The Boston bombing killed three and injured 150. The West, Texas fertilizer explosion killed 15 and injured 200. Both are horrific events, of course, but the West, Texas explosion did more actual damage to life and property than the bombings. Yet, 95% of the news coverage has been about Boston.
Terrorism kills relatively few people, yet we can't stop ourselves from obsessing about it. Meanwhile, industrial accidents--if that's what the West, Texas explosion proves to be--kill and maim many, many times the people directly affected by terrorism.
The Dallas Morning News has some stunning photos of the effects of a lack of regulation. Local officials assess damage:
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