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04-15-2013 , 07:22 PM

#59776

schu_22

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inb4 Boston Marathon Truthers start saying the government did it

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04-15-2013 , 07:24 PM

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Eltbus

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grunching because was at work all day but hopefully no one here was affected by this. if you were thoughts are with you :/

is it even worth going in the oot thread?

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04-15-2013 , 07:25 PM

#59778

Riverman

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God ****ing dammit the media is just awful. Bring back zombie Cronkite.

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04-15-2013 , 07:26 PM

#59779

Eltbus

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no. no it isn't worth going in the oot thread.

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04-15-2013 , 07:35 PM

#59780

Krayz

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I saw that h3nri.18 posted in it, that's just a bad sign.

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04-15-2013 , 07:43 PM

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Eltbus

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can always count on ed/bra.tz to bring the aids too.

just read the sammy post couple pages back.

. hopefully all good.

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04-15-2013 , 07:51 PM

#59782

ShimmyBasis

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Am I the only one who thinks that the intense and ******ed media coverage on these tragedies makes things a lot worse?

At the very least, more media coverage = more incentive for future attacks like this

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04-15-2013 , 07:53 PM

#59783

Ray Horton

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I've never heard that viewpoint before.

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04-15-2013 , 08:34 PM

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Zimmer4141

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I think we as a country need to redefine what is and what isn't a terrorist attack.

I believe a "terrorist attack" should be an attack designed to inspire fear in the general populace such that they exert pressure on their leaders to enact policy changes.

One wacko blowing up people then offing himself completely disconnected from any other attacks falls much more under the designation of "some people just want to watch the world burn" than "terrorist attack".

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04-15-2013 , 08:37 PM

#59785

TimmayB

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Originally Posted by Zimmer4141

I believe a "terrorist attack" should be an attack designed to inspire fear in the general populace such that they exert pressure on their leaders to enact policy changes.

Isn't this pretty much exactly what happened today? Real confused by this. I mean obv whoever responsible falls into the "some people just want to watch the world burn" category as well but they're not mutually exclusive or anything.

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04-15-2013 , 08:42 PM

#59786

Zimmer4141

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Originally Posted by TimmayB

Obviously terrorist attacks can take many forms. Usually terrorist attacks will be followed up by somebody claiming responsibility and threatening future attacks until their policy demands are met.

So far, based on the information we have available, it is impossible to tell if this was done with a long-term goal in mind to force long-term policy changes, or if it was just a random act of senseless violence. I would not consider the latter to be a "terrorist attack".

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04-15-2013 , 08:51 PM

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mburke05

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holy **** i just realized i worked in the building the bomb went off in i think?

i worked for stax consulting, and this building looks exactly like the one.

Boston
699 Boylston Street
One Exeter Plaza, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02116
TEL: 617-747-3400
FAX: 617-747-3412
(See Map)

http://www.stax.com/contact

its right nearby forum/sugary place on the corner of boylston, directly across from the BPL

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04-15-2013 , 09:03 PM

#59788

ut2010

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terrorism = unlawful violence disregarding the safety of non-combatants intended to create fear; are perpetrated for a religious, political or ideological goal.

haven't read the Quran in awhile to confirm the religious goals.

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04-15-2013 , 09:03 PM

#59789

Geddy Lee

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Man, I'm still really shook. I come from a cop family on my Dad's side - if this happened in Chicago, I'd potentially have multiple uncles and aunts as first responders. And I don't mean that to be a flippant or insensitive comment, but that's all I could think about this afternoon at work

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04-15-2013 , 09:13 PM

#59790

Zimmer4141

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Originally Posted by Geddy Lee

:/ I know what you're saying here.

Unfortunately all you can do is control what you can control. Be thankful for the people you have in your life and don't worry about the "what if"'s.

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04-15-2013 , 09:16 PM

#59791

TimmayB

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Yeah I think that's just kind of subconscious human nature. First thing I did when I heard was immediately text my parents and few of my closest friends to see if they had heard and I'm sure many had a similar reaction. Probably just making sure they were okay even though there was no logical reason for them to be in danger.

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04-15-2013 , 09:18 PM

#59792

kidcolin

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Originally Posted by ShimmyBasis

for the record, i felt like my local nbc affiliate (out of Providence) did a really good job of sticking to facts and not sensationalizing too much.

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04-15-2013 , 09:35 PM

#59793

Noze

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Some of the fb statuses in the fb thread would be so unreal if they weren't 100% expected

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04-15-2013 , 09:37 PM

#59794

STA654

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How often do flights get cancelled when the weather is fine?
Today I tried to fly for the first time since I was a child and mine did. Entire day wasted. Feels bad man. And they fed it to us like 30 minutes at a time too, that was demoralizing.

edit: wow, boston bombing.

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04-15-2013 , 09:42 PM

#59795

Noze

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In my experience that happens on about 68% of flights leaving atlanta

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04-15-2013 , 09:44 PM

#59796

CalledDownLight

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Originally Posted by STA654

You ran bad. I've never had a flight cancelled and have flown probably 100 legs of trips.

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04-15-2013 , 09:53 PM

#59797

ludacris

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Originally Posted by Omar Comin

Nos is the best tasting energy drink imo.

This is absolutely untrue. Rockstar Recovery Lemonade. Actually tastes like your drinking lemonade and there's no sugar, which is amazing considering how much sugar is in regular energy drinks.

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Originally Posted by Zimmer4141

I have a passionate hatred of energy drinks. I have never had an energy drink either with or without booze, and an hour later said "Yeah, I'm glad I drank that".

I do love coffee though and I think I would have slept in way less class in college had I discovered the wonders of coffee when I was 18.

Coffee gives me heartburn/acid reflux. The Rockstar Lemonades essentially got me through college.

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04-15-2013 , 10:07 PM

#59798

horrorshow83

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Originally Posted by ShimmyBasis

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Originally Posted by Ray Horton

I've never heard that viewpoint before.

Ever see "Natural Born Killers"? Similar theory.

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04-15-2013 , 10:13 PM

#59799

kidcolin

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ever hear of sarcasm?

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04-15-2013 , 10:22 PM

#59800

horrorshow83

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Originally Posted by kidcolin

ever hear of sarcasm?

Yeah, but it was Ray Horton....

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