It is sometimes difficult not to be a conspiracy theorist, and a message from a company today regarding their employees and the impact of the city's reaction gives me pause:
"We're in the process of connecting with our Boston staff, but this is a difficult process given the city's shutdown of cell service."
What legitimate justification does the state have to infringe upon the public's ability to stay connected during a time in which more than ever we need to be able to tell our family whether or not we are safe and well? In addition, Boston police have also been confiscating smart phones and cameras in the vicinity of the explosions, as evidence to be sure.
Then there is the fact that National Guard troops also happened to be stationed at the marathon, despite no publicly-known threats. As much as the attention needs to be focused on those that have been harmed by this tragedy, it is difficult not to notice these odd details that the mainstream state media seem to be ignoring.
At a time in which an ever-increasing portion of the population is becoming more critical of the actions of the state, I find these details far too conspicuous to dismiss. Calling this terrorism simply deflects the attention from those who harm others to the harm done to the state.
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