Am I the only one tired of the nonstop media frenzy and social media judging & jury? There was a

[mother earth]

time when clear heads prevailed, people wanted facts & the entire story before rushing to judgement.

Be afraid, be very afraid that the very thing we look at with disdain is alive and well in the places which ordinarily demand scrutiny, evidence and proof beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Mob mentality is in full swing.

My heart goes out to the victims, and I hope the 19 year old they haven't found yet lives long enough to speak.
I'm from Mass. and I'm tired of what's on display here and elsewhere. We are better than this, even when we mourn for victims of heinous acts and criminality. Let's show that side.

[beveeheart]

1. No, you're not.

[elehhhhna]

14. me

sick of it. all conjecture. and we americans are surprised we got bombed. We're one of the most violent cultures in the world. We've blown off the biggest bombs in the history of the planet. and we thought this shit would never turn around on us?

IMO this is just a warmup - a hint of things to come. Nothing to gain becomes nothing to lose in the blink of an eye.

[geek tragedy]

2. It's not a rush to judgment to conclude that the guys who lobbed explosives

at cops while shooting at cops are likely guilty of a crime.

[mother earth]

5. We may know some of what has taken place,

but this has turned into nonstop frenzy.

There are other crimes, there are other happenings, and as of yet we do not have any full story, just bits and pieces.

I don't know about you, but I want the full story and we simply will not have that for some time to come.

[geek tragedy]

7. No one can pretend to know the full story.

All we know is that there's a very dangerous and violent criminal out there.

[mother earth]

9. And perhaps it's wiser for cooler heads to prevail? No good ever comes a frenzied group, I'm

glad Boston is in a lock-down of sorts. Remember after 911 and since? Bad things happened, hate and fear are precursors to more violence, hate crimes will be on the rise. Things are bad enough already.

[geek tragedy]

10. I don't see much frenzy.

People vent anxiety and frustration and other emotions on the Internet all the time. It is not predictive of action.

[mother earth]

11. Let's hope...we need to hold each other up in these times. nt

[geek tragedy]

12. There will be great relief when this one is off the street, alive or otherwise. nt

[mother earth]

13. Yes, and I pray he's taken alive, there's far more to learn than risk silencing.

[geek tragedy]

15. I agree there is much to learn from taking him alive.

But, most important thing is that he not harm anyone else.

[Fumesucker]

3. Ever seen the movie Twelve Angry Men?

There's nothing new or unusual about what's going on, not at all. Human nature is what it is and it hasn't changed since ancient times.

[davidpdx]

8. One of my favorite movies

and it was made before I was born. There aren't too many older movies I like, but this is one of them.

[dballance]

4. Some of My Friends (and their other friends) on FB are Scaring Me.

The lizard brain in people is in full force. I've seen them post on FB that they want to see torture, slow and painful killing, take them out and publicly execute them and sell tickets and more.

That guy better turn himself in. Unless it's his goal to go out as a martyr now he's toast if civilians get him.

[mother earth]

6. If we were in the old West, there'd be hanging posses...no need for trial by jury. We need to be

sheriff and ensure due process...just sayin.