El Karacho1647545492 Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 One thing the media isn't doing a very good job of explaining is just what an event this is; pretty much ALL of Boston shuts down to watch the marathon, I know I was there every year in college cheering runners on in a pack of people thousands deep and 30 miles long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Speed S4 Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 So sad! My cousins office is 1 block away from the finish line explosions. HE luckily didn't have to work today. All the victims are in my prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Supposedly have a suspect in custody: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/authorities_under_suspect_guard_y2m8cJO29uC2PDGIjYBalO It's been a crazy day... I went to school and lived just 45 minutes away from Boston before I moved here in August. A bunch of friends and fraternity brother were running in the event today (so far they all seem to be accounted for). A few were just down the road from the finish line as well. Hopefully anyone else with family/friends in the area have heard good news as well. This source is also reporting a lot of wrong or otherwise unconfirmed info; there's no firm info that more than 2 have died, the 3rd explosion at JFK has been disproven. I give very little serious consideration to that article right now. edit: Also, it's the goddamn NY Post. Pretty much a lie factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansb Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Yeah, the news coming through here is a bit of a pain... I just have things coming through from my friends back in boston coming through. I did see a few other sources saying the same thing, but I haven't sorted through all info yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Just watched a video at this link posted earlier in this thread. A female runner slows down after the finish line and checks her time on her watch after the explosion happens right behind her. Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 There were a lot of people from my Boston office at the race and they are still trying to do a head count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinwebb Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Someone asked at work if it was North Korea that hit us with a missle.....dafuq I just wonder what someones motive for such an act is, what are they trying to solve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC K9 Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 North Korean Muslim extremists working with Irish Bath Party loyalists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanB Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 My sister as well as my extended family basically all live in Boston, they're all alright but it's crazy this is happening. Prayers with all the families involved, hopefully we don't hear about more than just the two deaths. Horrific to hear one of the dead is 8 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Someone asked at work if it was North Korea that hit us with a missle.....dafuq I just wonder what someones motive for such an act is, what are they trying to solve? Motive? People are fucking crazy. You can't pass laws to combat crazy, just have a plan in place when crazy happens, and have situational awareness. And of all places, Boston? Whoever did this better PRAY the cops or feds get them first, because the last thing I would want is a large amount of pissed off people from Boston looking for me. Boston Irish justice is a ball bat meeting with your lower back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Just watched a video at this link posted earlier in this thread. A female runner slows down after the finish line and checks her time on her watch after the explosion happens right behind her. Really? At the end of a Marathon some runners wouldn't notice a tornado bearing down on them. They're in something like a trance where they're mentally disconnected from their body, letting it just churn along mechanically. This really sucks though. My ex step mother runs in the Boston Marathon. I hope she's ok. Thankfully, the rest of my family doesn't attend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 At the end of a Marathon some runners wouldn't notice a tornado bearing down on them. They're in something like a trance where they're mentally disconnected from their body, letting it just churn along mechanically. She turned, acknowledge the blast, then checked her time. I guess I should have specified. This really sucks though. My ex step mother runs in the Boston Marathon. I hope she's ok. Thankfully, the rest of my family doesn't attend. Hope she is alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Panic1647545539 Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 What a good day to be fat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillbot Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 reddit live feed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinwebb Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Ugh pulling ball bearings from people.... good. lord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Brace yourselves for a decade of conspiracy theorists objecting to the news when really it was just some crazy muslim droppin bombs in trash cans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh8sti Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Brace yourselves for another war. I want all of the Middle East gone. Wipe them the fuck out. You'll solve half the worlds problems immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwishiwascool Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 How that dude who had both legs blown off is conscious, I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 [update, 8:55 p.m. ET] A Saudi national with a leg wound was under guard at a Boston hospital in connection with the bombings at the Boston Marathon, but investigators cannot say he is involved at this time and he is not in custody, a law enforcement official said Monday evening. What?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli1647545497 Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 $100 it ain't foreigners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Ugh pulling ball bearings from people.... good. lord. Damn, they were out to do more damage than what they prolly did. I bet there is a special place in hell reserved for people like this. I wish I could extend my sympathy to the families that lost loved ones today. I hope for a speedy recovery for the injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuicedH22 Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 I had my first experience for what its like to work at a National Security location today. The local PD's (two areas) shut down every road around the GE plant, including shutting down the highway feeder lanes and exit and on ramps by the plant. Traffic nightmare at rush hour. No cars allowed, only letting people leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 I'd put $$$ on it being American terrorists as much as I despise Boston for the Red Sox, I have to feel for everyone affected...This is not good at all. And that Saudi national was arrested for "acting suspiciously" but it was found out he was simply a terrified bystander, like everyone else. He had no involvement and the police let him go source 7:35 PM EST: There's now more information on the Saudi national being questioned by police. According to CBS, it turns out the man was simply running away from the blasts like everyone else when he was tackled by civilians who claimed he was "acting suspiciously." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h23/lhiannonshee/original_zpsdfb1a8c9.jpg Someone tell me that isn't what I think it is..... Looks typical double amputee from an IED. Looks like medical first responders and some National Guard jumped in. God Bless the folks out there that were victims of the blast. I'm drawing conclusions as to the blast was HME based. I hope the swift Justice doesn't go silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 I'm calling 25-30lbs worth of HME caused that due to the flash. It wasn't an amateur, but it seems it was either time delayed, or an RCIED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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