Boston Marathon

[OceanEyes28]

I think "relevant" is a better word for it than "important." It is important that people over there are still dying by the truckloads. Their losses are painful. But it's more relevant to us in the United States that many of our own citizens lost limbs and lives at an international event in one of our cities. It affects our families and it will affect future marathons and events. I think it's very immature of whoever that was to try and make people feel guilty for mourning the loss of their fellow citizens and athletes. Like seriously, stfu.

[Tiffany]

I think "relevant" is a better word for it than "important." It is important that people over there are still dying by the truckloads. Their losses are painful. But it's more relevant to us in the United States that many of our own citizens lost limbs and lives at an international event in one of our cities. It affects our families and it will affect future marathons and events. I think it's very immature of whoever that was to try and make people feel guilty for mourning the loss of their fellow citizens and athletes. Like seriously, stfu.

This 100%

We had a shooting here awhile ago where innocent people died. Not many mind you, not as horrific as other shootings that happen out there but it definitely affected me more than say reading about a similar shooting down in the States. Yes, I felt awful for those families too... but it hits harder when it is closer to home for sure!

I had friends start circulating posts similar to the one that Rowan posted - they drive me nuts. There was one about an alleged attack somewhere the week before where many children in Afghan died and crying foul that no media attention was drawn to that. Irritating when the people posting those pictures certainly didn't post anything about what happened overseas when they actually happened. :S