Just heard about this at work, one of my co-worker's mom is one of the volunteers in the marathon and she hasn't heard from her since the explosion. This is really sad.
I can't imagine what your co-worker must be going through right now...
I've been listening to the radio and watching the news all day on this.. and I'm sad that they reported there was a Saudi man taken into custody. The report said he was seen running after the explosion and someone tackled him and the police took him in because he was "suspicious". Why? Because he was scared and running? People automatically assume that just because he's Saudi that he's some kind of terrorist. It just looks so bad. I wish they'd wait until there's any kind of confirmation before even reporting something like that.
Horrible tragedy. I still can't believe no one has been charged for this... I'm just waiting to see who the media jumps on to be the "bad guy" here. Maybe some Korean guy or some Middle Eastern fellow. Whole thing makes me sad.
This pisses me off so much. I was texting all my friends in Boston as soon as I heard what was going on. I hope they find who's responsible for this. Thoughts and prayers to victims.