracy theory, anti government dick heads who thought this would be a great way to get back at the govt on Patriot Day.
watching now terrible i know it sounds bad but looks like it could have been worse only 2 dead ...
be safe over there .
guy UK :thumbup:
Isn't it depressing, but yeah that was my first thought as well, "Only 2?" Thank God, considering how concentrated the crowds are at events like that -- could have been so much worse...
If they had a gun.....some serious damage could've been done......
Not sure if you are being sarcastic or an asshole but you are actually right.
Forced to endure, what I cannot forgive.
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Come on... Why do I get the feeling this is some right wing, conspiracy theory, anti government dick heads who thought this would be a great way to get back at the govt on Patriot Day.
Wow. Really?
I'd rather wait for something concrete than...that.
Sad day all around. For the loss and injuries and general fucked-upness (conclusions drawn included).
Just an awful day here in the Boston area... thankfully no one I know was a victim, but I know someone who knows one of the injured... it's just terrible.
Just watched a press conference with the Governor that was on CNN, and unbelievably the first question asked was something like "Was this a false-flag attack set up to curtail our liberties?" To which Gov. Deval Patrick quickly answered "No, next question"... and at the end of the conference the guy starting yammering on about "false-flag" again... It was like AMT suddenly went prime-time for a moment there.
Come on... Why do I get the feeling this is some right wing, conspiracy theory, anti government dick heads who thought this would be a great way to get back at the govt on Patriot Day.
Wow. Really?
I'd rather wait for something concrete than...that.
Sad day all around. For the loss and injuries and general fucked-upness (conclusions drawn included).
Not a conclusion just a feels like there are two likely possibilities and this doesnt seem big enough for Al Qaeda. One of those anti govt nuts just blew himself up making bombs in his home so it isnt that hard to believe. Again, its just a gut feeling based on nothing other than that.
Considering new info that there may have been five other unexploded devices it seems likely that I was wrong, thankfully. Appears to be large coordinated attack rather than just a couple of bombs.
the VP of True North (company that owns the Winnipeg Jets) had just crossed the finish line when it happened. He said he was about 100 yards away when it happened. I can't imagine being that close to something that chaotic.
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I am very surprised that an attack like this hasn't happened before (Atlanta Olympics). Any sporting event is a prime location to inflict a lot of damage. What's to stop these people from dropping a IED at Turner Field or the parking lot of Soldier Field before a football game? We (the U.S.) really need to figure out how to prevent this. This is obviously beyond gun control. And its way to early to guess who's responsible. But damn, this is some real fucked up shit!
I am very surprised that an attack like this hasn't happened before (Atlanta Olympics). Any sporting event is a prime location to inflict a lot of damage. What's to stop these people from dropping a IED at Turner Field or the parking lot of Soldier Field before a football game? We (the U.S.) really need to figure out how to prevent this. This is obviously beyond gun control. And its way to early to guess who's responsible. But damn, this is some real fucked up shit!
Well if it was al qaeda, foreign policy is a place to start. Stop killing millions in the middle east, stop using drones, stop supporting oppressive regimes etc...
I am very surprised that an attack like this hasn't happened before (Atlanta Olympics). Any sporting event is a prime location to inflict a lot of damage. What's to stop these people from dropping a IED at Turner Field or the parking lot of Soldier Field before a football game? We (the U.S.) really need to figure out how to prevent this. This is obviously beyond gun control. And its way to early to guess who's responsible. But damn, this is some real fucked up shit!
Well if it was al qaeda, foreign policy is a place to start. Stop killing millions in the middle east, stop using drones, stop supporting oppressive regimes etc...
stop being dicks basically
Another sensible and well thought out response :fp:
I am very surprised that an attack like this hasn't happened before (Atlanta Olympics). Any sporting event is a prime location to inflict a lot of damage. What's to stop these people from dropping a IED at Turner Field or the parking lot of Soldier Field before a football game? We (the U.S.) really need to figure out how to prevent this. This is obviously beyond gun control. And its way to early to guess who's responsible. But damn, this is some real fucked up shit!
Well if it was al qaeda, foreign policy is a place to start. Stop killing millions in the middle east, stop using drones, stop supporting oppressive regimes etc...
stop being dicks basically
So if it turns out it is a bunch of anti-government white power militia groups ... What is your dumb ass excuse?
:nono: :fp:
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I just have a profound sense of sadness about this all...
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Somebody asked for optimism....
You can spend your time alone, redigesting past regrets, oh
or you can come to terms and realize
you're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
makes much more sense to live in the present tense - Present Tense
Always good people in the world, just easy to lose sight of them sometimes.
People are also coming out to offer places to stay, eat, for those stuck in the city. Strangers helping strangers. Imagine that.
(so maybe the sniping about which news outlet people are watching could ease up a bit? Even in times like this, still goes on)
I really feel for those people and how their lives will be forever changed. Kudos big-time too to the hospitals who have prepared for this (how, I don't know) and have done a beyond stellar job in treating those in need.
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Terrible to say, but it makes me think it was an amateur job. Not amateur in the sense that it only killed 2 people. Amateur in the sense that it wasn't a bigger explosion. Some of the Mid East explosion take out entire corners and blocks.
If they had a gun.....some serious damage could've been done......
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Bastards. Find who did this and kill them.
[Update, 7:49 p.m. ET] Doctors are "pulling ball bearings out of people in the emergency room," suggesting that the bombs were designed to propel shrapnel, a terrorism expert briefed on the investigation told CNN's Deborah Feyerick.
Come on... Why do I get the feeling this is some right wing, conspiracy theory, anti government dick heads who thought this would be a great way to get back at the govt on Patriot Day.
Not sure if you are being sarcastic or an asshole but you are actually right.
I'd rather wait for something concrete than...that.
Sad day all around. For the loss and injuries and general fucked-upness (conclusions drawn included).
Just watched a press conference with the Governor that was on CNN, and unbelievably the first question asked was something like "Was this a false-flag attack set up to curtail our liberties?" To which Gov. Deval Patrick quickly answered "No, next question"... and at the end of the conference the guy starting yammering on about "false-flag" again... It was like AMT suddenly went prime-time for a moment there.
Not a conclusion just a feels like there are two likely possibilities and this doesnt seem big enough for Al Qaeda. One of those anti govt nuts just blew himself up making bombs in his home so it isnt that hard to believe. Again, its just a gut feeling based on nothing other than that.
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Well if it was al qaeda, foreign policy is a place to start. Stop killing millions in the middle east, stop using drones, stop supporting oppressive regimes etc...
stop being dicks basically
http://mashable.com/2013/04/15/boston-m ... om-offers/
Another sensible and well thought out response :fp:
:nono: :fp:
It's helpful at times like this to remember acts of kindness. Thanks for posting it, Jeanwah.
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