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Kind hearts emerge in spite of Boston tragedy
By Katie Anderson
On April 17, 2013
In light of the tragedy in Boston yesterday, American citizens all over the nation wonder as to
whether their own safety could be in jeopardy. America turned and watched the scene unfold
Monday afternoon as two explosions gruesomely interrupted the Boston Marathon just at the
finish line.
Anyone watching the bombing coverage felt the heartache and horrifying the shock that swept
through Boston as at least three people were reported dead, including an 8-year-old child.
The number of people injured increased to over 150 as the coverage continued. It became
increasingly heart wrenching as the major media stations got ahold of new footage and pictures
of the explosions and the injuries that followed, later on into Monday evening, not much else
was discovered as to what happened or who was behind the attack.
Reactions from the White House as reported by ABC World News, seemed to be treating the
Boston bombing as though it were a "terrorist" attack, although President Obama didn't refer to
it as such in his address to the American people Monday evening.
"We still do not know who did this or why, and people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we
have all the facts, but make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this, and we will find out
who did this," Obama said. "We will find out why they did this. Any responsible individuals, any
responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice."
As Monday's investigation in Boston continued, many U.S. cities including Washington D.C.
began to increase security, but American citizens went to sleep Monday night with innate fear
and uncertainty. Over the past few years, violent incidents resulting in American deaths have
many people wondering how safe we really are.
After 9/11, the United States underwent a security reconstruction, which not only increased
security in airports and our nation's capital, but also different areas all over the world. This
increase in security, however, is clearly not enough to protect Americas or to even allow them
to sleep in peace. After the killing of 32 people during the Virginia Tech incident of 2007, this
became the most deadly civilian shooting in the U.S., several other shootings and incidents
have kept Americans questioning if they're next to be impacted by similar violence.
In 2012, a shooting in a Colorado theater during the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises left 12
dead and 58 injured, and later in the year, twenty elementary children and six teachers were
massacred in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn. Now, Boston is also in a state
of recovery, as the terrifying explosions still ring loudly in the ears of every Bostonian.
However, despite all the fear and uncertainty these disturbing events may have caused,
something else happened in Boston on Patriot's Day that rang much louder than 100 explosions
ever could. Although just completing a marathon, some of the runners didn't stop running after
tragedy exploded at the finish line, ABC World News reported that some runners ran straight to
Massachusetts General Hospital to donate blood for the victims of the bombings.
Also reported was that over 400 National Guard members were on the scene helping out,
firefighters, policemen and emergency personnel were also present as wheelchairs and
stretchers were wheeled back and forth across the scene. Doctors also played a huge role as it
was reported, and that local hospitals had since treated over 150 patients from the bombings. It
may be true that the fear and uncertainty was America's initial reaction to the bombings, but that
fear certainly hasn't stopped the citizens of Boston from showing what Patriot's Day is all about.
It takes citizens like the runners who ran to donate blood to be the strength of the nation in time
of loss or tragedy, and whoever was behind this attack may have thought the bombings would
expose American weakness. However, it has only proved our strength, which is not only found
in our leaders, but in our citizens around the country.
Katie Anderson can be reached by email at anderson.record@live.com or on twitter
@katetheskate91
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