User blog comment:Forestpaw13/Oh People these days./@comment-16827713-20130416190948/@comment-1839575-20130421233406

No, dude, this wasn't about the runners. This was about maximum effect - this was a televised event which gathered multiple people together - that's also why terrorists set off bombs in underground train stations, etc.

It's also quite probably a statement against the government. According to FBI operatives, in the week surrounding Patriot's Day they get a large number of home-grown terrorist attacks - because people think that killing and injuring hundreds of Americans is a great way to be a patriot. Lovely.