John Lewis Tweet:I'm deeply troubled by the bombing in Colo. It reminds me of another period. These

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20. The "device" was placed next to the rear of the building.

Because the bomb was located behind the part that houses the beauty shop rather than 20 feet further down the walkway there is "some question" whether the target was the NACCP or not. This is a small commercial building roughly the size of a 3 bedroom home or a typical McDonald's restaurant site.

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The fact that this walkway behind the building was easily accessible from street side (about 12 feet behind the camera here) and that the results of the gas can exploding would likely have destroyed the rear of the whole building seems to escape the reasoning of Headline News et al: (No one died and the bomb failed so where's the news drama in that? If the bomber was so incompetent the threat wasn't really "that" serious so neither is the danger to the potential victims.)

For what it is worth the "jokers" are suggesting a middle-aged bald white man had a grudge against the beauty shop. 6 lbs of explosive are not a joke where I come from. The guy who did this meant to hurt people in the building and did it during business hours.