[Godbody]

You would expect bomb sniffing dogs at an event dealing with victims of a mass shooting? I'd expect heightened security, of course. I'd expect people on rooftops...but bomb sniffing dogs?

The two are unrelated... Related in the fact that they're both means of killing people, but if anything, you'd expect another shooting at this marathon... Due to copycats. You wouldn't expect a BOMBING.

Let me put it in perspective... The marathon was dedicated to victims of a shooting and let's say there were people wearing gas masks claiming they were conducting a drill.... Then the spectators get gassed by something deadly and you're going to say "oh well it was dedicated to Sandy victims so i'd expect that given the current climate"

No you wouldn't. In the same way you wouldn't expect/prepare for a bombing because gassings, shootings, and bombings are unrelated. Similar in the sense that they're all violent means to a tragic end, but there's no correlation.

Now maybe if Al-Qaeda shot up Sandy Hook you'd prepare for the 3 of them. But not in a marathon where, if anything, you're expecting a copycat or someone with pent up anger ready to shoot up a crowd. If anything you'd expect a tremendous police presence and even people in SWAT gear.

[Godbody]

You would expect bomb sniffing dogs at an event dealing with victims of a mass shooting? I'd expect heightened security, of course. I'd expect people on rooftops...but bomb sniffing dogs?

The two are unrelated... Related in the fact that they're both means of killing people, but if anything, you'd expect another shooting at this marathon... Due to copycats. You wouldn't expect a BOMBING.

Let me put it in perspective... The marathon was dedicated to victims of a shooting and let's say there were people wearing gas masks claiming they were conducting a drill.... Then the spectators get gassed by something deadly and you're going to say "oh well it was dedicated to Sandy victims so i'd expect that given the current climate"

No you wouldn't. In the same way you wouldn't expect/prepare for a bombing because gassings, shootings, and bombings are unrelated. Similar in the sense that they're all violent means to a tragic end, but there's no correlation.

Now maybe if Al-Qaeda shot up Sandy Hook you'd prepare for the 3 of them. But not in a marathon where, if anything, you're expecting a copycat or someone with pent up anger ready to shoot up a crowd. If anything you'd expect a tremendous police presence and even people in SWAT gear.