Ugh not again.

My prayers go out to the victims and to the first responders.

Wow. It only took a couple of hours. Nice job.

And cell phones though this is no time for humor.

Personally, i think this was already implied at post # 12. The only way this won't be politicized is if it turns out the person(s) responsible is middle eastern.

Which side can be the biggest insensitive bunch of d-bags first? Who can make the stupidest comment shoehorning their view on gun control into this still-unfolding tragedy? The race begins now.

Like i said, that horse left the gate already. Saying the "race begins now" when the horse is already down the track is a bit silly. Let's just hope nobody else dies instead.

Oh, I was kinda referring to the national media.

But I agree with you. Thoughts, hopes and prayers that there are no more deaths.

There are three suspects in my mind at the moment:

1) Islamic militant - Probably not a full Al'Qaeda member but a wannabe or from one of the African zones.
2) Political activist - Ala Breivik or McVeigh, could be either side of the political spectrum
3) North Korea - The most unlikely of the three, but given recent events and todays date means that a few small warning lights are flashing.

In regards to choice of target, at first glance it doesn't seem to make sense for an Islamic militant, however given that the big names like New York and DC are pretty well secured, and this event was an international one, it's possible, it is possible.
If it isn't, and it is a political nutjob, then God help America because it's going to divide an already quite well divided nation, and if it's a person with a pro-2A agenda then the rhetoric is going to get even nastier than it is now, and it'll only be a matter of time before someone is copy and pasting conspiracy theories that Obama set this up in order to push through his firearm control law (especially when you consider that Biden was in a meeting with supporters of such a law when he got the news) on GT.
However, this is all matters to be concerned about tomorrow, what is important right now is that the casualty rate remains low, and that any other devices in the area are found and deactivated.
If anything, the amount of EMT people at the marathon and within easy reach of the marathon will help here.

Here's a video making the rounds of the explosion and immediate aftermath, I didn't spot any gore on it, but obviously be aware:

http://www.boston.com/video/viral_pa...=2303076923001

Ironically it was twitter where I got the breaking news from, I follow the BBC and it appeared on twitter before it was on the Breaking news section of their website. :doh:

Speaking of twitter, some interesting trends are taking place on it at the moment:

Obviously, BostonMarathon is trending and #prayforboston and #BPD
But also 'EssendonBombersWhateverItTakes' which is a football team apparently, and majorly unfortunate timing being prolonged by people tweeting the irony and uncomfort of it trending at a time like this, a sort of uncomfortable cycle.
Also 'Muslims' is trending, but aside from some contraversy with Erik Rush, all of the 'Muslim' tweets are encouraging people not to jump to conclusions...primarily because 'Muslims' is trending...so people are tweeting without even reading the 'Muslims' tweets assuming that people are blaming Muslims and defending them. Another interesting self-cycle.
'Iraq' is also trending with some pretty gruesome images from bombs which killed 32 and injured over 200 today, and a comparison between the media reports of the bombs in Iraq and the bombs in Boston.
'An 8' also trending, which is not in regards to a Russian aircraft but reports that indicate an 8 year old child was one of those killed, unconfirmed most likely.
'JFK' also trending, most likely in regards to the fire.

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...52810926_n.jpg4th Tea Party, 5th NRA, 6th yubba

Heard one dead was a 8 year old kid


Sometimes I try to be funny, but some people are just stupid....

While I realize that Twitter is used for a variety of reasons, it is my thought that it's primary use is for people who are so self absorbed that they have to post what it is they are doing minute by minute as if anyone really cares.

Associated Press giving a figure of eight hospitals treating over 120 people with 15 critically injured.

It can be like that, but there are some handy things on it.