god damn this is only a short drive from where I live, anyone else scared?

Nope.

Saw it on yahoo page first, then tv. =>.<=

Well, damn.

One of those reason one shouldn't attend large events where media is, the higher the exposure, the more likely something happens.
Then again, the chance is still minuscule.

Its a shame, both that people died, and the small number that did.

Holy fur, did it happen for real? I thought it was made up or probably a false alarm or something.

While you're all feeling sad and shocked, how about a dose of reality from outside the fluffy first-world bosom.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/15/iraq-bombings-wave-attacks.html

Yeah, it bothers me when it happens closer to home and suddenly people give a fuck.

Foobaria said:
While you're all feeling sad and shocked, how about a dose of reality from outside the fluffy first-world bosom.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/15/iraq-bombings-wave-attacks.html

Yeah, it bothers me when it happens closer to home and suddenly people give a fuck.

I'm actually pretty heartless. I don't give a fuck regardless of where anything happens, but it is kind of dumb how when something happens to white America, it's more of a tragedy than anything else. Even the holocaust isn't as tragic to americans as 9/11.

Foobaria said:
While you're all feeling sad and shocked, how about a dose of reality from outside the fluffy first-world bosom.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/15/iraq-bombings-wave-attacks.html

Yeah, it bothers me when it happens closer to home and suddenly people give a fuck.

It's sad when it happens period. More people will notice when it happens in the home land though.

Foobaria said:
Yeah, it bothers me when it happens closer to home and suddenly people give a fuck.

I disagree, not everyone (me included) doesn't care that much, so much to act as a drama queen. Reports of bombs going off, few to no people died, and everyone blames anything that makes sense seems like nothing new to me.

The less frequently something happens, the more shocking it is when it does happen.

Just got a call from my friend who was running in the Boston Marathon. He said they had a blast and he can't feel his legs.

Glad to hear he's having a good day.

TheTundraTerror said:
Just got a call from my friend who was running in the Boston Marathon. He said they had a blast and he can't feel his legs.

Glad to hear he's having a good day.

That joke was the bomb, man.

Foobaria said:
While you're all feeling sad and shocked, how about a dose of reality from outside the fluffy first-world bosom.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/15/iraq-bombings-wave-attacks.html

Yeah, it bothers me when it happens closer to home and suddenly people give a fuck.

Oh no, the middle east is killing each other again. THAT NEVER HAPPENS D:

People stop caring when that's all they do

Foobaria said:
While you're all feeling sad and shocked, how about a dose of reality from outside the fluffy first-world bosom.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/15/iraq-bombings-wave-attacks.html

Yeah, it bothers me when it happens closer to home and suddenly people give a fuck.

It's called the Monkeyphere. It is literally impossible for me to feels the same about those people because if I did, I'd spend every waking moment of my life as a nervous, sobbing ball in my bed.

This world we live in...

TheHuskyK9 said:
This world we live in...

The necessity to kill ourselves while keeping ourselves safe to be with ourselves :I

Foobaria said:
While you're all feeling sad and shocked, how about a dose of reality from outside the fluffy first-world bosom.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/15/iraq-bombings-wave-attacks.html

Yeah, it bothers me when it happens closer to home and suddenly people give a fuck.

Welcome to Iraq, you can cook your eggs by listening for the explosions.

And if you're trying to one-up things, why not post about africa where a couple thousand people starve every minute because they rather grow cotton, rapeseed oil and cows for us than food for themselves?

But I hope you also feel sad for Tibet, south korea, the people living in north korea, every person who is waiting and probably dieing for an organ, widows and orphans of war in africa, the lower class in the old soviet lands who are only slightly above starvation, random people who spilled their milk, the 20k people in fukushima still living in quarantine, the people who have to make a living by mining sulphur inside a volcano (Ijen, Indonesia) for a couple years before their lungs are burned and corroded from the gases to something closer resembling swiss cheese then an organ, all just because the western world thinks it is cheaper than using proper equipment.

Way to show your sympathies for only one group.

NMNYM, yes, all of that. My point is it pisses me off to have my twitter and facebook feeds drown in prayer vigils and supportive sketches and "oh god how could this happen to good people why is there such evil in the world" and dates/times/places suddenly becoming catchphrases (like "9/11"), when the actual events are miniscule in the face of everything else.

Yes, mourn them, pray for them, donate money/blood, whatever you want to do, but get some fucking perspective and stop acting like the sky just fell in because a bunch of people got caught in a medium-size explosion when half of the rest of the world is tearing itself to pieces.

Perspective. I want people to have perspective.

Foobaria said:
NMNYM, yes, all of that. My point is it pisses me off to have my twitter and facebook feeds drown in prayer vigils and supportive sketches and "oh god how could this happen to good people why is there such evil in the world" and dates/times/places suddenly becoming catchphrases (like "9/11"), when the actual events are miniscule in the face of everything else.

Yes, mourn them, pray for them, donate money/blood, whatever you want to do, but get some fucking perspective and stop acting like the sky just fell in because a bunch of people got caught in a medium-size explosion when half of the rest of the world is tearing itself to pieces.

Perspective. I want people to have perspective.

It may surprise you, but we live in North America, so we care what happens here first. I'm Canadian, and I care more about the Boston bombs then some middle eastern people killing middle eastern people, AGAIN.

I would care about "the world tearing itself to piece" when the areas themselves do to

Foobaria said:
Perspective. I want people to have perspective.

I bet most of those in here have that perspective already, yet there is no point in saying "Man the fuck up, you pussy, there are more people dying somewhere else, nobody cares about a bomb in your neighbourhood."

And talking about perspective, Iraq is nearer to me than the USA, in Iraq the people bombing themselves are religious fanatics who target innocents, in Boston some (or more) idiots targeting innocents, does this mean I can't give my condolences to those in Boston as well as to those in Iraq? Do I have to play favourites based on how far they are? Do I have to be a "condolences hipster" and only feel sorry for those who had a bombastic evening before everyone else?

Foobaria said:
NMNYM, yes, all of that. My point is it pisses me off to have my twitter and facebook feeds drown in prayer vigils and supportive sketches and "oh god how could this happen to good people why is there such evil in the world" and dates/times/places suddenly becoming catchphrases (like "9/11"), when the actual events are miniscule in the face of everything else.

Yes, mourn them, pray for them, donate money/blood, whatever you want to do, but get some fucking perspective and stop acting like the sky just fell in because a bunch of people got caught in a medium-size explosion when half of the rest of the world is tearing itself to pieces.

Perspective. I want people to have perspective.

Settle down there, Gandhi. People like you piss me off. You're just a cynical, callous ass who pretends you're better than everyone else.

This is not the time for a pissing contest! This is not the time for finger pointing! This is a time to reach out and help our felling human being, not yell that other people have it worse!

You want some perspective!? There's some perspective!

Now, can we all stop with this pointless bickering and start banding together to help each other! Setting each other at odds is not going to do a fucking things!

Human beings are suffering right now and to basically say their problems don't matter because they "don't live someplace else", makes you look like a FUCKING ASSCLOWN!

TheTundraTerror said:
Settle down there, Gandhi. People like you piss me off. You're just a cynical, callous ass who pretends you're better than everyone else.

This is not the time for a pissing contest! This is not the time for finger pointing! This is a time to reach out and help our felling human being, not yell that other people have it worse!

You want some perspective!? There's some perspective!

Now, can we all stop with this pointless bickering and start banding together to help each other! Setting each other at odds is not going to do a fucking things!

Human beings are suffering right now and to basically say their problems don't matter because they "don't live someplace else", makes you look like a FUCKING ASSCLOWN!

(holds you back)
Calm down dude. It's not worth it man, IT'S NOT WORTH IT

If you're telling me these people aren't suffering, I suggest you find the nearest wood chipper and dive into it. Feet first.

TheTundraTerror said:
If you're telling me these people aren't suffering, I suggest you find the nearest wood chipper and dive into it. Feet first.

You work for fox news? You sure like to sensationalize everything :)

CamKitty said:
You work for fox news? You sure like to sensationalize everything :)

I'm sorry, I didn't know slapping down people who think they're better than others for missing the issue was sensationalize.

This is not the time to put ourselves at odds with each other. These bullshit comments that "other people have it worse" do nothing but make those who say it make them feel like they're more enlightened. I hate those people.

TheTundraTerror said:
I'm sorry, I didn't know slapping down people who think they're better than others for missing the issue was sensationalize.

This is not the time to put ourselves at odds with each other. These bullshit comments that "other people have it worse" do nothing but make those who say it make them feel like they're more enlightened. I hate those people.

Regardless of your point, linking graphic images as your only proof IS sensationalizing

CamKitty said:
Regardless of your point, linking graphic images as your only proof IS sensationalizing

A picture is worth a thousand words. I can tell you about what happened, but nothing will give quite the same impact as seeing it (other than being these). So, no. It's not sensationalizing it. This is something that happened and it's the reality of the situation.

I've said my side. If all of you want to bicker back and forth and divide yourselves, have at it. I'm sure those people you use in your pissing matches who have it so rough take kindly to the fact they are only used as fuel for your own ego.

TheTundraTerror said:
a whole bunch of stuff

When you can get so upset about "now is not the time" when something even bigger and more widespread happens to more people in a country you don't happen to be invested in, then I'll actually respect what you say.

NotMeNotYou said:
there is no point in saying "Man the fuck up, you pussy, there are more people dying somewhere else, nobody cares about a bomb in your neighbourhood."

That isn't even slightly close to what I said, so I see no reason to bother with your argument based on a false premise.

We need to be able to tag threads with the lol_comments tag.

Somehow I don't think the furry porn(and non-porn) imageboard is the place that we need to start banding together and helping our fellow man.

Unless it's to help our fellow man masturbate.

Foobaria said:
While you're all feeling sad and shocked, how about a dose of reality from outside the fluffy first-world bosom.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/15/iraq-bombings-wave-attacks.html

Yeah, it bothers me when it happens closer to home and suddenly people give a fuck.

im not heartless, its just...bombings in the US are well practicly unheard of. the few ive heard about and actually remeber are, 911, this and the idiot who accidently blew himself up while making pipebombs in his house

Looks like the Boston Marathon tribute images got deleted.

Hammie said:
Somehow I don't think the furry porn(and non-porn) imageboard is the place that we need to start banding together and helping our fellow man.

Unless it's to help our fellow man masturbate.

Did any of our fellow men lose arms?

Lance_Armstrong said:
Did any of our fellow men lose arms?

I wonder if people who lose both arms have to learn how to masturbate with their feet :-/

Munkelzahn said:
I wonder if people who lose both arms have to learn how to masturbate with their feet :-/

If you're a foot fetishist, that could be seen as a boon.

Digital_Kindness said:
If you're a foot fetishist, that could be seen as a boon.

*facepalms....just..........facepalms*

Esme_Belles said:
*facepalms....just..........facepalms*

This too.

So who won the marathon?

furballs_dc said:
This too.

More like this.

Hammie said:
More like this.

XD

http://i.imgur.com/jMNVAqV.png

TheTundraTerror said:
http://i.imgur.com/jMNVAqV.png

You missed the green dot for the i in still.

Hammie said:
You missed the green dot for the i in still.

It looks like a connect the dots thing but I can't see it...

Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=046MuD1pYJg

You know what stands out to me? Look at the people who run toward the blast, to help out. Not just the cops. Civilians, too. That's something. The cynic in me says "that's why competent terrorists put in a second bomb/set of bombs on a time delay", but fortunately these guys appear to have been pretty incompetent

Snowy said:
The cynic in me says "that's why competent terrorists put in a second bomb/set of bombs on a time delay", but fortunately these guys appear to have been pretty incompetent

A number of bombs were also defused, so it's also possible that the cops managed to get to the time delayed ones before they went off. After all, competent bomb units would or should know about time delays.

This is only a guess, though.

Lance_Armstrong said:
Looks like the Boston Marathon tribute images got deleted.

lol, and the deletion reason was "insulting to the victims"
political correctness strikes again!

Munkelzahn said:
lol, and the deletion reason was "insulting to the victims"
political correctness strikes again!

And yet

post #163423

and note that one was defended by admins when some people had similar issues.

Deletion standards really are all over the place here =/

CamKitty said:
Deletion standards really are all over the place here =/

Well, yeah, that's sort of a core element of the site: Every admin is a little microcosm of conflicting standards that get applied on a first-come-first-purged basis.

Thanks to the fine folks at 4chan, we may have found the bomber.
http://imgur.com/gallery/LvoCC5T
http://basedheisenberg.tumblr.com/post/48181500129/
http://i.imgur.com/8dHaVvw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/iOMXbdz.jpg

Well when you think about it, 4Chan has way more manpower visiting their site on a daily basis than everyone currently investigating what happened. Give them pictures of the area and the details and it's pretty much guaranteed that someone is going to notice something, and once that happens and they share it you suddenly have this enormous influx of feedback and research that leads to results.

Another:
http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/902370_2998992829586_1009600746_o.jpg
The fact that 4chan is working harder, and getting better results than the FBI shows your tax dollars at work.

CamKitty said:
And yet

post #163423

and note that one was defended by admins when some people had similar issues.

Deletion standards really are all over the place here =/

well to be fair the boston ones were really crappy. :(

TheTundraTerror said:
The fact that 4chan is working harder, and getting better results than the FBI shows your tax dollars at work.

Don't be stupid: Any asshole can look closely at a photo, and if we had as many people working in the FBI as we have dicking around on 4chan, we'd have no budget left for military, roads, trade, or, y'know, the entire fucking government.

There are things that police can do better than civilians; There are things that civilians can do better than police. This is not news.

Clawstripe said:
A number of bombs were also defused, so it's also possible that the cops managed to get to the time delayed ones before they went off. After all, competent bomb units would or should know about time delays.

This is only a guess, though.

I'm given to understand (though I can't recall the source) that the characteristics of the explosions indicated some amateur mistakes (shitty and/or wet explosives, much of the blast was directed upwards).

TheTundraTerror said:
Another:
http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/902370_2998992829586_1009600746_o.jpg
The fact that 4chan is working harder, and getting better results than the FBI shows your tax dollars at work.

By working hard, you mean throwing accusation loosely based on evidence, and lynching potentially innocent people? Well, apparently your redneck sense of justice is fulfilled, what an internet hero you are.

CamKitty said:
Deletion standards really are all over the place here =/

You mean, you don't see why there should be different rules to events that happened years ago, and those that happened days ago?

Gilda_The_Gryphon said:
You mean, you don't see why there should be different rules to events that happened years ago, and those that happened days ago?

More, when did this site ever care about events. We suddenly grow a heart, grinch style?

The "boston_bombings" tag, combined with Mr. Blacklist, would solve the problem of people whining about things they don't want to see.

Oh no, we can't do that, because it might actually involve some work...

Munkelzahn said:
The "boston_bombings" tag, combined with Mr. Blacklist, would solve the problem of people whining about things they don't want to see.

Oh no, we can't do that, because it might actually involve some work...

Almost word for word said by an admin in the post I linked but 911 instead of boston bombings :P

Munkelzahn said:
The "boston_bombings" tag, combined with Mr. Blacklist, would solve the problem of people whining about things they don't want to see.

Oh no, we can't do that, because it might actually involve some work...

Oh no, this won't do that because actual tag was boston_marathon_bombing, and you can't blacklist *boston*, so good luck guessing which tag to add without looking at the picture. (Also tag history shows that this tag was removed before picture was deleted.)

Besides it was probably not destroyed, but deleted and can be undeleted at any time. My guess is that if reason for deletion would be "Does not meet quality standards", or even "Krillin... Too soon!" nobody would give a fuck.

Gilda_The_Gryphon said:
By working hard, you mean throwing accusation loosely based on evidence, and lynching potentially innocent people? Well, apparently your redneck sense of justice is fulfilled, what an internet hero you are.

My mistake for being hopeful on the internet.
Edit: More from 4chan:
http://imgur.com/a/sUrnA

Has anyone else heard about the explosion at Texas yet?

Yeah, there's this and some plant explosion in Waco, Texas. What is up with all the explosions lately? It's like the world has become a movie directed by Michael Bay.

TheTundraTerror said:
More from 4chan: http://imgur.com/a/sUrnA

Damn, people are really studying this better than the FBI or they're overanalyzing. Though some explain stuff

AbsebaroKoon said:
Has anyone else heard about the explosion at Texas yet?

Nope. There's another? Edit: Nevermind. Read previous comment or next quote

FatherOfGray said:
Yeah, there's this and some plant explosion in Waco, Texas. What is up with all the explosions lately? It's like the world has become a movie directed by Michael Bay.

Or it has become the Mythbusters' testground

The explosion in Texas has already claimed over 40 lives, this isn't reported as much as the 3 deaths in Boston because "it wasn't terrorists". Uh, people still died, a lot actually.

Also, not Waco, it's West, Texas. Not to be confused with west Texas, the city is called west.

(Jayfeather) said:
The explosion in Texas has already claimed over 40 lives, this isn't reported as much as the 3 deaths in Boston because "it wasn't terrorists". Uh, people still died, a lot actually.

Yeah, but "industrial accident" isn't nearly as ratings-grabbing as "terrorist attack". Isn't the modern media wonderful?

I'm at this point just trying to provide relevant info/updates:
The FBI says they have a video that shows one of the suspects leaving a bag at the second explosion site. Through other videos and images, they determined that the other guy was likely associated with him.

The reason that they haven't released the video of him dropping the bag is likely so they can use it during questioning to compare to the suspect's story. Releasing it could make it hard to use as evidence.

Sooo... I just read that the police got one of the two guys who dropped the bass bombs. Apparently (and I emphasize "apparently") they were russian. The dude, who was 19 years old, was hiding inside a covered boat, and his brother was shot earlier that night (dunno if he's still alive). Both were taken to the hospital

Yeah there was something else to it regarding the older brother.

Ones dead, other arrested. The patrol cars paraded down the street while people gathered around the sides of the streets, cheering them on, and was I the only one that felt a sense of déjà vu there?

(Jayfeather) said:
Ones dead, other arrested. The patrol cars paraded down the street while people gathered around the sides of the streets, cheering them on, and was I the only one that felt a sense of déjà vu there?

What?

A witch hunt after the supposed perpetrators and a lynch mob wanting said people dead without any chance of fair trial sound like a deja vu?

Naaaah.

Xch3l said:
Apparently (and I emphasize "apparently") they were russian.

Chechen, actually. Considering the strife over there between Chechnya and Russia, they probably won't appreciate being called "Russians".

so endeth the chase of Chris Dorner 2: Can't Jar the Tsar; Can't Squadcar the Dzhokhar.

(Jayfeather) said:
Ones dead, other arrested. The patrol cars paraded down the street while people gathered around the sides of the streets, cheering them on, and was I the only one that felt a sense of déjà vu there?

if you set a bomb off and killed/injured several people I'd want you dead too.

I heard about some pretty serious stories about cops just busting right on in to people's houses and searching them and their house under duress; Now I know this is an "emergency" and what have you but it sets a dangerous pretense for the future.
Sometimes I worry about America's civil liberties.