Breaking: Explosion at Boston Marathon [2 dead, many injured] - Polidicks

One of the two that were killed was an eight year old child. [url]https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/323926256880082944[/url]

it's really surreal. im in NYC right now (visiting), and there are police EVERYWHERE. didnt find out why until i got to my hotel room

"Federal authorities classify the bombings as a terrorist attack, a law enforcement official said."

Thank god, I just got in touch with my friend who goes to BU. He's alright.

So many late links...

[QUOTE=NicoleEmilid;40295284]"Federal authorities classify the bombings as a terrorist attack, a law enforcement official said."[/QUOTE] Now, does a "Law Enforcement Official" mean some beat cop on the street, or the Chief of Police? Don't believe that so easily.

[QUOTE=archangel125;40295136]It's like some people are getting off on the gore.[/QUOTE] It isn't every day things like this happen, it's interesting.

Scanner says there was a phone call from 175 Blossom

[QUOTE=Dacheet;40295226]Not exactly the most sensitive thread title...[/QUOTE] Who the FUCK made it say "Boston Massacre" That wasn't my doing. I don't like the word Massacre, and I wanted to keep the title as non-sensational as possible.

[QUOTE=FlubberNugget;40295181]i can't believe people think that's more than a small coincidence this attack was obviously quite planned, and that post doesn't even go in to detail about anything it's just a joke[/QUOTE] I'm aware that is almost certainly a coincidence, but sometimes they aren't. Like the Virginia Mall Shooting that happened less than a week ago. Just not going to assume it [B]can't[/B] be. Also, apparently my sister's boyfriend's mom finished the Marathon not long before the bomb went off. She's okay though, and the dad is okay too.

Just noticed the title, what the Christ?

[QUOTE=cueballv2themax;40295306]Who the FUCK made it say "Boston Massacre" That wasn't my doing. I don't like the word Massacre, and I wanted to keep the title as non-sensational as possible.[/QUOTE] Yeah he definitely didn't make it say that, it was just V2 what the fuck mods?

[QUOTE=archangel125;40295298]Now, does a "Law Enforcement Official" mean some beat cop on the street, or the Chief of Police? Don't believe that so easily.[/QUOTE] Official usually means somebody higher up.

[QUOTE=Webby2020;40295326]Official usually means somebody higher up.[/QUOTE] Not where the news is concerned.

change that fucking title holy shit

[QUOTE=cueballv2themax;40295306]Who the FUCK made it say "Boston Massacre" That wasn't my doing. I don't like the word Massacre, and I wanted to keep the title as non-sensational as possible.[/QUOTE] Pretty sure mods can silently edit titles without it showing in edit logs.

[QUOTE=EnlightenDead;40295139]I wish people would stop saying this. Just because some guy blows a bunch of people up does not in any way mean this world is messed up. That singular PERSON is messed up, or the PEOPLE who did it, not the whole world.[/QUOTE] "I'm seeing a lot of people posting that humanity sucks. I disagree. The bomber sucks. The "humanity" is the outpouring of help and support."

Whatever mod changed the title is an asshole.

seriously, why would a mod want to do that, the title was just fine, who the fuck

Which mod was the distasteful one who changed it?

This is real fucked up. I need to go lay down.

Dat title. GG mods.

[QUOTE=wickedplayer494;40295335]Pretty sure mods can silently edit titles without it showing in edit logs.[/QUOTE] I was gonna say, shouldn't it say who edited the title in the event log?

also seriously fuck that title, somebody change it back

Hey, whatever mod changed the title just flew into scumbag territory.

[QUOTE=Jurikuer;40295057]Takes more than 30 minutes to make, plant, and detonate two bombs without being spotted.[/QUOTE] So much wrong with this. Because you can't make the bombs earlier right? You can't place them in an easy to carry suitcase. You can't drop them off in a large crowed right? You can't walk away and "forget" them there right? If you have the devices made it does not take that long to walk into a giant crowed, drop a bag off, look at the time, walk away forgetting the bag and disappearing without a trace.

Doesn't show who changed it in the edit history...?

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;40295338]Whatever mod changed the title is an asshole.[/QUOTE] contradicting assholes. Best wishes go out to all those in Boston.

[QUOTE=ewitwins;40295351]I was gonna say, shouldn't it say who edited the title in the event log?[/QUOTE] It actually used to: [url]http://facepunch.com/fp_events.php?type=rename[/url] For whatever reason though, thread renames don't trigger a "rename" event in the EL anymore. Neither does "toobig", which would be handy with the new post limit.

Now said mod bans us all for thread derailment.