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Originally posted by BrandonD
Hi I was reading on a few conspiracy sites, I've noticed some people are promoting the idea that there was a staged bombing or something of that nature. Well I just talked to a friend who actually ran in the marathon and wanted to share the info she gave me.
She was at the 25-mile mark and her family was near the finish line (finish line was at 26.2 miles, according to her). She didn't know about the explosions until she came closer to the finish line, but her family heard the first one and said it sounded like a cannon going off. They then looked over where the sound came from and they actually saw the second bomb explode.
This girl is a friend of mine and a very kind-hearted person who would never conceive of making up something like that, so I take this information at face value.
I'm not out to ridicule anyone else's theories, I just want to share the information that I received - it was not a staged bombing, bombs did in fact really go off, according to my friend who was there.
Originally posted by AmberLeaf
reply to post by BrandonD
Another member on here is friends with one of the victims who lost her legs, i am in no doubt that this was a terrorist attack by the suspects, one of which is in custody.
As someone just said, good luck, the trolls will try and call you a shill spreading disinfo anytime now. Apparently these people are experts, despite not being there, knowing anyone injured or maimed, or taking any of the evidence presented by the police as genuine...its all a lie apparently. Dont let them get to you, they find a conspiracy in everything.
I hope your friend isnt too traumatized from what happened
Originally posted by just1question
Hi. New here.
Have a question that no one has discussed.
I only ask this based on experience. (Marines 78-82)
When in close proximity to an explosion, ones ears are
subject to enormous ranges of differing pressures. Just
being on the operating end of a large caliber weapon with
no ear protection has some serious side effects such as loss
of hearing for quite some time in certain instances. I have
a small handgun that will render you practically "deaf" for
an hour or so after only firing one round.
How is it that no one within a 50 ft. radius of the blast wasn't
at least temporarily hearing impaired?
I have not read anywhere that anyone suffered any hearing loss
from this incident. Lots of injuries but none to the ears.
seems odd. just curious.
thanks in advance for any answers that might enlighten me.
Originally posted by OutonaLimb
it was staged. no-one was killed. they placed pyrotechnics to simulate the bombs
going off and they combined c.g.i., photoshop and perhaps footage of actors acting
to convince the public of it's reality. nothing you have reported contradicts this.
Boston Marathon- alLEGed "terror attack"- Apr15, 2013
Originally posted by DaveStinger
reply to post by BrandonD
What's her first name?
Originally posted by NOTurTypical
reply to post by Rocker2013
I'd say that was authoritatively debunked.
So let me get this straight. These conspiracy jackasses cropped a post-explosion photo to attack the official story then go around claiming that these guys were the ones before the explosion with their backpacks? I've never seen that photo in full before.
What a bunch of absolute jerks. Covering for the alledged terrorists, smearing the Boston PD and FBI, with blatantly DOCTORED photos to push their invented narrative.
Originally posted by OutonaLimb
within days these 'victims' were well enough to sit up and talk to the press.
one guy was well enough to get fitted with two prosthetic limbs within
a week or two and go to a football game.
ain't happening, no way in this world.
we live in an age of computer generated imaging and total media manipulation.
you had better factor this into your equations or be prepared to be suckered
each and every time.
take the time all to go through ALL of the link i posted above.
it really will be worth your while.
Originally posted by Rocker2013
I want to bump this thread to see if we can get an answer to the question I asked above. Please tell us, if you think there were actors involved, how they managed to convince all the nurses, doctors, surgeons, Boston PD, fire department...
Every time this is asked those who are spreading this insane "conspiracy" run away and hide, or just ignore it and carry on as if this inconvenient question had not been asked.
If you are going to continue to spread this stupid conspiracy answer the damn question and tell us sensible people how you think all those medical staff were convinced that a double amputee had just lost his legs when he hadn't. We really want to know.
Originally posted by AmberLeaf
reply to post by BrandonD
Another member on here is friends with one of the victims who lost her legs, i am in no doubt that this was a terrorist attack by the suspects, one of which is in custody.
Originally posted by BrandonD
Originally posted by Rocker2013
I want to bump this thread to see if we can get an answer to the question I asked above. Please tell us, if you think there were actors involved, how they managed to convince all the nurses, doctors, surgeons, Boston PD, fire department...
Every time this is asked those who are spreading this insane "conspiracy" run away and hide, or just ignore it and carry on as if this inconvenient question had not been asked.
If you are going to continue to spread this stupid conspiracy answer the damn question and tell us sensible people how you think all those medical staff were convinced that a double amputee had just lost his legs when he hadn't. We really want to know.
This thread was started to spread the information that a friend of mine was at the marathon and her parents actually saw the second explosion go off. At no point did I say that the bombing was staged. Your question is entirely irrelevant to the subject of this thread.
If it's important enough to you, then start another thread about it.
Originally posted by libertytoall
Originally posted by AmberLeaf
reply to post by BrandonD
Another member on here is friends with one of the victims who lost her legs, i am in no doubt that this was a terrorist attack by the suspects, one of which is in custody.
Right.. As long as there are real injuries the official story must be the truth? What kind of logic is that?edit on 6-5-2013 by libertytoall because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by just1question
Can someone please explain to me why there are no reports about hearing impairment injuries from these blasts.
Limbs severed, multiple injuries, 3 dead, but no one had as much as ringing in their ears from this?
Originally posted by just1question
The 2 men they have attributed this bombing to, either did it or not. If they did in fact do this, it looks to me as if they were not some members of an organised cell of terrorists that would have an objective of causing MASS casualties.
It looks more like 2 idiots going thru with a game of "I dare you".