Santiago. 1,500 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Some runners who finished the race rushed to the hospital to give blood to the ones injured. Faith in humanity restored Rmpr, Strike and Dion 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James 5,338 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 The photo of the man with his legs blown off is possibly the most shocking thing ive ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Some runners who finished the race rushed to the hospital to give blood to the ones injured. Faith in humanity restoredWow, source?That really gives me hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santiago. 1,500 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Wow, source?That really gives me hope! I caught it on CNN live sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBH 283 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 If runner have gun then this cannot happen Predator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korea 734 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korea 734 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 O yea some of you guys are retarded...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit 3,176 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Meanwhile, US bomb kills 30 at Afghan weddinghttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-125820/US-bomb-kills-30-Afghan-wedding.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Strike 7,527 Posted April 16, 2013 Popular Post! Share Posted April 16, 2013 Meanwhile, US bomb kills 30 at Afghan weddinghttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-125820/US-bomb-kills-30-Afghan-wedding.htmldidn't catch this on CNN. Ankit, CHOULO19, kellzfresh and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santiago. 1,500 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 O yea some of you guys are retarded......Says the man who posts a video from the dark knight as if it has any relevance what so ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korea 734 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Says the man who posts a video from the dark knight as if it has any relevance what so ever HS education at it's best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,187 Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 O yea some of you guys are retarded......Another fine contribution from yourself.Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beirut_Blues 306 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 First off, thoughts with the families and friends of the victims. Very unfortunate scenes. That said, I hate to sound like a cynic (who am I kidding, I love it! ), but it's hardly the big news that people are making it out to be. I mean an explosion like that wouldn't even make the news in Syria, atm. I'm probably just being mean, but I find the overreaction about this very annoying. Why should the lives of people in Boston be worth more than those in Syria, or Mali or Bahrain or Somalia...etc?I don't mean to offend anyone, and if my post does, then I apologize. It's just a philosophical/ethical 'observation'. You have a point but just 1 thing I'd like to point out...bombs goin off at the Boston marathon is different than bombs goin off in Syria or Baghdad at the moment...It is considered "shocking" news in Boston whereas in Syria, Somalia, etc it's just another day (so sad to say and no offence intended)..God Bless.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,187 Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Some horrific photos here, don't click if your squeamish.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/15/boston-explosion-coverage-media-marathon_n_3086929.html?utm_hp_ref=media#slide=2341258 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korea 734 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Another fine contribution from yourself.Keep up the good work.Thanks. I will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 First off, thoughts with the families and friends of the victims. Very unfortunate scenes. That said, I hate to sound like a cynic (who am I kidding, I love it! ), but it's hardly the big news that people are making it out to be. I mean an explosion like that wouldn't even make the news in Syria, atm. I'm probably just being mean, but I find the overreaction about this very annoying. Why should the lives of people in Boston be worth more than those in Syria, or Mali or Bahrain or Somalia...etc?I don't mean to offend anyone, and if my post does, then I apologize. It's just a philosophical/ethical 'observation'. They aren't worth more - we just care more in this country about them because we have deep cultural ties with America. In fact America and Britain simply garner more attention in the news because they have a greater cultural reach.I'm sorry if this is the first you're learning of this, since in a thread about a possible terrorist attack your confusion reached such proportions that you felt compelled to ask such a question whilst bodies were still being dragged off the streets, but that's simply the way the modern world works. It's much like the way people from Lebanon spend time on forums talking about English Premier League teams - our lives, our culture simply have an attraction. It's why people take an interest in them around the world and also why some people want to attack them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvala 2,167 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Guys which "organization" did this? was it Al-Qaida ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,187 Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Guys which "organization" did this? was it Al-Qaida ?No idea as yet but I am sure it will come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I didn't say that more deaths in other places makes this less important. Like I explained in my other posts, my criticism is of the media coverage. If the media give as much coverage to the people dying from hunger in Africa or the unarmed peaceful protesters being killed in Bahrain, then that would raise awareness and get more people to act to stop and limit those death and that would save a lot of people. If you find that so immoral, then I apologize.I won't get into why this over-coverage is bad because it will just cause pointless political debates. And that's not what you wanted when you posted in this thread? Give it a rest.Oh look, those people are getting lots of attention. I don't understand why....it's all so confusing to me. You're not an idiot so don't act like one. You knew exactly what you were doing and you knew the answers to the questions you were asking. If you want to moan about someone, moan about someone like me. I watch the news and the ads in between are targetted at people like me.Unfortunately I'm going to tune in to events that impact people that look like me. You want to know what people like me see when we see people blown up at Marathons? Asics trainers, Adidas windcheaters - I own those and there were people wearing similar things being knocked down by the force of the explosion. People sadly (or not) watch news that impacts on their lives, or on people like them. IEDS in marketplaces in Syria or Iraq are anathema to my way of life. It's not something I have to imagine, so why would I sit through the ads waiting for the next update on a story about that?Now you already knew all this, yet you still asked. When we won the league in 2010, did you ask people why the winners of the Syrian, Iraqi, Pakistan or whatever's league wasn't getting the same media attention? Isn't that unfair, or were you able to understand how the media works in that instance? Rambo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBH 283 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 They aren't worth more - we just care more in this country about them because we have deep cultural ties with America. In fact America and Britain simply garner more attention in the news because they have a greater cultural reach.I'm sorry if this is the first you're learning of this, since in a thread about a possible terrorist attack your confusion reached such proportions that you felt compelled to ask such a question whilst bodies were still being dragged off the streets, but that's simply the way the modern world works. It's much like the way people from Lebanon spend time on forums talking about English Premier League teams - our lives, our culture simply have an attraction. It's why people take an interest in them around the world and also why some people want to attack them.This maybe true but you say it in very arrogant ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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