Monday, April 20, 2015

Security High As Bombing Trial Pauses

BOSTON: According to Reuters, tens of thousands of runners, including some of the world’s best, and a million fans are expected to hit the streets of Boston today for the 119th running of the Boston Marathon. Security will be high along the 26.2 mile course, in recognition of the bombing of the 2013 race, which killed three people and injured 264 in the one of the most visible attacks on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001.

This year, Marathoners will again run the historic 26.2-mile course, while friends, family, and the people of this iconic city line the streets to cheer them on where a pair of bombs went off within 12 seconds of each other at the finish line. One group that will not be present at the race is the 12 jurors and six alternates that just convicted 21-year-old Murdering Muslim Dzhokhar Tsarnaev of the bombings earlier this month. U.S. District Judge George O’Toole ordered them to stay away from the race, stressing the importance of avoiding anything that could be prejudicial during the trial’s sentencing phase which will determine the death penalty. That little legal proceeding begins tomorrow, a day after Monday’s landmark race, which Hurley the Historian points out this year unfortunately also falls on Hitler’s Birthday.

Despite the memory the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing when terror returned to America during the Obama Administration, today runners and spectators will still be celebrating American’s Annual sporting event that welcomes participants from all over the world. We will all remember the beautiful people who lost their lives and those who were gravely injured in the tragedy. We honor the brave men and women who tirelessly worked in the days after the bombings. This short video is dedicated to the great city of Boston and its people, and especially to the victims Martin Richard, Krystle Campbell, and Lingzi Lu, as well as to MIT Police Officer Sean Collier who died in the line of duty.

Let’s All keep our fingers crossed, folks.
And Saying a Prayer Might Not Hurt, Either!