# Explosions at Boston Marathon **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 15, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781 "2013-04-15T19:16:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 42
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/821 "2013-04-19T13:31:10Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > In my humble opinion: Jeff Bauman is a hero. > > [Boston bombing victim in iconic photo helped identify suspects](http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/04/18/boston_bombing_victim_in_iconic_photo_helped_identify_suspects.html) > > Despite having BOTH LEGS BLOWN OFF he was able to describe the guy to the FBI, which is how they knew what to look for in the photos. Don’t worry, the conspiracy theorists have that covered. He was an ex-army crisis actor, remember? :smack: On a serious note, though, I’m surprised/impressed that he remembered the guy. Most people caught in explosions that I have seen interviewed say they remember nothing of the blast. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/822 "2013-04-19T13:40:27Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Anything significant about the different spelling of his first name? > > Now they are saying he was born in Kurdistan. I heard Kyrgyzstan. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/823 "2013-04-19T13:41:55Z")
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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/824 "2013-04-19T13:42:20Z")
This whole thing is almost like a script for a bad Bruce Willis movie. A bombing, the bombers are brothers (and Chechnyan), they rob a 7-11, murder a college campus cop, steal a car, get chased by police while lobbing explosives at them, get into a shootout, one dies, the other escapes, and now Boston is on total lockdown. It is so surreal. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/825 "2013-04-19T13:51:52Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > This whole thing is almost like a script for a bad Bruce Willis movie. A bombing, the bombers are brothers (and Chechnyan), they rob a 7-11, murder a college campus cop, steal a car, get chased by police while lobbing explosives at them, get into a shootout, one dies, the other escapes, and now Boston is on total lockdown. It is so surreal. If it were a Bruce Willis movie, the police wouldn’t show up until _just after_ the bombers were killed with extreme prejudice (and a snappy one-liner). ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/826 "2013-04-19T13:56:13Z")
> [@CBS](#): > > In an exclusive interview with CBS Boston, Ruslan Tsarni, who said he was the uncle of the suspects in the bombings, said his nephews “do not even deserve to exist on this earth.” > > When CBS Boston broke the news to Tsnari that Tamerlan had been shot and killed in a shootout with police, the uncle said he “absolutely deserved it.” Everything I’m reading about these two, the older brother at least, seems to have been a world-class asshole. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/827 "2013-04-19T13:58:07Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > I heard Kyrgyzstan. Sorry, that’s correct. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/828 "2013-04-19T13:58:48Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > This whole thing is almost like a script for a bad Bruce Willis movie. A bombing, the bombers are brothers (and Chechnyan), they rob a 7-11, murder a college campus cop, steal a car, get chased by police while lobbing explosives at them, get into a shootout, one dies, the other escapes, and now Boston is on total lockdown. It is so surreal. I was thinking more along the lines of _24._ ---
**Author:** ![AustinJane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@AustinJane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AustinJane)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/829 "2013-04-19T13:59:22Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > In my humble opinion: Jeff Bauman is a hero. > > [Boston bombing victim in iconic photo helped identify suspects](http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/04/18/boston_bombing_victim_in_iconic_photo_helped_identify_suspects.html) > > Despite having BOTH LEGS BLOWN OFF he was able to describe the guy to the FBI, which is how they knew what to look for in the photos. My Facebook feed had that picture this morning noting background on the gentleman in the cowboy hat. What he is holding between his fingers is the man in the wheelchair’s artery. According to the information, man in cowboy hat lost one son in the war and another to suicide from depression over his brothers death…don’t know how accurate, it was one of those picture feeds that displays current pictures in the news. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/830 "2013-04-19T14:01:43Z")
> [@AustinJane](#): > > My Facebook feed had that picture this morning noting background on the gentleman in the cowboy hat. What he is holding between his fingers is the man in the wheelchair’s artery. According to the information, man in cowboy hat lost one son in the war and another to suicide from depression over his brothers death…don’t know how accurate, it was one of those picture feeds that displays current pictures in the news. That is accurate. [More information on this man.](http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/04/cowboy-hat-carlos-arredondo-boston-marathon) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/831 "2013-04-19T14:01:51Z")
Creepy coincidence that the one guy’s name is kind of pronounced “Joker.” ---
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/832 "2013-04-19T14:02:07Z")
Does anyone recall a city (or 5) being locked down due to a manhunt before? In the US? ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/833 "2013-04-19T14:02:11Z")
Cowboy Hat’s name is Carlos Arredondo. Lots of stories about him the last couple days. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/834 "2013-04-19T14:02:35Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > the older brother at least, seems to have been a world-class asshole. Planting bombs to kill & maim innocent people should by itself qualify anyone for that title. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/835 "2013-04-19T14:10:49Z")
He appears to be located, police slowly closing in. I hope he resists arrest. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/836 "2013-04-19T14:11:40Z")
> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#): > > Creepy coincidence that the one guy’s name is kind of pronounced “Joker.” The K isn’t pronounced. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/837 "2013-04-19T14:12:02Z")
What exactly does “lockdown” mean here? Are people being ordered not to leave their homes? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/838 "2013-04-19T14:12:45Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > What exactly does “lockdown” mean here? Are people being ordered not to leave their homes? I think they are, yes. There are no cabs and mass transportation is shut down, too. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/839 "2013-04-19T14:14:09Z")
From the reports I’ve heard, yes, the authorities have issued some kind of “shelter in place” order for the entire city. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781/840 "2013-04-19T14:14:37Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > What exactly does “lockdown” mean here? Are people being ordered not to leave their homes? Yes. Businesses and schools told not to open for the day. People on their way to work told to go home. People at home told to stay there and lock up. All transit systems shut down. No cars allowed in or out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781.md?page=41) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781.md?page=43)