Boston Marathon Explosions (Page 4)

You mean like Timothy McVeigh and Eric Rudolph and Bruce Ivins?  Those races?

First and foremost, NOBODY was called a racist on this thread or the other.  What people were asking is that the time for finger pointing was later.  Not as things were unfolding. 

 Let's not forget Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn and Van Court.

It's called "ruling people out".....sometimes you have to start there.  Again, it doesn't have to contain emotion or bias. 

jldicarlo - 2013-04-16 10:11 AM They have ID'ed the child killed.  His mom was hurt pretty badly and his sister lost a limb.  Dad was running the marathon.  Horrible tragic loss for this family.  I imagine This won't be the only huge impact to a single family.  I mean...chances are good that other "groups" of spectators were standing together.

I was thinking the same thing.  I even had somewhat of a nightmare last night where I was running in the marathon with my family waiting at the finish line as they always do.  I slacked off on my training and was going to finish the race 30 minutes later than I should have resulting in them being there when things happened. 

Talk about a whole new twist on training guilt because the people who were there at that time were likely there at that time due to the pace the person they were supporting was running.

Man, this is just too close to home for me...

jldicarlo - 2013-04-16 8:11 AM They have ID'ed the child killed.  His mom was hurt pretty badly and his sister lost a limb.  Dad was running the marathon.  Horrible tragic loss for this family.  I imagine This won't be the only huge impact to a single family.  I mean...chances are good that other "groups" of spectators were standing together.

Oh my, this is awful.  I hadn't seen that they ID'd the child.  I truly hope the family can recover from this.  

And, true, I was thinking about that 'group' idea too.  Just terrible.

I heard about the father running too, but also read a different account. The whole family was spectating, the father was injured (as in training injury) and did not run (he was with them and only lightly injured). Both the wife and daughter were seriously injured. Either way cannot imagine what he is going through right now.

Source:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/fbi-holds-news-conference-marathon-bombings-133152749.html

scoobysdad - 2013-04-16 11:22 AM

tuwood - 2013-04-16 10:48 AM

jldicarlo - 2013-04-16 10:11 AM They have ID'ed the child killed.  His mom was hurt pretty badly and his sister lost a limb.  Dad was running the marathon.  Horrible tragic loss for this family.  I imagine This won't be the only huge impact to a single family.  I mean...chances are good that other "groups" of spectators were standing together.

I was thinking the same thing.  I even had somewhat of a nightmare last night where I was running in the marathon with my family waiting at the finish line as they always do.  I slacked off on my training and was going to finish the race 30 minutes later than I should have resulting in them being there when things happened. 

Talk about a whole new twist on training guilt because the people who were there at that time were likely there at that time due to the pace the person they were supporting was running.

Man, this is just too close to home for me...

It goes beyond just training guilt. The father/husband of that family must be thinking about how his participation in the event-- even just the sport-- is what got his child killed and family destroyed. They were there just for him. I can't even imagine trying to deal with that even though he bears no fault whatsoever. I just get so angry and sad every time I think about this. It should have been a day of pure joy and it was turned into a day of unthinkable tragedy that will resonate for years to come.

This just makes me cry so hard.  I can't take this.

I don't know.  I always dread the middle of April every year because it seems like something is going to happen.  April 19, is the date I typically associate with the bad stuff and I specifically recall thinking about the 19th coming up on my drive to work yesterday. 

April 20 was chosen for Columbine because it was Hitler's birthday.  Not sure if there is significance to the dates of other events??  There are some theories on Boston happening on Patriot's Day?

wasn't the Va Tech shooting in April also???

I know there is no rational explanation for what happened, but part of me wants them to catch whoever is responsible and find out why they thought this was a good idea.

It's almost like, whether the reason is good or bad, I want to know what they were thinking!

Today is the anniversary of the Tech shooting.

Cabin Fever?

jldicarlo - 2013-04-16 9:11 AM They have ID'ed the child killed.  His mom was hurt pretty badly and his sister lost a limb.  Dad was running the marathon.  Horrible tragic loss for this family.  I imagine This won't be the only huge impact to a single family.  I mean...chances are good that other "groups" of spectators were standing together.

Wow, my mind boggles at this type of pain.

I love the "look for the helpers" idea and it does make me feel better but it isn't enough.  I have to do something myself where ever I am and no matter how small when something like this happens.  Anyone else feel this way?

Same here but it's because April 15th is my birthday and that just means I'm getting older.  It should be considered a national tragedy for multiple reasons.

T.S. Eliot begins his poem The Waste Land with:

I. THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD

April is the cruelest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain... 

Ha!  Mine is the 19th :/ 

Here's an article about the connections.  Interesting. 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/15/us/patriots-day-boston-bombing/

from the article:

So, Columbine, Hitler's birthday, Patriot's day, Boston Marathon, VA Tech, Waco, and Oklahoma City all happened in a 5 day time-period on the calendar (different years of course).  That's one rough week.

I can't for the life of me believe that in the wildest definition how there could be a "good" reason?!?

Some ship hit an iceberg on April 15th as well.