CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Authorities identify a Saudi national as a suspect (say the NY post). Hm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieZ Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 People are so desensitized to casualty numbers, anymore, that it hardly registers at times—but that's a real guy who'll never walk on his legs again. What cause is worth doing that to people, on any scale, whether in single digits or by the millions? The scale thing is absolutely true. We are also more sympathetic to incidents in similar cultures/English speaking countries too. I mean there were bombs in Baghdad today which killed 30+ people and not much was said. It's just the way we are as human beings I guess. I think about it all the time. You have to be selective or you lose the ability to function. I strive to be aware of things on the global scale but to focus on the things I can control in my tiny, tiny sphere of influence. But you're right, it hits closer to home when these things happen near you or in an area you can relate to. There was a shooting on Christmas Eve last year—it was reported on BBC—in which a man killed his sister, set fire to his home, and opened fire on the firemen and policemen who responded. That happened in my hometown and my friend's husband was one of the firemen who was killed. I have friends running this race in Boston. It does hit closer to home, for sure. Thankfully, all my friends are accounted for and okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted April 15, 2013 Moderator Share Posted April 15, 2013 The NY post will be saying we're signing Messi by about midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 15, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2013 My boss was running in this. Haven't heard anything from him yet, but he's got a finishing time online so hopefully that means he wasn't around at the time. Scary though. Tragic scenes regardless. Bomb went off at 4 hours and 10 minutes if that's any help. Yeah he's quicker than that (his time is online as 2h 58) so I assume as long as he didn't hang around he'd be ok. But the bomb going off at 4hrs 10 doesn't mean a lot. With 25000 people running, 4hrs and 10 minutes since the race started doesn't necessarily mean everyone finishing then has done it in 4 hrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Is it too early to ask whether it might be race related? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I imagine security for the funeral on Wednesday will be off the scale now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 London Marathon on Sunday too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Listening to the EMS radio that Rev posted. They've just found a military style duffel bag left at the local ER. Hope to God it's not another bomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Random attacks like this scare the shit out of me. Could hit anyone at anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Police Have person of interest.. severely injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milfner Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Police Have person of interest.. severely injured NY Post only ones reporting it though... Apparently a Saudi national though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Few places saying it now not saudi tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I wouldn't trust the New York Post to bring you news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Apparently families of the Newtown shooting were invited to the Marathon and were seated near the explosion....maybe an NRA maniac.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted April 15, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2013 And Boston Police are saying the Post is talking out its arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Is today a bank holiday in the US or something? Marathon on a Monday seems odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Is today a bank holiday in the US or something? Marathon on a Monday seems odd It's Patriots Day in Massachusetts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) Is today a bank holiday in the US or something? Marathon on a Monday seems odd Its patriot's day In MA, everyone gets a day off I think Edited April 15, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted April 15, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15, 2013 NY Post saying police are guarding a suspect in a hospital...Again, the Post is a crap tabloid, so pinch of saltNot a jihadi then.**** hell, it's both legs, I didn't see that at first.Terrible but at least he's alive and the damage is low so he'll walk again, truly incredible what they can do with prosthetics now after having 10 years of R & D and 1000's of squaddies coming back with similar injuries to practice on.He wasn't walking before, either... looks like a wheelchair racer (unless they just used racing wheelchair to move him). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieZ Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Is today a bank holiday in the US or something? Marathon on a Monday seems odd Today is Patriots' Day in Massachusetts, a civic holiday to commemorate the battles of Lexington and Concord: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots%27_Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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