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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWe need to stop and wait for all the facts.
The web is alive with guesses on what happened in Boston.
But we don't really have a clue about anything. It could be a home grown or it could be some small group that are making a statement for and about a faction it their country. Many people from around the world participate in the Marathon. It could be the IRA celebrating the Death of Thatcher.
The thing is, WE DON"T KNOW. What we all need to do is stop and wait for information. Many people are at work to find the facts. We need to wait, we need not to jump to conclusions.
Let's get facts. let's not add to the fear.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,047 posts)msongs
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(19,768 posts)Lizzie Poppet
(10,164 posts)Every bit as relevant to the Boston situation as your blurt...
ProdigalJunkMail
(12,017 posts)Warpy
(111,383 posts)Third detonation at the JFK Library in Cambridge. No news of any injuries there.
This reeks of homegrown right wing terrorism.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)But at this point there is no way of knowing who or what group are involved.
We have to just let the experts do what they are trained to do.
Warpy
(111,383 posts)but I'm giving it all the 72 hour sniff test, myself.
treestar
(82,383 posts)The desire for certainty seems that strong.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,219 posts)It's a blessing, it's a curse.
quinnox
(20,600 posts)she has been on CNN all day saying whacky stuff, first, that it might be Al queda, and then that maybe all big cities are being targeted. She has been a fear machine.
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Knightraven
(268 posts)But I think Lady Freedom Returns is right. We have to wait.
There is a lot of wild theories are out their right now. Maybe one of them is right. But we won't know till they finish investigating.
And a lot of this stuff is scaring people. We need to do our best to keep reason in the picture.
Cal Carpenter
(4,959 posts)I would suggest that DU may not be the best place to hang out in the meantime.
TimberValley
(318 posts)It's like they become instant pundits.
Wednesdays
(17,450 posts)Kick and Rec.
jimlup
(7,968 posts)Don't start drawing conclusions until we really know more.
What a sad day for the running community of which I am a member :..-(
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)This isnt the neighborhood PTA. I predict a minivan with Alex Jones, Ron Paul, and a FairTax bumpersticker on it
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)It could have been done to hide some other criminal act. To cause chaos to get away with something else.
The point is, we do NOT know. We need to keep fear and suspicion under control to let the officials do their job. If we go and get people think, say, right wing nuts did it. Someone with needed info may not come in and tell them what they saw because who they saw was wearing a "I Love DEMs" shirt on.
We all need to let the officials do their work and not place false info into play.