By adamg on Wed., 4/8/2015 - 2:13 pm
On all 30 counts. Adam Reilly is livetweeting the Tsarnaev verdict.
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Short Trial
By BostonDog
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 2:42pm
I've been surprised at how quick everything has been. Not even two years and the brief 16 day trial is over. I was expecting this to take far longer.
This is just the warmup.
By jmeltzer
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 2:47pm
Now comes the penalty phase, which is where the defense will bring out whatever they can.
and you know
By cybah
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 3:21pm
if the death penalty is given... we're going to have years of appeals. So we're not done yet with this..
There was so much suspense
By Michael
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 2:52pm
Didn't the defense on Day One say he was guilty?
My fear is that if we just
By anon
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:30pm
My fear is that if we just sent him to prison he could be responsible for getting more people hurt went his fellow wack jobs take hostages and demand we free him. Give him the death penalty,expedite his appeals,kill him and the problem is solved.
I could be wrong, but...
By lbb
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 5:28pm
...I don't see that happening. His story so far does not seem to have inspired anyone; if anyone's going to take hostages to get a prisoner freed, it'll be someone who's actually useful to them, not Tsarnaev. And once he's in prison...well, put it this way, when was the last time you heard about the recent doings of Ted Kaczynski, Eric Rudolph, Terry Nichols, etc.? They don't exactly have a platform to evangelize once they're in there.
My tiny media coverage pet peeve
By alkali
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 4:33pm
For some reason, I am irritated at the media coverage purporting to describe Tsarnaev's appearance and demeanor in the courtroom. Given everything he's done, he probably ought to be weeping and retching 24/7, but realistically that's not going to happen. As such, telling me that Tsarnaev seemed "punkish" or had "swagger" is pointless, unless he did something specific and unusual.
"He showed no emotion"
By Whurlz
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 5:23pm
How many times have you seen that phrase connected to high-profile killers on trial? Pet peeve of mine too. It may be a statement of fact, but does it really tell us whether or not somebody is a sociopath? It seems like it's just designed to push our buttons.
Tired
By anon
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 5:02pm
Is anyone else as woefully tired of seeing this murderer's face? In newspapers, TV, Twitter. I am so sick of it. We had that whole "celebrity" kerfuffle with the RS cover, but the ongoing publication of his mug is exhausting.
I want this wrapped up and him locked up. Something I like about our supermax prisons is there are never any photos of the prisoners released to the public. No one knows what those bombers look like today. We get to bury them, so to speak, from our minds. This alleviates trauma. I don't want to have to see his face on Marathon Monday.
Agreed! I'll be cheering and
By anon
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 8:21pm
Agreed! I'll be cheering and supporting a relative of mine who is running for a charity for which she has raised thousands of dollars to help people who have potentially fatal illnesses. Someone who is doing GOOD in this world as opposed to EVIL. I will certainly NOT be giving one thought about this despicable coward or his hateful brother.
Praying for him.
By be
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 5:41pm
I'm a consistent pro-life sort of person: no convenience abortions, no coerced euthanasia, no death penalty. We all knew that he was guilty; hell, he confessed. I'm praying for Life w/out Parole. Possibly in a prison where he gets Structure, and, possibly, a better meaning for his life.
The Sentencing Theater is going to be Nuts. Am Dreading It.
"a better meaning to his life"
By lbb
Thu, 04/09/2015 - 11:16am
While there are some prison programs that can lead to personal improvement (for example, the Dhamma Brothers program), if Tsarnaev goes to supermax he will not have access to any of them.
Something that cannot be said
By anon
Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:19pm
Something that cannot be said enough is this coward killed his own piece of poop brother. (No loss) This should haunt him and the leeches and criminals of his family. Secondly we have to screen refugees much, much better.
Screening refugees
By lbb
Thu, 04/09/2015 - 9:51am
He came to the US at the age of, what, nine years old? Exactly what "screening" would you have done to determine where he'd be today?
May you rot in prison,
By tcf098
Thu, 04/09/2015 - 9:31am
May you rot in prison, Tsarnaev.
Although, some news outlet/network will make millions in ad revenue after scoring a TV interview with him years from now.
throw him in general population
By polarbare
Thu, 04/09/2015 - 9:36am
for a few days and the other inmates will take care of the death penalty for the state for nothing.
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