Explosion at the Boston Marathon

[Minnie]

Wait - Dick Hoyt was a first responder? What? I wondered if he and his son were running that marathon and googled, and it was reported that they were a couple of miles from the finish line when the explosions happened and everyone was fine/safe. Which would make it very odd that he was on scene when things happened. That would have been a damn quick couple of miles run.... Trying to find that again.

[Cowperson]

Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988

All of these "everything that happens is a conspiracy" people are getting a little ridiculous.
I'm all for keeping an open mind, but believing everything being a conspiracy, then telling people to keep an open mind is hypocrisy.

The irony is the common conspiracy theorist is among the most close-minded people you will ever meet, hopelessly fixated on a single thought and endlessly explaining away anything that contradicts it. . . . . yet they consider themselves broad-minded and use their belief in the ridiculous as evidence.

It's why arguing with a conspiracy theorist is one of the greatest wastes of time ever invented. Nothing you say will ever divert them.

And if they believe in one conspiracy theory, they are likely to believe in others.

Cowperson

[spiteface]

it is nonetheless interesting... you may or may not agree with it. to add to it, here is further clarification:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmMlkVrrbh0

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by spiteface

it is nonetheless interesting... you may or may not agree with it. to add to it, here is further clarification:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmMlkVrrbh0

It is not interesting, at all. Putting nonetheless before it doesn't make it interesting.

It's children's programming.

[Minnie]

Originally Posted by spiteface

it is nonetheless interesting... you may or may not agree with it. to add to it, here is further clarification:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmMlkVrrbh0

Are you mad?

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by spiteface

it is nonetheless interesting... you may or may not agree with it. to add to it, here is further clarification:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmMlkVrrbh0

[Nsd1]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

I find it weird that they all calling an IED made from a pressure cooker a "weapon of mass destruction". He is charged with using a WMD to kill people.

I can't find a legal definition of a WMD, but to me, that isn't what I would consider one.

The statutory definition of “weapon of mass destruction” refers to “any destructive device as defined in section 921 of this title,” which in turn includes: a “rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces.”

Other weapons of mass destruction, legally speaking: Bombs. Grenades. Mines. Missiles “having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than one-quarter ounce.”


Found it on this site: http://www.salon.com/2013/04/22/weap...rge_explained/

Explains how suspect 2 was charged.

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

So Iraq did have weapons of mass destruction!!!

[JonDuke]

Originally Posted by spiteface

it is nonetheless interesting... you may or may not agree with it. to add to it, here is further clarification:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmMlkVrrbh0

I believe in quite a few "conspiracy theories" (none at all to do with this event) but even I think this post is insane.

[trackercowe]

The brothers' could have gone up to each victim and shot them in the back of the heads on tape and still some would claim conspiracy. It's pretty sad that so many people are easily led astray, and are completely unwilling to accept anything government or law enforcement officials tell them. I'm not saying they're completely honest, and open 100% of the time, but in cases like this one how can you even claim conspiracy?

The brothers were murdering people, throwing IED's at cops, and getting into gunfights with the police in Watertown! Are people actually saying those were staged, and that hundreds of cops and others involved were all involved in the conspiracy? Give it a freaking rest you nutters. Not everything has to be more complicated than it really is. Or maybe it's all just a coincidence, and the brothers happened to be using the same pressure cooker bombs as these people who "planted" the bombs at the marathon. Cause you know that's entirely feasible.

[pylon]

Originally Posted by spiteface

it is nonetheless interesting... you may or may not agree with it. to add to it, here is further clarification:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmMlkVrrbh0

Someone needs to punch you in the dink.

[peter12]

Holy cripes, Alex Jones is a piece of garbage.

[gargamel]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

The brothers' could have gone up to each victim and shot them in the back of the heads on tape and still some would claim conspiracy.

That's not even an exaggeration. One of the conspiracy theories that Jahar's twitter friends have been posting is that they were hired actors to place backpacks as part of a bomb response drill, but that someone set them up by putting real bombs in the bags.

[Thor]

FATA me, that stupid IMGUR was posted on FB today by a co worker and my nephew.

[fundmark19]

When will we get to see the dash cam from the gun fight and explosives being thrown at the police cruiser.

[gargamel]

CNN is reporting that Jahar has said that the older brother planned the attack and that they were not affiliated with any other terror groups. I'm sure he'd say that no one else was involved whether or not that's true, but hopefully this at least shuts up the conspiracy theory morons.

[jschick88]

Pictures taken by a resident of the shootout on Thursday night.

http://www.getonhand.com/blogs/news/...otout-pictures

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

Mom is so ####ing crazy I'm actually starting to think she's involved


http://gma.yahoo.com/young-son-obeye...opstories.html

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

She's doing what a lot of mothers do. Denying for her kids and then covering for them.

In the face of the evidence though she was either blissfully unaware of what her kids were up to, or she knew and either denied it or endorsed it.

the development over the weekend that they seized the daughters cellphones and computers is a fairly ominous development in terms of getting help from the outside.

I'm still shocked that the scumbag who left a daughter on this world was so willing to plant a bomb that killed someone elses kid.

What is kind of interesting is that both sons have names that are significant in Chechen's politcal and war history.

Tamerlane was a Turkic Islamic conqueror in the region during the 14th century and Dzhokar is also the first name of the former Chechen president that declared independence from Russia in 1991 and was killed during the war.

I think it's fair to question whether the parents and family are politically driven and raised their kids in such a fashion. Of course, it could just be a coincidence too.

[valo403]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

Good on the Bruins for showing their commitment to the first responders and everyone else who has persevered through the bombing and its aftermath. It's sort of sad that all the attention has gone to the Red Sox, and Ortiz's F-bomb during his speech, but it's not really that big of deal.

What? The Bruins games have been getting an absolute ton of attention, even on ESPN where hockey rarely makes an appearance.

[valo403]

Originally Posted by spiteface

it is nonetheless interesting... you may or may not agree with it. to add to it, here is further clarification:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmMlkVrrbh0

You're embarrassing yourself