Boston Marathon bombing anniversary.

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It's hard to believe a year has gone by. The bombings one year anniversary will be April 15th. This years marathon will be run on April 21st.

Security will be overwhelming so don't plan on bringing a knapsack.
 
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velillen

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More "security" =/= being safer. Just going to cost tax payers more to pay all that overtime and outside help.


I couldnt remember the exact date of the bombing but knew it must be soon since the media has started to bring it back into peoples heads by interviewing the survivors and everything
 

Capt Caveman

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Have they built a memorial yet?

I was there today.

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Rudee

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I find it odd that victims of the Bombings got millions of dollars in compensation, where wounded soldiers get only thousands. Even if you didn`t stay overnight in a Boston hospital, you got a chunk of cash. i.e. you were close enough to the bombing that your ears rang temporarily, but suffered no lasting effects, you received compensation.
 

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I find it odd that victims of the Bombings got millions of dollars in compensation, where wounded soldiers get only thousands. Even if you didn`t stay overnight in a Boston hospital, you got a chunk of cash. i.e. you were close enough to the bombing that your ears rang temporarily, but suffered no lasting effects, you received compensation.

Wasn't that money from charitable contributions?
I have wondered why charities for soldiers don't get more money, but I guess people figure they signed up for the possibility of injury.
 

Rudee

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Wasn't that money from charitable contributions?
I have wondered why charities for soldiers don't get more money, but I guess people figure they signed up for the possibility of injury.

Yeah, it was from charitable donations. Boston One Fund. Would be nice if a similar fund was set up for soldiers as well.
 
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The difference is that soldiers sign up for it and accept getting blown up as
part of their job.

Civilians on the other hand.
 

momeNt

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Was there that "Boston Strong" thing going on for the Bruins when they lost the Stanley Cup to the Hawks? Or was the pretty much exclusively for the Red Sox?
 

Capt Caveman

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Yeah, it was from charitable donations. Boston One Fund. Would be nice if a similar fund was set up for soldiers as well.

There are hundreds of charities setup for soldiers, not just a single one like the Boston One Fund for the marathon victims.

I ran in a 5k last Sunday - an annual race where the proceeds for that year go to build/remodel a home for a disabled veteran.
 

z1ggy

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Yeah, it was from charitable donations. Boston One Fund. Would be nice if a similar fund was set up for soldiers as well.

You really can't compare the two. Soldiers sign up for that. It's their job to deal with it.

On the other hand, I don't expect to get my legs blown off today when I leave work.
 

DCal430

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You really can't compare the two. Soldiers sign up for that. It's their job to deal with it.

On the other hand, I don't expect to get my legs blown off today when I leave work.

It is more than that. Look at the Texas fertilizer explosion, their were more deaths and major injuries in that event. Same with the gas pipeline explosion in California a few years back. In the end basically no one gave any charity to these people, and the amount they were able to collect from the responsible parties was very low.

Their were many children badly maimed in the plant explosion, and will need major care for life, but no one cared. No one bothered to help or donate.

So if it it was some sort of accidental explosion, then I am sure no one would have cared about the deaths, and no one would have donated anything.