[Kevin]

They hardly even deserve to be put in the same category as terrorists. Their attack was carried out in a pretty incompetent manner, didn't do a huge amount of damage, but was successful only in that it elicited a highly disproportional response--the mark of a successful terrorist attack.

In response to this attack, we saw a city of millions put on lockdown, saw a major hit to the local economy, and witnessed law enforcement's increasing militarization. Having been part of a community which experienced a much more significant attack, we saw nothing remotely close to what happened in Boston with regard to the military-like response and we still got the guys responsible.

These guys shouldn't be held out as horrific serial killer badasses, they should be held out for what they are--incompetent, misled and immature thugs. I haven't and probably won't read the article, but from the headline, I think we'll get an honest depiction.