WTF: Explosion at the Boston marathon...

A lot of amputations being reported.

Apparently explosion was set to blow low and blow shrapnel out at a low level to maim people.
 
cuffdc said:
It's the NY Post...I wouldn't put much stock in it unless it gets confirmed by a reputable source (and by "it" I pretty much mean everything other than their sports coverage).
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FoxNews is reporting the same thing...but they might actually be less reliable than the post.

The feeling is similar to the OKC bombing, when every sketchy report was about potential foreigners, and it turned out very different. I will wait on making an opinion until more facts are available. We all should, really.
 
IamSeaDevil said:
Friend of mine posted this on facebook

thanks to the media coverage a record number of you are hyped out of your minds regarding the bombing, but if you look at your outrage and grief in this instance compared to the number of people injured and killed you would find it grossly out of proportion compared to other recent events. bombs are scary, but so are all of the shootings in SF recently, and yet I do not see the fear or sadness of those events reflected in your facebook posts.
when will you recognize that your feelings are manipulated by the media and by the value we place on certain places or events over others? when will you stop allowing yourself to feign such empathy or at least not get sucked into the emotional tidal waves that the media produces?

Some truth to that
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It's pretty much all truth and very well stated. That said, thoughts and prayers with the victims in Boston.
 
Guys, I just report it as I hear it......I'm not there.

But I will say this, IF the person of interest is a Saudi national, there is probably a damned good reason that story was pulled.

Just saying.
 
Personally, I don't think the play-by-play speculation is really productive. Give it some time and the info will be released.
 
If what I reported IS correct, do I get a big fat

"Thanks, I was a dick, and I heard it here first," heartfelt apology?

Just curious.
 
Coralkong said:
If what I reported IS correct, do I get a big fat

"Thanks, I was a dick, and I heard it here first," heartfelt apology?

Just curious.
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If correct or incorrect it's irrelevant to the opinion I posted. These are emotional circumstances and I'm just suggesting to let it unfold....details are coming out and it's all subject to change as the picture becomes clearer.
 
Wish I could have a toke off of what you're having, Lerxst.


But, no offense intended, and if I offended you, I sincerely apologize.

I was just posting what was coming in off of multiple news-feeds I was streaming at the time, you guys should form your own opinions.
 
I am speechless at this. I got the news at work right before I went into a long meeting.

Did I know people who were running? Yes. And I probably knew several runners who were there but I was not aware that they were running. To my knowledge all I know who are there are safe and sound, runners and spectators alike.

I simply cannot comprehend why anyone would want to do something like this.
 
Yeah, I've noticed on FB since it all started that there was apparently a pretty good sized group from my HS graduating class that all went and ran together. They are all safe, it would seem.
 
Again, let us keep for guessing who and why. This is rarely productive, as the actual facts trickle to the public very slowly. I imagine we will know much more in the near future.
 
Tiltsta said:
Again, let us keep for guessing who and why. This is rarely productive, as the actual facts trickle to the public very slowly. I imagine we will know much more in the near future.
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I can wait - as long as they catch the bastages. I don't need minute by minute info.
 
If anyone in the Boston area needs information, a place to stay, other help, feel free to contact me. I'm about 40 minutes from Boston.

block.inlay at gmail dot com
 
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