I have breaking news to announce: Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all 30 counts for his role in this terrorist attack.
These counts included use of weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, malicious destruction of property, and use of firearm during a violent crime. The defense tried to argue he was brainwashed by his older brother Tamerlin Tsarnaev. ?The jury of 12 rejected this. Now there’s one question left: weather Dzhokar will spend life in federal prison or will he get the death penalty. Tamerlin was killed in a shootout with police in nearby Watertown, MA a few days after the April 15, 2013 bombing on the Boston Marathon finish line. This heinous attack, in which pipe bombs were used, killed five people and injured 280. Some of the injured, their families, and emergency personnel testified in this trial. Most people were brought to tears by this testimony, and how this has impacted them physically and psychologically. The defendant showed no emotion, no remorse, no repentance, no anything for the lifetime of damage and destruction he and his older brother caused. This is the classic sign of a psychopath.
And this is why I hope Dzhokhar Tsarnaev gets the death penalty, and I’m usually against the death penalty. Some may say, “But isn’t that what he and other terrorists want?” But do you know it ?costs less money to send a kid to Harvard than it does to house, feed and care for a prisoner? And this psychopath isn’t worth all that. I know I’m supposed to be more objective in my blogs, but I can’t for this one. You see, I was only three blocks away at a nearby mall when the atrocity happened. I remember the screams of fear and terror. I remember children crying in agony. I remember what was supposed to be a day of triumph and happiness turned into a day of tragedy and mayhem. I remember what it was like when a whole major city was put on lockdown when these terrorists were on the run. Imagine traffic being non-existent, no public transportation facilities, no offices, no schools, no restaurants, and hardly any stores open on what should have been a typical busy spring Friday. Our city was gripped in fear and confusion. That’s what Dzhokhar and his other brother did to our city. Do you think Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should live or die?