Explosions at Boston Marathon

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by molson

So we know the identities of the 3 confirmed fatalities, and yet people on my facebook feed are still posting and buying into all of these sappy tribute stories about other "victims": "8-year old Sarah just ran the Boston Marathon to honor the victims of Sandy Hook. She was killed before she could finish," "Jim was planning to propose to his girlfriend as she crossed the finish line - instead, she died in his arms."

The hoax on the little girl actually slipped by me when it first made the rounds this morning. Had a major "doh" moment when someone else snopes'ed that one. I didn't share/repost or nothing but still, I felt stupid for not catching it sooner.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

The hoax on the little girl actually slipped by me when it first made the rounds this morning. Had a major "doh" moment when someone else snopes'ed that one. I didn't share/repost or nothing but still, I felt stupid for not catching it sooner.

Facebook has made me so cynical. I don't believe any story until we actually see people there/people who actually know recounting it.

[Young Drachma]

Not sure I understand why they're reporting which hospitals have injured victims and what condition they're in. I mean, I suppose people want to know, but just seems like a security risk? I dunno...

[Draft Dodger]

yeah, I'm the same way. and there are certain people who share things that I'm skeptical of even if they may be true, since they are repeat idiot offenders

(this was in response to GrantDawg)

[cartman]

Originally Posted by Young Drachma

Not sure I understand why they're reporting which hospitals have injured victims and what condition they're in. I mean, I suppose people want to know, but just seems like a security risk? I dunno...

Or maybe a ploy to see if they can get a suspect to show up to multiple hospitals to observe the results of his crime.

edit: sorry, quoted the wrong post originally

[BrianD]

Originally Posted by Young Drachma

Not sure I understand why they're reporting which hospitals have injured victims and what condition they're in. I mean, I suppose people want to know, but just seems like a security risk? I dunno...

I wondered the same thing. This seems like the kind of thing that doesn't need to be reported. Give the numbers, but not the locations.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by cartman

Or maybe a ploy to see if they can get a suspect to show up to multiple hospitals to observe the results of his crime.

Maybe I shouldn't have gone on a 'Criminal Minds' watching frenzy this past weekend.

[daverick]

A Few Bad Men - By Max Abrahms | Foreign Policy

[claphamsa]

They xrayed me this AM on the way into the office...Like Xraying people with top secret clearances will make us safer...

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Here's my friend's write up about his experience........

The Boston Marathon Is Old, Stained And Unbreakable | GregHallKC

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

dola

Pretty interesting stuff here. Someone on the internet went through photos of the crowd and found someone carrying a bag just like the one that was used for the bombing. May be just a coincidence that he's carrying the same bag, but still pretty interesting.

LiveLeak.com - Possible Boston Marathon bomber? - My findings

I'm guessing they'll eventually find the person through pictures. Just no way that person wasn't photographed at some point.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

double dola

Before and after of the second explosion site.....

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Here's my friend's write up about his experience........

The Boston Marathon Is Old, Stained And Unbreakable | GregHallKC

Great write up

[molson]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

dola

Pretty interesting stuff here. Someone on the internet went through photos of the crowd and found someone carrying a bag just like the one that was used for the bombing. May be just a coincidence that he's carrying the same bag, but still pretty interesting.

LiveLeak.com - Possible Boston Marathon bomber? - My findings

I'm guessing they'll eventually find the person through pictures. Just no way that person wasn't photographed at some point.

I know the FBI has requested copies of any video anyone took in the vicinity of the finish line. I'm sure before long they'll have a crazy 360 video representation of every square inch of the area.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by molson

I know the FBI has requested copies of any video anyone took in the vicinity of the finish line. I'm sure before long they'll have a crazy 360 video representation of every square inch of the area.

When I was looking at what he had done, I felt like I was looking at a real-life 'Where's Waldo?'. The third pic where he found the guy was pretty impressive. Thank God for hi-def photos.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

double dola

Before and after of the second explosion site.....

If that really is the bomb, it's a blessing it didn't go off earlier.

[JonInMiddleGA]

At least a couple of things seems wrong about that particular pic (based on what I've read/heard).

1) there's no obvious damage to the mail box, at least not the extent you would expect if that was literally ground zero

2)FBI special agent in charge said yesterday "... it was determined that both of the explosives were placed in a dark colored nylon bag or backpack." a statement that came after they did reconstructions at Quantico.

[Butter]

Yeah, I was going to say that was one kick-ass mailbox.

[Subby]

Tree in New England also looking good.

[Qwikshot]

There is blast damage on that mail box though.

[molson]

It's hard to tell. It's not a powerful bomb, wherever it was. It only knocked over two of those temporary fence things.

[GrantDawg]

How the heck did Fox 5 Atlanta end up with the crime scene pics of the pressure cookers?

[Ronnie Dobbs3]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

dola

Pretty interesting stuff here. Someone on the internet went through photos of the crowd and found someone carrying a bag just like the one that was used for the bombing. May be just a coincidence that he's carrying the same bag, but still pretty interesting.

LiveLeak.com - Possible Boston Marathon bomber? - My findings

I'm guessing they'll eventually find the person through pictures. Just no way that person wasn't photographed at some point.

Pretty sure his name is Richard Jewell.

If this is your thing you can find about ten different suspects here: http://www.reddit.com/r/findbostonbombers/

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by molson

It's hard to tell. It's not a powerful bomb, wherever it was. It only knocked over two of those temporary fence things.

Yeah, this wasn't a bomb powerful enough to do major infrastructure damage. It was more a simple anti-personnel mine.

[GoldenEagle]

The worse Facebook share I have seen yet is the one that shows a teacher who died in the Newton shooting and one who allegedly died in the Boston Marsthon bombing. Of course, today we find out that the third death was a Chinense national. It is just amazing the stuff people will believe.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Ronnie Dobbs3

Pretty sure his name is Richard Jewell.

If this is your thing you can find about ten different suspects here: Dedicated to helping find the bomber(s)

That place is looking a little scary. But, the pics of the circuit board suggesting that it was a RC controller is very interesting.

[Ronnie Dobbs3]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

At least a couple of things seems wrong about that particular pic (based on what I've read/heard).

1) there's no obvious damage to the mail box, at least not the extent you would expect if that was literally ground zero

2)FBI special agent in charge said yesterday "... it was determined that both of the explosives were placed in a dark colored nylon bag or backpack." a statement that came after they did reconstructions at Quantico.

This is not the bomb. If it went off how would the railing wrap around the mailbox.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

How the heck did Fox 5 Atlanta end up with the crime scene pics of the pressure cookers?

This is probably a clue

The FOX 5 I-Team's sources say these and more pictures have been distributed to key investigators involved in the bomb investigation.

[molson]

List of dead/injured, which will be updated as they get more info. Quite a few lost limbs. Jeff Bauman Jr. is the guy from the photo with the lost legs being wheeled out by Carlos Arredondo (who pinched Bauman's femoral artery to stop the bleeding - that may have saved his life, he's in stable condition now).

Marathon Bombing Victims - Boston.com

Meet Jeff Bauman: Boston Bombing Victim In Graphic Wheelchair Photo Now In Stable Condition

[Ronnie Dobbs3]

Apparently CNN just scrolled Boston officials say 'substantial progress' made in bombing investigation ... Source: 'this is significant'"

[Ronnie Dobbs3]

At work so reliant on reports of people watching, but they apparently said they have the bomber placing the second bomb on video from a department store camera.

[GrantDawg]

The Boston Globe ‏@BostonGlobe 1m BREAKING NEWS: Source: Authorities have an image of a suspect carrying, and perhaps dropping, a black bag at the second bombing scene.

[Ronnie Dobbs3]

Apparently significant State Police activity at MIT in the past hour, could be unrelated.

edit: unrelated, apparently

[molson]

Both the significant progress thing and the suspect thing (which goes beyond just a video, and goes as far as "identified a suspect") are being reported by CNN's John King. That's more credible than 99% of reporting on this, but hopefully the relevant authorities will themselves put something on the record soon.

[cartman]

I wonder what the impact would be if it were someone from 4Chan that made the identification.

[Galaxy]

Originally Posted by molson

I know the FBI has requested copies of any video anyone took in the vicinity of the finish line. I'm sure before long they'll have a crazy 360 video representation of every square inch of the area.

Does Boston have police/traffic cameras at traffic lights and on light poles?

[molson]

Originally Posted by Galaxy

Does Boston have police/traffic cameras at traffic lights and on light poles?

As far as I know, there's some (nothing like the UK though), but in the business surveillance cameras in that part of town have to have a pretty broad reach all by themselves.

[cartman]

AP reporting that an arrest imminent, and the suspect will be arraigned shortly after.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by Galaxy

Does Boston have police/traffic cameras at traffic lights and on light poles?

Surveillance video from the Lord & Taylor store is reportedly where they have footage of the suspect.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by cartman

I wonder what the impact would be if it were someone from 4Chan that made the identification.

They'd be even more full of themselves than they already are?

SI

[Galaxy]

An arrest has been made.

[spleen1015]

Originally Posted by cartman

AP reporting that an arrest imminent, and the suspect will be arraigned shortly after.

CNN is reporting that an arrest has been made.

[molson]

Originally Posted by cartman

I wonder what the impact would be if it were someone from 4Chan that made the identification.

Well, if the guy identified by whoever posted the photos above is not the guy the police ultimately identified/arrested, I'm sure that will be suspect of conspiracy theories forever.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

They'd be even more full of themselves than they already are?

SI

Considering the close link between 4Chan and Anonymous, and law enforcement's disdain for Anonymous's tactics, it would be interesting to see how it would play out.

[Young Drachma]

@Reuters - Boston Marathon bomb investigators do not yet have name of suspect they believe was seen in...

There is lots of conflicting information on what they actually have/know. We'll see.

[molson]

And then there was the "Saudi national" running from the scene, and the other one that was being "guarded" at the hospital.

We'll see though - if we can't trust CNN's headlines there's basically no point to following any breaking news.

[GrantDawg]

NBC is standing by no arrest, only leads.

[HerRealName]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

NBC is standing by no arrest, only leads.

CNN sticking with the arrest report. Says law enforcement briefing at 5PM.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by HerRealName

CNN sticking with the arrest report. Says law enforcement briefing at 5PM.

It is going to be interesting to see who is right. It is almost like NBC is trying to counter every CNN update.

[HerRealName]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

It is going to be interesting to see who is right. It is almost like NBC is trying to counter every CNN update.

Also just reported that the suspect was picked up by US Marshalls and taken to Federal Courthouse. I believe they said that was reported by AP.