Boston Marathon explosions
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wingstu, care to elucidate further on your post as i am slightly confused as to your post, comment and the use of a rolling with laughter smillie in reference to the thread discussion.
Very sad news indeed 
RT, I don't think Winstoo means any disrespect as the smiley is part of his automatic signature and bears no reference to the subject of this thread.
RT, I don't think Winstoo means any disrespect as the smiley is part of his automatic signature and bears no reference to the subject of this thread.
Biker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. Like Biker, I'm extremely angry and frustrated at the depth of depravity that humanity can sink to. But the following quote I lifted from FB reminds me that I still have hope:
" I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, "Well, I've had it with humanity."
But I was wrong. I don't know what's going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem. One human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.
...
But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. (Thanks FAKE Gallery founder and owner Paul Kozlowski for pointing this out to me). This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in awhile, the wiring of a tiny sliver of the species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.
But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.
So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."
" I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, "Well, I've had it with humanity."
But I was wrong. I don't know what's going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem. One human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.
...
But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. (Thanks FAKE Gallery founder and owner Paul Kozlowski for pointing this out to me). This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in awhile, the wiring of a tiny sliver of the species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.
But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evil doers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.
So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."
Well you aren't reading it right are you. The bit at the bottom is my sig line, a bit like you have
And I jumped back too soon...Apologies i now see it is your post scriptum wingstoo.
Senseless beyond belief. I don't understand how people can do such a thing. My most sincere condolences to the victims and their families.
Let's hope that the US don't have to endure any further attacks, sadly we tend to forget that the UK endured some four decades of such attacks killing many many hundreds of civilians and servicemen! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_Great_Britain 1970s
- 1971 12 January: Two bombs explode at the house of government minister Robert Carr. This attack was one of 25 carried out by the Angry Brigade between August 1970 and August 1971. The Bomb Squad was established at Scotland Yard in January 1971 to target the group, and they were apprehended in August of that year.[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][2][/SUP]
- 1971 31 October: A bomb explodes in the Post Office Tower in London causing extensive damage but no injuries. The "Kilburn Battalion" of the IRA claimed responsibility for the explosion.[SUP][3][/SUP]
- 1972 22 February: The Official Irish Republican Army kills seven civilians in the Aldershot bombing.
- 1972 19 September: The group Black September post a letter bomb to the Israeli embassy in London killing an Israeli diplomat.[SUP][4][/SUP]
- 1973 In 1973 The Provisional IRA exploded a car bomb in the street outside the Old Bailey. A shard of glass is preserved as a reminder, embedded in the wall at the top of the main stairs.
- 1973 10 September: The Provisional IRA set off bombs at London's King's Cross Station and Euston Station injuring 21 people.[SUP][5][/SUP]
- 1974 4 February: Eight Soldiers and 4 civilians are killed by the Provisional IRA in the M62 coach bombing.
- 1974 17 June: The Provisional IRA plant a bomb which explodes at the Houses of Parliament, causing extensive damage and injuring 11 people.[SUP][6][/SUP]
- 1974 5 October: Guildford pub bombing by the Provisional IRA leaves 4 off duty soldiers and a civilian dead and 44 injured.
- 1974 22 October: A bomb planted by the Provisional IRA explodes in London injuring 3 people.[SUP][7][/SUP]
- 1974 21 November: The Birmingham pub bombings, 21 killed and 182 injured.
- 1974 18 December: Bomb planted by IRA in the run up to Christmas in one of Bristol's most popular shopping districts explodes injuring 17 people.[SUP][8][/SUP]
- 1975 November 27: IRA gunmen assassinate political activist and television personality Ross McWhirter.[SUP][9][/SUP]
- 1978 December 17: Another bomb planted by the IRA aimed at the Christmas shoppers in Bristol takes out the department store Maggs injuring seven people.[SUP][10][/SUP]
- 1979 30 March: Airey Neave killed when a car bomb exploded under his car as he drove out of the Palace of Westminster car park. The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) claimed responsibility for the killing.
- 1979 27 August: 18 British soldiers are killed in the Warrenpoint Ambush. Provisional IRA claimed responsibility.
- 1980 30 April: The Iranian Embassy Siege where a six-man terrorist team held the building for six days until the hostages were rescued by a raid by the SAS which was broadcast live on TV.
- 1981 10 October: The IRA detonates a bomb outside the Chelsea Barracks, killing two and injuring 39.
- 1981 26 October: The IRA bombs a Wimpy Bar on Oxford Street, killing Kenneth Howorth, the Metropolitan Police explosives officer attempting to defuse it.
- 1982 June: Abu Nidal kills the Israeli ambassador in London.[SUP][11][/SUP]
- 1982 20 July: The Hyde Park and Regents Park bombings in London by the IRA kill eleven members of the Household Cavalry and the Royal Green Jackets.
- 1982 30 November: A group called the Animal Rights Militia sent a letter bomb to Margaret Thatcher at 10 Downing Street, the device exploded injuring one person.[SUP][12][/SUP]
- 1983 17 December: Harrods was bombed by the IRA. Six are killed (including three police officers) and 90 wounded during Christmas shopping at the West London department store. (See 17 December 1983 Harrods bombing)
- 1984 12 October: Brighton hotel bombing, 5 killed and several injured in an attempt by the IRA to kill Margaret Thatcher.
- 1988 21 December: Pan Am Flight 103 (Lockerbie) blown up by a bomb in a suitcase while in flight over Scotland after taking off from Heathrow. 270 were killed.
- 1989 22 September: Deal barracks bombing: Eleven Royal Marines bandsmen are killed and 22 injured when base in Deal, Kent, is bombed by the IRA.
- 1990 16 May: Wembley IRA detonate a bomb underneath a minibus killing Sgt Charles Chapman (The Queen's Regiment) and injuring another soldier.
- 1990 1 June: Lichfield City railway station 1 soldier is killed and 2 are injured in a shooting by the Provisional Irish Republican Army
- 1990 20 July: The IRA detonate a bomb at the London Stock Exchange causing damage to the building. Nobody was injured in the blast.[SUP][13][/SUP]
- 1990 30 July: Ian Gow MP killed by a car bomb planted by the IRA while at his home in Sussex.
- 1991 7 February: The IRA launched three mortar shells at the rear garden of 10 Downing Street.
- 1991 18 February: A bomb explodes at Victoria Station. One man is killed and 38 people injured.
- 1992 28 February: A bomb explodes at London Bridge station injuring 29 people.
- 1992 10 April: Baltic Exchange bombing: A large bomb explodes in St Mary Axe in the City of London. The bomb was contained in a large white truck and consisted of a fertilizer device wrapped with a detonation cord made from Semtex. It killed three people: Paul Butt, 29, Baltic Exchange employee Thomas Casey, 49, and 15-year old Danielle Carter. The bomb also caused damage to surrounding buildings, many of which were also badly damaged by the Bishopsgate bombing the following year. The bomb caused £800 million worth of damage, £200 million more than the total damaged caused by the 10,000 explosions that had occurred during the Troubles in Northern Ireland up to that point.[SUP][14][/SUP]
- 1992 25 August: The IRA plant three fire bombs in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Bombs were placed in Shoplatch, The Charles Darwin Centre and Shrewsbury Castle. The latter causing the most damage as the castle housed the Shropshire Regimental Museum and many priceless historical artifacts were lost and damaged by fire and smoke. No fatalities or injuries were recorded.
- 1992 12 October: A device explodes in the gents' toilet of the Sussex Arms public house in Covent Garden killing one person and injuring four others.
- 1992 16 November: IRA plants a bomb at the Canary Wharf, but is spotted by security guards. The bomb is deactivated safely.
- 1992 3 December: The IRA exploded two bombs in central Manchester, injuring 65 people.[SUP][15][/SUP]
- 1993 20 March: Warrington bomb attacks. The first attack, on a gasworks, created a huge fireball but no casualties, but the second attack on Bridge Street killed two children and injured many other people. The attacks were conducted by the IRA.
- 1993 24 April: IRA detonate a huge truck bomb in the City of London at Bishopsgate, It killed journalist Ed Henty, injured over 40 people, and causing approximately £1 billion worth of damage,[SUP][14][/SUP] including the destruction of St Ethelburga's church, and serious damage to Liverpool St. Tube Station. Police had received a coded warning, but were still evacuating the area at the time of the explosion. The insurance payments required were so enormous, that Lloyd's of London almost went bankrupt under the strain, and there was a crisis in the London insurance market. The area had already suffered damage from the Baltic Exchange bombing the year before. (see 1993 Bishopsgate bombing)
- 1994 July: A car-bomb goes off outside the Israeli embassy in London, injuring fourteen.[SUP][16][/SUP]
- 1994 27 July: A car-bomb goes off outside Balfour House in London, home to a Jewish charity, injuring five.[SUP][17][/SUP]
- 1995 January: A bomb goess of at a Sikh newspaper office in London, killing the editor.[SUP][18][/SUP]
- 1996 9 February: The IRA bombs the South Quay area of London, killing two people. (see 1996 Docklands bombing)
- 1996 15 February: A 5 lb bomb placed in a telephone box is disarmed by Police on the Charing Cross Road.
- 1996 18 February: An improvised high explosive device detonates prematurely on a bus travelling along Aldwych in central London, killing Edward O'Brien, the IRA operative transporting the device and injuring eight others.
- 1996 15 June: The Manchester bombing when the IRA detonated a 1500 kg bomb which heavily damaged the Arndale shopping centre and injured 206 people.
- 1997 March: The IRA exploded two bombs in relay boxes near Wilmslow railway station, thereby causing great disruption to rail and road services, in Wilmslow and the surrounding area.
- 1999 17 April, 24 April, 30 April: David Copeland set off three nail bombs in London targeting the black, Bangladeshi and gay communities respectively, killing 3 and injuring 129. Convicted of murder on 30 June 2000.
- 2000 1 June: Real IRA bomb explodes on Hammersmith Bridge, London
- 2000 20 September: Real IRA fired a RPG at the MI6 HQ in London SIS Building
- 2001 4 March: The Real IRA detonate a car bomb outside the BBC's main news centre in London. One London Underground worker suffered deep cuts to his eye from flying glass and some damage was caused to the front of the building.[SUP][19][/SUP] (See 4 March 2001 BBC bombing)
- 2001 16 April: Hendon post office bombed by the Real IRA.
- 2001 6 May: The Real IRA detonate a bomb in a London postal sorting office. One person was injured.[SUP][20][/SUP]
- 2001 3 August: A Real IRA Bomb in Britain explodes in Ealing, West London, injuring seven people.[SUP][21][/SUP] (See 3 August 2001 Ealing bombing)
- 2001 4 November: Real IRA car bomb explodes in Birmingham[SUP][22][/SUP]
- 2005 7 July: The 7 July 2005 London bombings conducted by four separate Islamist extremist suicide bombers, killing 56 people and injuring 700.
- 2007 January - February: The 2007 United Kingdom letter bombs
- 2007 30 June: 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack perpetrated by Islamist extremists.
- 2008 22 May: 22 May 2008 Exeter bombing by an Islamist extremist, injuring only the perpetrator.
Mod hat here.
The bombings in boston are wrong. The targeting of innocents is always wrong.
Families will today be waking up having lost parents children siblings and friends will be facing the same loss.
Lets remember this.
Please keep it respectful and non political.
The moderating team will be monitoring this thread.
Personal now.
My thoughts and prayers with the families.
The bombings in boston are wrong. The targeting of innocents is always wrong.
Families will today be waking up having lost parents children siblings and friends will be facing the same loss.
Lets remember this.
Please keep it respectful and non political.
The moderating team will be monitoring this thread.
Personal now.
My thoughts and prayers with the families.
