A pair of explosions rocks the finish line at the Boston Marathon, injuring at least a half-dozen people.

so I guess my next question is, believing that.. do you think it would be the responsible thing to do for the US news media assuming this Saudi National is the culprit to tie his motivations into the larger framework of islamic terrorism/war on terror before knowing any facts about his motives?

Radio host just went off that our justice needs to be swift and fast. lol

Regardless where in the globe a bomb attack is inflicted upon groups of innocent people, it is despicable and cannot be justified. I hope the asshole(s) who did this get what they deserve.

  On 4/16/2013 at 5:03 AM, John Ehrlichman said:

so I guess my next question is, believing that.. do you think it would be the responsible thing to do for the US news media assuming this Saudi National is the culprit to tie his motivations into the larger framework of islamic terrorism/war on terror before knowing any facts about his motives?

of course not, but the idea behind "poking" in that direction is understood. it's a stereotype of course, but not a completely baseless one.

  On 4/16/2013 at 4:39 AM, John Ehrlichman said:

Fox News has already cut together a retrospective of today's events into a musical montage. MY god

had to tell my grandparents to change the channel bc of that. wtf putting dramatic music behind it? fuxing fox

  On 4/16/2013 at 5:11 AM, Salvatorin said:

 

  On 4/16/2013 at 4:39 AM, John Ehrlichman said:

Fox News has already cut together a retrospective of today's events into a musical montage. MY god

had to tell my grandparents to change the channel bc of that. wtf putting dramatic music behind it? fuxing fox

 

Fuck Religion.

not saying this attack was by a muslim, but you know what I mean, fuck religion

the human needs more internal examination, not controlling external surrender

  On 4/16/2013 at 8:45 AM, compson said:

not saying this attack was by a muslim, but you know what I mean, fuck religion

 

 

Awful events.

I don't feel any need to speculate about it at this point whatsoever.

Is that 38459 guy temp banned, or completely banned? It feels a bit strange to cut off people who think like that. Like it could isolate them and create circumstances where someone could develop extreme ideas. Dunno... Just being worried I guess.

/canadian

nah, he'll be right as rain in a few days.

  On 4/16/2013 at 8:55 AM, Smettingham Rutherford IV said:

 

  On 4/16/2013 at 8:45 AM, compson said:

not saying this attack was by a muslim, but you know what I mean, fuck religion

 

 

 

I know what I wrote. Your bold is not an actual emphasis.

ie

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A new report indicates that "on average, eight to ten Christians are being forced every month by fanatic Muslims to convert to Islam, mostly in the provinces of Sindh and Punjab. The victims of forced conversions are often girls from poor backgrounds who are then subjected to harrowing and traumatic ordeals. Most of the girls are vulnerable and unable to defend themselves against extremists because their community is deprived, defenseless and marginalized. Christians, who constitute about two percent of the Pakistani population, are paying a high price for being a part of the minority community." Two such cases from May follow:

 

 

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3135/muslim-persecution-of-christians-may-2012

I may sound like an old coot, but I don't think we should make assumptions or start pointing fingers at whodunit until the facts are in. The culprit could be anybody.

Just knock it off already, compson. I'm tempted to report you for crapping up this thread.

Don't make me push that button!

That's a threat Kim Jong Un style...

fuck, this thread got Compsoned^TM

probably disgruntled "patriot" innit, like it usually is.

  On 4/16/2013 at 3:29 AM, John Ehrlichman said:

my prediction ( i hope i'm wrong): Bloomberg's 'stop and frisk' policy will move to Boston, and then possibly start happening in other major cities in the United States. the 7/7 tube bombings directly lead to 'shoot to kill' and stop and frisk in subways and busses, not sure if that still exists today maybe a UK citizen can chime in on that.

"We are searching you under section 44 of the terrorism act." The ECHR ruled this illegal in 2010 so it doesn't happen any more, I was actually searched under section 44 myself a couple of times. It's only a matter of time until they try to snatch the power back again.

Incidentally if you're black or Asian, the police don't need the terrorism act to search you. They just do it anyway based on existing stop-and-search laws.

How about suspending Compson for a while, his dumb shit is really getting annoying.

i'd support that, 7 days or something. Nothing too big, but it deserves a rest

Maybe he can stop for a bit without the (temp)banhammer? Dunno. He hasn't posted yet, so maybe he learned a thing or two.

*keeps faith*

edit: and the irony is that he started this thread...

very sorry for the victims, for those in boston and for those who die from bombing every day in irak, afghanistan, palestine, israel, siria or anywhere in this world

very sad really

  On 4/16/2013 at 9:50 AM, stabilo said:

very sorry for the victims, for those in boston and for those who die from bombing every day in irak, afghanistan, palestine, israel, siria or anywhere in this world

 

very sad really

agreed

how about people who blow their hands off with firecrackers, are we very sad for them?

not really

from a recent news article:

One man's legs were instantly blown off, yet he kept trying to stand up.

Iffrig was not seriously injured. But trails of blood, severed arms and legs and other body parts littered the scene nearby.

"For me, it was just like going back to being in Iraq in 2006-2007," said Asaiante, an Army captain who served an 18-month tour.

"I heard the first IED, and I know there's never one. The bad guys always set up two or three" improvised explosive devices, he said.

"I didn't know if it was a small aircraft going into the building,"

After Monday's tragedy, some wondered whether the marathon would ever happen again.

journalism, not what it should be.