I would guess its likely they were targeting the Newtown parents in attendance.

Too much of a coincidence.

thanks

Classless.

That's a reach.

If that as near the library, then the photos must have been flopped. I was wondering why the glass skyscraper was on that side of the photo...it would be on the otherside. Anyway it explains some of the difficulty I had with the photos to date.

NY Times map of explosions:

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/package...xplosion-1.png

Hey look a piece of shit clapping at another piece of shit's comment.

Why would anyone target the Newtown parents?

http://i.imgur.com/UbUlIp5.gif

Terrible.

would hope not

If they had, the bombs would have gone off 2 hours earlier when they were there for the initial finishing. Not buying it

That would lend itself toward a group effort.

How so? The bombs went off right next to them the race was in their honor, makes sense it could be a statement. Not saying it is but the pieces would fit.

No its not. this time next week you will be blaming the NRA

I thought it was the Boston Public Library which is right smack in Copley Plaza. 'Er actually Copley Square.

Yikes. That's tough to watch.

Just saw that it was an unrelated mechanical fire at the JFK Library

Can we please ban these ****ing c*nts?

One of my partners just got back. he was on Fairfield Street (a block or so away from the explosions). Not good. Said if it had happened an hour earlier the casualties would have been astronomically higher.

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What's the statement? If it's to go after gun-control proponents, there are much better targets.

oakland and qualcomm suck

My god. It ****s up that fence hard. **** that bullshit. Seriously. **** all this shit. Hopefully the perp dies a very slow and awful death.

Jesus. :-(

Yes, BPL is in Copley Square. JFK Library is in Dorchester.

Copley Square is correct (Fairmont Copley Plaza is the name of the hotel there and I might've had that in mind).

GD that sucks. The look on that guy's face... ****.

So, perhaps someone not completely familiar with the event?

Good ****. Is that his leg bone?

maybe a spoiler tag

Explosion looks like a pipe bomb detonation.

you are correct

Yeah, I added a 2nd picture in there.

I think it is his leg bone.

hope they find these ****s that did this and chop off their dicks in full public

Looks like a piece of his tibia.

Yeah if it was a 24" sewer pipe 8 feet long.

Ugh! Poor guy.

Huh?

Is that just more dense spectators for the winners? I guess that would make sense since interest wanes quickly after that.

Interestingly, looking at last year's results, the average finish time was 4:18 and the average for males was 4:10. It makes me think that whoever planned this looked at those times and thought that they could do the most damage in the middle of the bell curve of runners.

Yes

Suspect has been Id'd and is under watch at a hospital per Fox

Yeah, the thicker bone that sits anterior is the tibia.

Jesus. That's terrible.

@CBSNews Homeland Security Corr Bob Orr says Feds saw no immediate intel "chatter" indicating broader plot before Boston blasts.

I know where the JFK is. Who was calling it the JFK library though?

**** that guy.

Just imagine how much it would suck to be running in a marathon because that's what you love to do....and then you lose a leg.


And IMO....it's probably going to be some crazy ass nutjob who's pro gun.

Interestingly, looking at last year's results, the average finish time was 4:18 and the average for males was 4:10. It makes me think that whoever planned this looked at those times and thought that they could do the most damage in the middle of the bell curve of runners.[/QUOTE]



Yes, that's right. Basically after that it's friends/family waiting for loved ones and whatever, but the big crowd is for the winners to cross.

How on earth would they catch someone that quickly?

Was probably standing next to his trashcan bomb hoping to die.

Na. couple pounds of Triple Seven, GOEX or Swiss powder would do what we are seeing on TV right now.

No death penalty in Massachusetts....unfortunately.

Be glad to change that law tomorrow though...

If the report were true that he's being gaurded in the hospital, I'm assuming he's missing a leg or an arm

Force him to live so we can kill him slowly.

Solely according to posts in this thread, there was a preliminary report of another bomb/device at the JFK library, but that appears to have been a simple electrical fire or something (i.e. an unrelated incident).

If only...

Keep us updated!

Just let him out. Have a 5 minute delay from when he is wheeled out of the hospital until the cops arrive and he'll die.

Dumb ass

Well because it's all going according to the script so far.:tinfoil:

But seriously my guess would be that it went off prematurely which would explain why some devices didn't go off.

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Gotta be a way to charge him with federal crimes.

Has anyone mentioned today's date yet?

Admitted it in the ambulance or whatever? Might be that he's just ****all crazy.

I'd much rather have this be some whacko like Loughner than be an Al Quada or NK operation or somesuch.

Tragedies like this shouldn't get all this immediate coverage other than what is exactly known. So much BS is spread before any facts are known that people remember true or not. Then there are all the pictures, I wouldn't want my family member missing limbs spread all over Twitter or everywhere else. I understand peoples fascination and eagerness to break some news, but too often this world of 24/7 instant news is disturbing.

Yikes tax date....

Taxes, yes. Seems unlikely to be a gov't protest.

I did my part by shooting three Muslims.

Are you talking about the OKC bombing? Yeah, it's been mentioned.

Jason Sickles, Yahoo News: The New York Post reporting: A federal law-enforcement source confirmed to The Post there are at least 12 dead and nearly 50 injured. Fox News reported that Massachusetts General Hospital was treating 10 people with amputated limbs and all operating rooms were on hold. Authorities have a identified a suspect, who is currently being guarded in a Boston hospital with shrapnel wounds.

Might be.

He used interstate commerce to get the materials to build the bomb would seemingly be an easy one. There might even be a generic "terrorism" law on the books now for the feds to use.

Dunno. But his target wasn't a federal building (like Timothy Veigh), so they don't have that obvious hook.

Yep. Not that there's ANY good reason to do this, but I'd hate to think that there is a person/people willing to blow up innocent people because of taxes...

Does that apply if they bring federal charges?

I agree, and yet at the same time appreciate the coverage.

That guy is ****ed.

Did they suffer?

No, that didn't happen on April 15.

is today Jackie Robinson day as well?

Oh, that's a good theory.

That's terrible. Pray for everyone.

Also let's ban bombs...oh wait they are banned. Yet they are still used to do evil. Obama logic says this won't/can't happen. Wrong as usual. My point is assault rifle restrictions/bans were counterproductive.

Local news is reporting that the suspect may have had several backpacks and have been involved.

Makes sense. Since 9/11 the Boston Marathon takes pretty serious precautions. I remember reading an article about that maybe 5-8 years ago. Remove trash cans from the area, etc. etc. Copley Plaza isn't exactly Times Square, but it's a major hot spot -- wouldn't surprise me if there was major camera/video coverage all the time, much less leading up to the marathon.

Makes sense that the guy planted the devices only shortly before they went off.