Boston Marathon bombed

[Tony L]

Thaty sucks. Hope they catch the buggers.

http://www.rightnow.io/breaking-news/bo ... 10194.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[jeffsmith]

What the fuck is wrong with the world?

[berley]

What the fuck is wrong with the world?

It really seems it's going to hell extra fast the past 6 months or so, doesn't it?

[chalmers]

I think overall, things are getting better. Sure, there are shitty days and shitty people, but I'm very optimistic.

[berley]

I think overall, things are getting better. Sure, there are shitty days and shitty people, but I'm very optimistic.

Chris, you're definitely a glass is half (or even, mostly)-full kind of guy!

I think it definitely feels worse mostly because of a lot that's happened lately with violence and kids... but I'm digressing big time.

[mr x]

I think overall, things are getting better. Sure, there are shitty days and shitty people, but I'm very optimistic.

hmmmm, I just read the Dance of Red link in the Rehteah Parsons thread. I've never been more mortified about life in Nova Scotia. Seriously.

[chalmers]

Patton says it better than I could have.

[mr x]

What would he say if there were a few million people dead? Because it is quite possible the people responsible want to do that.

[chalmers]

I can't speak for him, but I'd say the same thing if there were a million dead. I have empathy for the victims and families of victims, and I realize that there is a tiny minority of the world that wants to do harm to others.
I think that the overwhelming majority of people are decent, loving, caring individuals.
I stand by my statement that life is getting for people rather than worse.
</Not sarcastic chalmers, dangerously close to naive/hippie chalmers>

[derek]

I'm with Chris. I really believe the world is slowly getting better. Sure, there are religious zealots who'd love to kill millions - but right now, we don't have a single government in the world that seems capable of it (and that includes both Iran and North Korea), which is a huge change from most of the 20th century. On the other end of the scale, violent crime rates (despite how it seems in Halifax) are steadily going down across North America.

We have morons supporting rapists - but we have high school students pledging not to let it happen again. In my day, the kids aided and abetted - either by participating or staying quiet.

[Tim Gregory]

I think sometimes it seems like things are getting worse because in the information age we hear about everything that happens immediately. But I think history shows that people have been finding crazy excuses to hurt other people for most of human history. Hopefully more knowledge of all the shitty things that go on will lead to improvement.

[mr x]

We have morons supporting rapists - but we have high school students pledging not to let it happen again. In my day, the kids aided and abetted - either by participating or staying quiet.

We have a very different view of what happened and is now happening. Your day appears to be our day.

A tiny minority can do a lot of damage. It doesn't matter if there's many good people.

[Jimmy]

They supposedly have the 2nd guy trapped in a building right now

Live police scanner:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ma-rt-9-window-cam" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[mr x]

You takin' dead or alive?

[Jimmy]

He's gonna be dead...can't see him coming out alive no matter what.

[mr x]

I figure he blows himself up. I bet they want him alive though.

[Jimmy]

http://boston.cbslocal.com/live-video/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[LiverDance]

He's on a boat

[LeafMan66_67]

I figure he blows himself up. I bet they want him alive though.

I'm with X - betting he blows himself up before they get him. Hope the boat owner has a bit of insurance!

[Jimmy]

They brought him in alive.

[mr x]

I guess he saw the pic of his brother on reddit.

http://i.imgur.com/0U0ozqt.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Jimmy]

[jeffsmith]

He's definitely loving being in front of the camera. Not sure about the guy in the pic above though…

[Jimmy]

He's definitely loving being in front of the camera. Not sure about the guy in the pic above though…