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user-inactivated  ·  4248 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Two explosions at Boston marathon finish line.

No doubt, that was why I added the "incidental terrorism" part. Even if it wasn't a terrorist act, it still terrorizes as a consequence. Who knows what the offender's purpose was at this point. Could have been that he (gonna go ahead and assume that it was a "he") wanted to hurt rather than kill. Could have just as easily been that he was just kind of an incompetent criminal. Can't remember where, but I recall somebody trying to stash some pipe bombs in trashcans during an MLK day parade a few years ago. Had they gone off, not many people would have been hurt, but the guy's stated intent was to kill. My feeling is that some people just want to cause as much damage and grief as possible, and they're not too concerned with the specifics.