O/T - Explosions at the Boston Marathon

[RCMcKenzie]

It sounds like they got one of the idiots and he's dead and the other is on the run.

[atx840]

The scanner is really busy, they mentioned suspects names and waiting for daylight to come...slowly sweeping area.

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

It sounds like they got one of the idiots and he's dead and the other is on the run.

From what I hear, at least one is arrested and at least one is running. I'll fight the urge to post from here out, rather than play the same role as the CNN/MSNBC reporters are doing now.

Totally OT, but I jUst remember jack--ses like Geraldo reporting an army unit's attack plan during invasion of Iraq... stuff like "and C company is going to swing to the North in a flanking maneuver". Sometimes these guys need time to read a well scripted/produced and telemprompted broadcast rather than speculate

[itjclarke]

well.. I'm already guily of over speculation.. the suspect/the naked guy has been released. Yes one suspect is dead, one on the run. NOW- I will stop posting

[Matthew H]

Reporter just said "this has been a six hour crime odesessy".

It looks they've run out of real stuff to report, I'm going to sleep.

[brookdodger55]

Suspect 1 killed other on the loose as of 7 am east coast time

[barrysloate]

Entire city of Boston is in lockdown...that is unprecedented for a major American city.

[bbcarddan]

Crazy crazy stuff! I hope they catch this other suspect alive, not that I want him alive just to get some answers from him!
My thoughts and Prayers going out to the officers wounded and killed and for the hope that no other innocent people get hurt by this terrorist!
News says suspect is 19 years old how do you get so much hate in you in only 19 years? I have a daughter his age that is just so unfathomable to me!

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Entire city of Boston is in lockdown...that is unprecedented for a major American city.

Where does this stuff come from? I just read through today's posts in this thread (I don't have television), then went out and bought a newspaper.

There is almost no correlation

All these crappy constant news feeds you guys are confused over, sensationalizing this situation as if it's a Lifetime t.v. show, with very little journalistic integrity, is exactly why I got rid of my television the first time.