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“I have never in my life been so scared. Never have I ever thought I was about to be murdered.”

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“If you’re afraid of the sea, this photo of Tina Watson drowned at the bottom is quite scary.”

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Please don’t get too busy arguing over facts to open your hearts to the victims, to the city, to freedom of speech and those fearing reprisals for the acts of madmen.

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I’m from the Boston area, but shared grief makes me nauseous. This constant “Boston Strong” incantation needs to stop.

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Then my mom said, “Alex killed his parents.”

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I heard someone say people need to stop freaking out because things like this happen all the time, just not usually in a rich little privileged city.