# Boston Marathon Explosions **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 15, 2013, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007 "2013-04-15T12:20:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![STR8\_H8N](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/str8_h8n/32/6088_2.png) [@STR8\_H8N](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STR8_H8N)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/21 "2013-04-15T12:43:17Z")
![https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH6kFLDCQAAcSDO.jpg:large](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BH6kFLDCQAAcSDO.jpg:large) ---
**Author:** ![Terry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/terry/32/7207_2.png) [@Terry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Terry)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/22 "2013-04-15T12:44:03Z")
Holy shit. This stuff isn’t supposed to happen here. Wouldn’t foreign typically go the suicide route? If they found another device that’s probably not the case. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/23 "2013-04-15T12:44:10Z")
I am seeing a lot of injuries reported… doesn’t appear that any deaths are being reported yet. I guess that’s somewhat optimistic? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/24 "2013-04-15T12:44:36Z")
> [@bing](#): > > frig you guys are even more desensitized to this stuff than i am… what with the cracking of jokes already. I have friends and family there… That doesn’t change anything about US policies. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/25 "2013-04-15T12:45:09Z")
That’s unrea Fuck this world for real. People are awful ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/26 "2013-04-15T12:46:11Z")
Gun control didn’t stop this attack? I thought we would all just get along once there was a 7 round limit. Not making light of the attack really Bing, more making fun of the flawed theories being thrown around in the US today. ---
**Author:** ![juicedz4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedz4/32/5051_2.png) [@juicedz4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juicedz4)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/27 "2013-04-15T12:46:34Z")
Im wondering if this was supposed to be bigger than it actually was and there are more bombs yet to be discovered. Also that last pic, ugh. Dan ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/28 "2013-04-15T12:46:53Z")
4-15 = Tax day? Boston tea party? …Just blame storming. Who knows? ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/29 "2013-04-15T12:49:50Z")
had to check this old story, no date similarities: > **[2007 Boston Mooninite panic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Boston_bomb_scare)** > > The 2007 Boston Mooninite panic occurred on Wednesday, January 31, 2007, after the Boston Police Department and the Boston Fire Department mistakenly identified battery-powered LED placards resembling two "Mooninite" characters from the Adult Swim animated television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force as improvised explosive devices. Placed throughout Boston, Massachusetts, and the surrounding cities of Cambridge and Somerville, these devices were part of a guerrilla marketing advertising campai The i... ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/30 "2013-04-15T12:50:24Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > I am seeing a lot of injuries reported… doesn’t appear that any deaths are being reported yet. I guess that’s somewhat optimistic? it happened less than 2 hours ago, probably not enough time to release official deaths… from those pictures i don’t think we’ll be that lucky. ---
**Author:** ![TsiTalon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tsitalon/32/5012_2.png) [@TsiTalon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TsiTalon)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/31 "2013-04-15T12:51:02Z")
My god. I cant even imagine running 20+ miles to witness that. I would not be able to move let alone navigate a frantic crowd. Crazy! ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/32 "2013-04-15T12:51:06Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > 4-15 = Tax day? Boston tea party? …Just blame storming. I doubt it considering it wasn’t really targeting the government. ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/33 "2013-04-15T12:51:30Z")
Fox and CBS are reporting at least three dead ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/34 "2013-04-15T12:56:26Z")
Wasn’t the 26th mile of the race dedicated to Sandy Hook? ---
**Author:** ![juicedz4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedz4/32/5051_2.png) [@juicedz4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juicedz4)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/35 "2013-04-15T12:58:12Z")
> [@fairgentleman Z](#): > > Wasn’t the 26th mile of the race dedicated to Sandy Hook? Yes. thats what I read as well. Dan ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/36 "2013-04-15T12:58:36Z")
> **[26-Mile Marker Honors Sandy Hook Victims](https://www.runnersworld.com/races/26-mile-marker-honors-sandy-hook-victims)** > > The 26-mile marker of this year's Boston Marathon has been designed to honor the 26 victims of last December's shooting at Sandy Hook. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/37 "2013-04-15T13:01:51Z")
Holy! ---
**Author:** ![Terry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/terry/32/7207_2.png) [@Terry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Terry)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/38 "2013-04-15T13:03:22Z")
Just read that a bunch of Sandy Hook families were in the VIP section at the finish line…right near the explosion. ☹ > **[Explosions At The Boston Marathon; 3 Dead, Scores Injured](https://deadspin.com/explosions-reported-at-the-boston-marathon-473008941)** > > Minutes after two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon at 2:50 p.m., reports started rolling in. We began this post soon after, with chronological updates continuing through the evening. Some photos might be graphic. ---
**Author:** ![sobo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sobo/32/5267_2.png) [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/39 "2013-04-15T13:08:17Z")
Jesus… My condolences to anyone who was caught up in this. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007/40 "2013-04-15T13:08:19Z")
BPD is confirming 2 dead and at least 10 amputations…this is terrible. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/boston-marathon-explosions/230007.md?page=3)