# So when we know who bombed the Boston Marathon... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 18, 2013, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026 "2013-04-18T11:14:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026/81 "2013-04-20T10:21:01Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > What guy? What the hell are you talking about? I’m talking about the two guys (I’m assuming it’s two) suspected in the marathon bombings. They’re definitely a threat because they killed three people and maimed scores. Apparently **Kinthalis** believes that someone isn’t a threat to a country unless they have the power to topple its goverment. That’s some high requirements. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026/82 "2013-04-20T10:50:34Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > And always remember the first rule of holes. We do not talk about holes? ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026/83 "2013-04-20T11:20:05Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > And always remember the first rule of holes. While most holes won’t directly injure a human being, tons of them, through inaction, will allow a human being to come to harm. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026/84 "2013-04-20T14:23:54Z")
Well, let’s see. Suspect #1, instead of peacefully surrendering, killed \*another \*innocent citizen and then died in a gun battle. His brother, after a massive manhunt, was apprehended, then immediately sent to a top-notch hospital (all at the expense of innocent taxpayers, I might add) where doctors are, as I type, trying to save his wretched life. And that final explosion was Kinthalis’ head exploding… ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026/85 "2013-04-20T14:28:30Z")
all I know is that when they started releasing photos of these guys, one of the thoughts that popped into my head was “why would the Jonas Brothers start blowing shit up?” ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026/86 "2013-04-20T16:02:25Z")
There must be some way we can pin this on the Kardashians. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026/87 "2013-04-20T16:23:32Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > And always remember the first rule of holes. If you can’t spot the hole at the table in half an hour, you’re the hole? ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026/88 "2013-04-20T16:29:34Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > There must be some way we can pin this on the Kardashians. Kardashian is an Armenian name. Armenia is in the Caucasus. I think we might be able to make this work. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026/89 "2013-04-22T17:56:29Z")
Good news, from a civil society pov: > [@](#): > > The surviving suspect in last week’s Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, “will not be treated as an enemy combatant,” but rather will be prosecuted “through our civilian system of justice,” White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Monday afternoon. > > “Under U.S. law, United States citizens cannot be tried in military commissions,” he said. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=688474&page=2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=688474&page=2) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026/90 "2013-04-22T18:55:09Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > Good news, from a civil society pov: > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=688474&page=2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=688474&page=2) Hmm. No drone strike, no rendition, no Gitmo, and trial in a civilian court. That’s odd. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026/91 "2013-04-22T19:11:10Z")
That’s just what _they_ say. I’m sure it’s a body double. The real bomber is on his way to a secret black site in Oceania right now. ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026/92 "2013-04-22T20:21:06Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > The real bomber is on his way to a secret black site in Oceania right now. And you know that Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026/93 "2013-04-22T21:53:17Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > The real bomber is on his way to a secret black site in Oceania right now. Why do you have to make this a race thing? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-we-know-who-bombed-the-boston-marathon/656026.md?page=4)