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Mr Speirs
15-04-13, 09:21 PM
Shocking!!
2 Bombs set off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Horrible scenes!!
My thoughts go out to all effected, directly and indirectly. Whats the point? Seriously!?!
Specialone
15-04-13, 09:34 PM
Could've been a lot worse I guess, sick b'stards.
joshwalker094
15-04-13, 10:12 PM
Another was set off 5 miles away at JFK library.
Sicko's !
I'm sure they have already ID'd an Saudi suspect.
Owenski
15-04-13, 10:21 PM
Words fail me on this one, individuals out trying to achieve something to be proud of. What's the point in targeting these poor people.
Bomb an embassy, bomb a hotel where delegates are housed as sick as that is its aggression towards your oppressor not random individuals no doubt out earning money for charity's too!
****ing sick I'd be getting close to zero tolerance on these ****s.
Sid Squid
15-04-13, 10:33 PM
That's ****ed up.
Fordward
15-04-13, 10:40 PM
Sicko's !
I'm sure they have already ID'd an Saudi suspect.
i hope there are no Saudi's on the forum
i hope there are no Saudi's on the forum
Why? Ignorant thing to say.
As sad as bombings and loss of life anywhere is, this also happened today.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22149863
(30 dead and 200 wounded in early morning explosions in Iraq).
Maybe it's just me, but I feel that the loss of younger life or children (anywhere in the world) is always more tragic.
very very tragic event. but i cant be the only one thinking of who America wants to invade now.
Fruity-ya-ya
16-04-13, 05:29 AM
Very sad.
Lets hope those critically wounded pull through.
My thoughts go out to all effected, directly and indirectly. Whats the point? Seriously!?!
Exactly, why?
No doubt all sorts of sickos will be claiming they did it.
I wonder if the organizers were warned/threatened prior to the event.
Presumably many large scale venues and events get all sorts of weirdos calling in threats.
Trying to work out if a threat is genuine or not must be nigh on impossible.
Specialone
16-04-13, 05:42 AM
As sad as bombings and loss of life anywhere is, this also happened today.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22149863
(30 dead and 200 wounded in early morning explosions in Iraq).
Maybe it's just me, but I feel that the loss of younger life or children (anywhere in the world) is always more tragic.
Yep, seems in the news Iraqis getting killed doesn't matter as much, not a single mention of this on bbc news, yet the Boston bombing has been on the news solid for last 30 mins.
BanannaMan
16-04-13, 06:03 AM
The Iraqi's were bombing each other long before we got there.
No one has ever bombed America's biggest marathon before.
It would be comparable to the tour de France being bombed.
People here not really shocked.
Just waiting to see who is responsible.
The US has made many enemies in the last 25 years.
And now they are chomping at the bit to bomb NK.
Since no one has yet claimed responsibility, likely to be just one nutter.
maviczap
16-04-13, 06:08 AM
Another was set off 5 miles away at JFK library.
Sicko's !
I'm sure they have already ID'd an Saudi suspect.
Ive seen nothing on the news about what or who the suspect nationalities invovled are, they're keeping an open mind on that, until the forensic evidence points the finger. so let's not speculate.
Madness, sick
Dicky Ticker
16-04-13, 06:28 AM
When you consider we have recently had the Olympics, we were either very lucky or extremely diligent. Sorry for the innocents but wonder about the security that was in place considering what is at their disposal.
Things like this must affect the feeling of invincibility that exists in USA.
Shocking news :-(
Things like this must affect the feeling of invincibility that exists in USA.
While I agree that we need to wait to find out who was responsible, and what their motives were, I suspect that this was the point.
Jambo
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maviczap
16-04-13, 06:50 AM
yes, they've not had the problems we've had in the past with bombings, which thankfully are less frequent, but we're still aware of the threats to some degree?
Griff-SV
16-04-13, 07:22 AM
I'm sure they have already ID'd an Saudi suspect.
Why would the suspect have to be a Saudi?!
Fordward
16-04-13, 07:43 AM
Why? Ignorant thing to say
Because if I were a Saudi I'd be pretty upset to read the automatic conclusion that the suspect would be a Saudi, or indeed pointing a finger at any other nation in the world. If there are no Saudi's on the forum then nobody has to be made to feel that way today.
It could just as easily have been an American domestic nut job such as those that shoot kids in schools.
The comment borders upon racism and I object to it.
Why is that ignorant?
Why would the suspect have to be a Saudi?!
Exactly, glad someone else had the balls to pick up on it.
joshwalker094
16-04-13, 07:50 AM
It was sky news last night that they suspected a Saudi. But they have since taken this off the story. Via sky news app.
Either way hope they get caught!
Because if I were a Saudi I'd be pretty upset to read the automatic conclusion that the suspect would be a Saudi, or indeed pointing a finger at any other nation in the world. If there are no Saudi's on the forum then nobody has to be made to feel that way today.
It could just as easily have been an American domestic nut job such as those that shoot kids in schools.
The comment borders upon racism and I object to it.
Why is that ignorant?
Exactly, glad someone else had the balls to pick up on it.
Ah totally misinterpreted your post. Apologies. Totally agree with what you just said.
Griff-SV
16-04-13, 08:09 AM
It could just as easily have been an American domestic nut job such as those that shoot kids in schools.
I totally agree, people seem to forget that there have been 'in-house' acts of terrorism which occurred in the USA in the last twenty years by their own citizens.
granty92
16-04-13, 09:03 AM
there needs to be someone's head on a plate for this, just read on the mail that an 8 year old boy has died and 25-30 people with atleast 1 leg missing...so now their lives have changed for the worse, definately need to find the people who done it and give them the death penalty!!
Mr Speirs
16-04-13, 09:09 AM
There was a picture of a fella being wheeled away in a chair with the lower part of his leg missing, just some fragments of the tib and fib and muscle dangling from just below his knee!! Unbelievable!!
I personally think it's domestic. Boston marathon isn't exactly a worldwide event, and Islamic terrorism seems to trend towards martyrdom. Purely speculation of course.
Fordward
16-04-13, 09:10 AM
an 8 year old boy has died
his mother and sister were also injured in the crowd, the father was running the race
imagine how he feels now
Fordward
16-04-13, 09:12 AM
Boston marathon isn't exactly a worldwide event
but it has hit the worldwide news
daveyrach
16-04-13, 09:12 AM
I also believe it is a domestic incident, maybe an anti-gun restrictions nut job? Islamic extremists would have taken responsibility by now.
Owenski
16-04-13, 09:34 AM
his mother and sister were also injured in the crowd, the father was running the race
imagine how he feels now
Goes back to my earlier post, this is an event of individual achievement for a joe bloggs its sickening that someone selected this seemingly politically insignificant event to commit this act.
They were there supporting him, now his son is dead and his wife and daughter scared for life. While he may not have any physical scarring the mental torment this would cause is unfathomable.
granty92
16-04-13, 09:42 AM
i couldn't even begin to think whats going on in that mans head right now, poor guy
ClunkintheUK
16-04-13, 10:10 AM
I'm not sure I want to imagine. It is awful.
ClunkintheUK
16-04-13, 10:11 AM
As an aside, how many domestic nut-jobs use bombs and not guns?
Mr Speirs
16-04-13, 11:08 AM
Probably the ones who want to live.
Sir Trev
16-04-13, 11:21 AM
Imagine yourself as a runner, getting to within yards of the finish line only to have that happen... Unreal on so many levels.
Can you imagine the searches that are now highly likely before anyone is allowed anywhere near "the funeral" this week and how twitchy everyone is going to be at the London marathon this weekend? The crowds will quite possibly be a lot down on expectations.
Wideboy
16-04-13, 11:28 AM
Because if I were a Saudi I'd be pretty upset to read the automatic conclusion that the suspect would be a Saudi, or indeed pointing a finger at any other nation in the world. If there are no Saudi's on the forum then nobody has to be made to feel that way today.
It could just as easily have been an American domestic nut job such as those that shoot kids in schools.
The comment borders upon racism and I object to it.
Why is that ignorant?
Exactly, glad someone else had the balls to pick up on it.
All of the above is complete ********. Maybe I'm being ignorant but how on earth is it racist for an announcement to be made as to what nationality is suspected to be behind it? I can't even begin to explain how ridiculous that sounds. They SUSPECT someone, they haven't pointed the finger and gone "yep it was definitely them Saudi's", are they supposed to say "well we believe a person is behind it"? Honestly PC gone mad. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but to claim that you have balls for picking up on it might not be because you have but probably to do with how no one considers it racist.... because its not.
I do hope bananaman isn't offended after that derogatory comment about Americans.
carelesschucca
16-04-13, 11:34 AM
As an aside, how many domestic nut-jobs use bombs and not guns?
Until Sept 11, the biggest terrorist act in America was by domestic nut-jobs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing
Supervox
16-04-13, 11:36 AM
As an aside, how many domestic nut-jobs use bombs and not guns?
Timothy McVeigh for one - the Unabomber for another
ClunkintheUK
16-04-13, 01:17 PM
Sorry wasn't meant to be as standoffish as that read. But I would point out that far more american domestic nut-jobs have used guns rather than bombs certainly in recent years. Both of those were over 15 years ago. I'm not saying it isn't home grown, but that bombings are more likely to be imports, judging by more recent terrorist attacks.
Either way, I hope those responsible get their cumuppence (sp?). There is no excuse to killing.
Fordward
16-04-13, 01:48 PM
Sicko's !
I'm sure they have already ID'd an Saudi suspect.
i hope there are no Saudi's on the forum
Ive seen nothing on the news about what or who the suspect nationalities invovled are, they're keeping an open mind on that, until the forensic evidence points the finger. so let's not speculate.
Why would the suspect have to be a Saudi?!
Ah totally misinterpreted your post. Apologies. Totally agree with what you just said.
All of the above is complete ********. Maybe I'm being ignorant
maybe, i clearly wasn't the only one who saw the post that way
shame you have to get so aggressive about it
it is a matter of fact that some nut-jobs live in america and that atrocities have been carried out by those americans. in no way is that a slur on the american nation
calm down and wind your neck in
Spank86
16-04-13, 02:33 PM
Maybe I'm being ignorant
no, just illiterate.
There was nothing about official announcements with regard to the perpetrators race simply a forum member saying HE was sure's they'd have already ID'd a Saudi suspect.
For a start Saudi Arabia is an odd choice even if you're going to blame it on Muslim extremism which is already a big jump.
That's why people objected, to the assumption in the absence of facts.
Wideboy
16-04-13, 02:43 PM
maybe, i clearly wasn't the only one who saw the post that way
shame you have to get so aggressive about it
it is a matter of fact that some nut-jobs live in america and that atrocities have been carried out by those americans. in no way is that a slur on the american nation
calm down and wind your neck in thats not aggression. Maybe I should put a wink face in it next time so you understand. For the record I didn't say you were the only one but you claim that yourself and griff have balls for saying it. Don't patronise me, I shall now wind my neck out
What you said about the Americans is a slur its no different from what you are accusing josh of what difference does it make that the gunman was American?
no, just illiterate.
There was nothing about official announcements with regard to the perpetrators race simply a forum member saying HE was sure's they'd have already ID'd a Saudi suspect.
For a start Saudi Arabia is an odd choice even if you're going to blame it on Muslim extremism which is already a big jump.
That's why people objected, to the assumption in the absence of facts. actually it has. The FBI are looking for a Boston residing terror suspect that has gone missing since the bombings. .... oh and he's Saudi
Spank86
16-04-13, 03:07 PM
actually it has. The FBI are looking for a Boston residing terror suspect that has gone missing since the bombings. .... oh and he's Saudi
they're not saying he's a suspect, well not unless you read the daily mail anyway.
Also, He's not gone missing at all.
yorkie_chris
16-04-13, 03:29 PM
I thought I'd heard on the news they'd nicked someone who was a saudi student. Not worth arguing about...
My sympathies for the victims.
Specialone
16-04-13, 05:28 PM
As an aside, how many domestic nut-jobs use bombs and not guns?
Yep, bombs have never been legal and terrorists still use them, so without dragging the gun argument into this, just goes to show banning firearms in America won't stop terrorism and atrocities.
Spank86
16-04-13, 05:35 PM
Lots of them? The Unabomber springs to mind.
Yep, bombs have never been legal and terrorists still use them, so without dragging the gun argument into this, just goes to show banning firearms in America won't stop terrorism and atrocities.
It's not about stopping them, it's about significantly reducing them and using security to stop the rest(or at least some of the rest).
ClunkintheUK
16-04-13, 06:16 PM
Yep, bombs have never been legal and terrorists still use them, so without dragging the gun argument into this, just goes to show banning firearms in America won't stop terrorism and atrocities.
Never said they were. All I was thinking was that most home grown attacks in the US have been by guns, and that most imports have been with bombs in recent years. Yes the UNABomber, but that ended nearly 20 years ago. All I am saying is this initial hard evidence that civilians can see is that it is more likely an import.
Specialone
16-04-13, 06:22 PM
Never said they were. All I was thinking was that most home grown attacks in the US have been by guns, and that most imports have been with bombs in recent years. Yes the UNABomber, but that ended nearly 20 years ago. All I am saying is this initial hard evidence that civilians can see is that it is more likely an import.
Wasn't in any way having a go mate or disagreeing with what you typed for that matter, I was just making a point about terrorism and the weapons they use regardless of if they are banned or not.
BanannaMan
17-04-13, 05:25 AM
Yep, bombs have never been legal and terrorists still use them, so without dragging the gun argument into this, just goes to show banning firearms in America won't stop terrorism and atrocities.
Agreed you can't stop a nut with laws.
Just last week a uni student in Texas stabbed/slashed 14 other students with a small razor knife used for making crafts.
Wow, so many things I'd like to say just to clarify comments made about Americans, and attitudes in the US.
However this is not the place to go on and on for what would inevitably be talking bad about the country I live in. LOL
Spank86
17-04-13, 06:53 AM
Agreed you can't stop a nut with laws.
I'd beg to differ. When you make things harder to achieve a surprising number of people (including crazies) s9imply don't do them.
Suicide for instance (which accounts for a hell of a lot of gun deaths).
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/magazine/06suicide-t.html?_r=2&pagewanted=print (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/magazine/06suicide-t.html?_r=2&pagewanted=print)
BanannaMan
20-04-13, 04:21 AM
Russian imigrants,brothers, caught after killing a police officer and then hyjacking a car.
One dead, after being shot and then run over by his escaping brother.
The other now captured and wounded badly.
I don't feel any pity for them. Hope the other dies as well.
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