Actually, if I was a terrorist and wanted to sow mass terror, I'd probably go after the non-special events on non-special days. There are far more non-special events and non-special days in a year than special ones (that's the definition of special), and by making people terrified at non-special events on non-special days in non-special places, I'd be more likely to paralyze my hated enemies with fear full-time. They'd end up spending 20% of their GDP and tons of time on security, just to prevent 200 injuries and a couple deaths in a year. Imagine if that bombing had happened at a 1000-person HM in some no-name midwest town. Every single athletic event in the country would feel much more vulnerable.
And to put all this in perspective, it should be mandatory in all news coverage of terrorist events to include the addendum: "meanwhile, 32000 americans die in car accidents every year". Terrorism is tragic, but it's small potatoes compared to other preventable ways people die. I can't find the numbers right now, but there's also the thousands of people that die from accidental discharge of firearms every year too. Hell, I'll bet the 3 dead will pale compared to how many people will die in the swim of triathlons this summer alone, let alone deaths during marathons or training.
And to put all this in perspective, it should be mandatory in all news coverage of terrorist events to include the addendum: "meanwhile, 32000 americans die in car accidents every year". Terrorism is tragic, but it's small potatoes compared to other preventable ways people die. I can't find the numbers right now, but there's also the thousands of people that die from accidental discharge of firearms every year too. Hell, I'll bet the 3 dead will pale compared to how many people will die in the swim of triathlons this summer alone, let alone deaths during marathons or training.