Posted by baseball55 on April 16, 2013, at 19:38:17
In reply to Re: Boston Marathon 2 Dead !!!!!!Explosions!!! » poser938, posted by Phillipa on April 16, 2013, at 1:12:53
A neighbor of mine who rides bikes with my husband once a week lost his 8 year old son. His younger daughter lost a leg and his wife got a nail in her brain and is in critical care. 170 people are estimated to be injured, many critically, and 3 people died immediately. All day long, the police have had my neighbor's street blocked off to keep the media out. It's devastating anyway when things like this happens, but particularly when they happen to someone you know.
My husband and I were talking tonight and said, we hope they find the person who did this. He said, if they do, they should just kill him, not bother with the public expense of a trial. This is very unlike my husband, but it's so infuriating that someone would do this at such a feel good event.
The marathon isn't at all competitive. Nobody cares about the winners. People line the streets all afternoon urging on the latecomers -- just a mile left, you can do it. It's a blast to watch.
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