The Boston Marathon Blasts

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For once in the span of forever, I find myself agreeing with Spazzy. This isn't the place to be discussing this.

Death of any kind is a tragedy, but one that affects us in different ways depending on the circumstances. It's the nature of grief and how humans cope. For some, this will hit very close to home. For others, not so much. Many will be focused instead on the earthquakes in Iran or the ongoing deaths in Iraq. Leveraging one against the other to make a point is, in the barest of terms, unfair.

Keep eyes on the news sources - and more than one - so that you have as much information if you care to follow this. Keep discussion to Skype or other messages and people who you're comfortable talking to. We're not encouraging members to pretend nothing's happened, but the unfortunate thing about situations like these is they often produce comments best left in a medium that isn't, well, this. It's a bit too heavy for this place.