But nah, I sort of agree with a-dev (I was just joking). That's just how the United States is though. Other nations aren't very different. Then tomorrow we'll all be *****ing at each other, talking about political issues like gung control, political parties and end up being divided again. It goes back and forth. It'd be nice if we all thought on an international, human level (I mean, tons of different nationalities were at the marathon, the victims weren't just American), but it this act of terrorism did happen on Patriot's Day. Culture is culture and pride is pride, that's what American's want to hear, especially the folks in Boston that were held up in their houses for almost an entire day while the area was in complete lock down.
Speaking of culture, it's also interesting to note that the kid was pretty much engrained in American culture. I'm listening to these interviews and all his friends and the kids (all American) that knew him from school and other activities are shocked and saddened about his current status, I guess they can't believe he was a bomber. At first none of them believed it, like the kid's parents. It's also a little dirty that complete strangers on facebook and twitter are messaging these people that knew him and sending hateful comments their way. That doesn't seem very appropriate to me.
If you look at what's out there about him, he seemed like a nice kid before the events that unfolded on Monday. I look at all those pics that are now floating around and I don't see some crazy nut job that believed in killing people for some cause. You can usually see that **** on their face, like that Colorado Holmes nutjob.
This is just speculation obviously but it wouldn't surprise me if the older brother that died forced/convinced his little brother to tag along in this thing. If that's the case, that's sort of sad that this kid threw his life away and that he and everyone that knows him will suffer for it. Sure, not as sad as the 8 year old boy that died at the marathon, or the other victims or all the people that were physically harmed at the marathon or the MIT guard that died, but still disappointing nonetheless.
He looks like an ordinary 19 year old kid who went to school, swam, played sports, played games, not the typical "DERKA, DERKA, DIE FOR ALLAH".