Boston Marathon

The terrorist attack in Boston on Monday is a tragedy no matter which angle you view it from. It could have been a foreign terrorist, a domestic terrorist, a former city employee, an individual trying to make a point, or from way out in left field, it could be a government "false flag" to distract us from something else. Whatever it was, it is a tragedy. People died and many people were injured.

The media is all over this. Constantly showing pictures and videos of the carnage. This is what I find very disturbing. Why do all the news outlets have to show this over and over and over again? This is desensitizing us to events like this. The attack on 9/11 was the same way, the same pictures and videos playing on a loop. All the big news channels are trying to be the first to show "breaking news" and they all claim to be the first to show it but it's the same footage no matter which channel you're watching.

Some of the reporters are interviewing victims and/or families and the questions are absurd, things like "Were you scared?" and "Did it hurt when the shrapnel tore through your leg?" What the hell kind of questions are these? Of course they were scared and you're damned right it hurt.

One of the 3 people who died was a Chinese national who's family doesn't want her name released and they don't want to be hounded by American media. I give her family kudos for wishing to mourn in private. This doesn't mean I don't respect the families of the other victims, we're used to our media exploiting tragedy to gain ratings.

Why aren't these media outlets searching for the many heroes that acted immediately to help the victims? Not all of them were police or medical personnel. In some of the photos, I've seen other runners trying to aid victims. A couple of National Guardsmen moving debris to get to victims. People coming to the aid of other people. Why isn't this a story?

My thoughts go out to the victims and their families.