Explosions at Boston Marathon
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- sureshot0
live stream - Djohar Tsarnaev surrounded
- Ramanisky20
^ the interesting thing and its something I noticed after looking into it is that there aren't any pictures of Jeff Bauman standing upright with his entire body, legs included, shown. There's really only 2
but the Tinfoiled Trolls of course say that these are photoshopped
- i can't find any pictures of my legs either. I must be a lie too.albums
- hahahahaRamanisky2
- pig0
@deathboy
You trolling?
Feeling disconnected from a bombing, be it Boston/Iraq/wherever, is one thing.
But stuff like...
"But i do have to say i found it buzz worthy and entertaining from the regular flow of things."
"I cannot see it mattering anymore than what i might want for dinner."
"Does tragedy striking someone I do not know really have an effect?"...makes you sound like a jaded, solipsistic cunt. You seriously need some human connection in your life.
- nb0
^ Whoa, whoa. I was joking, in order to make a point:
It is interesting how quickly a general outrage forms over this magazine cover while there is virtually zero outrage over endless television news cycles dedicated to this event.
Clearly, Rolling Stone's intent was to stir up controversy. We can at least hope that their intent was to get people to read the article, which I'm sure they feel is an important issue that needs to be discussed in a rational manner.
But, let's say this is just a ploy to sell magazines. Let's assume for a moment that it's completely tactless, and that even the editors at Rolling Stone are entirely doing it for the money.
If that were true, it would mean simply that they have been brought down to the level of television news. The news broadcasts that you see are not meant to inform you of anything. They'll show images of dying people, images of scared people, interviews with scared and affected bystanders. They'll discuss how this affects all Americans, and remind you that you should be afraid, too. And they'll add dramatic music and graphics. Read that again: THEY ADD IN DRAMATIC MUSIC AND GRAPHICS. They'll tell you to go online and add your comments. They'll brainstorm for the best hashtag to draw in an audience from the internet. And they'll remind you that they will "stay with the story" and give you every gory detail as it develops. "Follow us on Facebook and Twitter" so you don't miss a single moment of the excitement.
The television news is doing it ENTIRELY to attract viewers, to keep people glued to their TV or their computer. It is the number one goal of television news. It is entertainment for a people who are so desensitized of violent images, that they are now only afraid of violence and gore that is real. Even if the actual threat to their personal safety is extremely low. Very few aspects of the story are news. The television fills it's hours with mostly commentary and discussions that are designed to stir up an emotional response and hold your attention.
Sure, Rolling Stone put his image on the cover. Maybe they did it for the wrong reasons, it's hard to know. But it's interesting how the majority reacts with outrage while at the same time ignoring what is happening every single day on their TV.
- News coverage is different than a Rock n' Roll magazine when it comes to reporting.monospaced
- We EXPECT his face on the news, but not on Rolling Stone, y'hear?monospaced
- As a TV subscriber, I can change the channel. As a Rolling Stone subscriber, I'm forced to have his face on the cover.monospaced
- Oh, Rolling Stone has been doing political commentary and reporting on current events since the 1970s..nb
- http://en.wikipedia.…nb
- Also, you can throw away the cover or the whole magazine. You can't argue that you're being forced to look at it.nb
- Yes, of course. But it's NOT the same as TV News, which you're comparing it to!monospaced
- I'm suggesting that if they are doing it for the money, they are no worse than TV news. So why the outrage?nb
- Because people buy Rolling Stone to read about music, NOT the fucking terrorist daily newsmonospaced
- Good write up nbidentity
- Except that Rolling Stone has had political coverage in every single issue since the 70s.nb
- And plenty of Rolling Stone subscribers are interested in the political commentary that it provides.nb
- GeorgesIV0
hey pig, deathboy, etc
For all intensive purposes I think you are ALL wrong.In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go.
Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it's a peach of cake.
- well, that was a waist of thymeFax_Benson
- Hehepig
- this post is amazingBaskerviIle
- hahaha... wtf?goldieboy
- old old copy pastaGeorgesIV
- Savedpig
- bwaaaahhahahahacruddlebub
- Georges = Gandhiutopian
- Thats straight out of Ricky's mouth from Trailer Park Boys!cbass99
- instrmntl0
Was thinking it was too intact as well. I imagine there's residue etc that indicate it as the source. They're pretty good at that (or at least I'd like to think).
- I would think bomb residue is all over everything at the scene.CygnusZero4
- You can tell the source. Just like you can determine the source of a fire in a burnt out husk of a building.ETM
- dbloc0
clusterfuck
- teh0
- ohhhhhsnap0
Does anyone have clients in Boston?
- hans_glib0
I think what deathboy is alluding to is that when people get blown up in some far off country there's a tendency to shrug our shoulders and say "Oh dear". But when it happens nearer to home (or at home) it suddenly becomes a big deal. But actually when you look at it objectively, the outrages are the same.
As someone who lived through the IRA bombings in London, remembering the US lack of interest in - and in some cases, support for - those events compared with the outrage that is caused when it happens there (Waco, Boston etc), I can understand his viewpoint.
And of course the media is all over it. Explosions look great on tv - much more interesting than some politician blathering on about something no-one really cares about. Sad but true.
- but it's not supposed to happen to us,
you know, we have freedomGeorgesIV - or say London's economic center VS Belfast... :pkingsteven
- exactlyhans_glib
- deathboy is not totally wrong but maybe some sentences are too much.oey
- What you're talking about is the Identifiable Victim effect, of course we're going to be more concerned with what happens in our own neighborhood.Josev
- in our own neighborhood. That doesnt mean we shouldnt be ore concerned with what's happening to others in the world, but it explains why there's such concern here.Josev
- world, but it explains why we have so much concern here.Josev
- but it's not supposed to happen to us,
- IRNlun60
reports of shots fired in the area
- instrmntl0
It bothers me that they didn't read him his Miranda right, ie won't be allowed to have an attorney and go through the regular means of due process. As much as I want this kid to talk, and be punished to the full extent by the law, he should have the same rights. We're slowly slipping into Guantanamo treatment for anyone if the crime excedes a certain threshold.
- dude, Boston...albums
- I know his crimes are heinous and unthinkable, and I'm in no way defending them or their actions. They're completely deplorable.instrmntl
- deplorable.instrmntl
- it's pretty clear to me that this guy deserves anything they want to do to his ass at this point...prophetone
- he took things to another level, and as such should expect some next level interrogation at the very leastprophetone
- and i'm a happy, peace-loving canadianprophetone
- ...and, what if this is not over yet and there are other planned bombings and he is allowed to not talk?prophetone
- True. I live in NY and definitely dont want any repeats of this.instrmntl
- Article in NY Times
http://www.nytimes.c…instrmntl
- kingsteven0
seems like such a small explosion ... more like a grenade than a bomb. absolutely horrible that it caused so much carnage. if you think about the size of the canary warf bombing in comparison (similar fatality/ injury count) these sort of attacks are a really terrifying prospect...
- pig0
Police think Tsarnaev could be listening into police scanners online to stay ahead of them.
Police want to catch him before nightfall so he doesn't have cover of darkness, "the clock is ticking with 10 hours of daylight left". Sheesh, sounds like a level on Metal Gear or something.
- CALLES0
Set up a bong and rice Krispy treats.he will be out in a sec
- Fuck, no bong or Krispy treats!!!IRNlun6
- Shit, they might have him cornered.IRNlun6
- it's 4/19 todaymonospaced
- benfal990
Lets not forget the chapter one: he posed a bomb in crowd of innocent people and killed child and adults and seriously fuck the life of dozens of other people.
Think about it when you start seeing him as a victim of the "bad american system"
- CygnusZero40
Its believed that those guys with the ear pieces and tan pants were hired as private security to help out. That pic was created before we know who actually did it. They obviously didnt. They look like private security to me. There isnt nearly enough Boston police employees to police an event like this.
Private security companies and even just guys that are capable are often hired to help out.
