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brer cat

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4. Thank you for posting this, morningfog.

Reply to morningfog (Original post)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 08:45 AM

Apr 2015

I am adding a link directly to the essay written by the Richards, and adding a very poignant statement that adds a positive note to this most painful experience:

For us, the story of Marathon Monday 2013 should not be defined by the actions or beliefs of the defendant, but by the resiliency of the human spirit and the rallying cries of this great city. We can never replace what was taken from us, but we can continue to get up every morning and fight another day.

The epitome of #BostonStrong. I pray that they find peace.

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/04/16/end-anguish-drop-death-penalty/ocQLejp8H2vesDavItHIEN/story.html#

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Parents of 8-Year-Old Boy Killed in Marathon Bombings Don’t Want Tsarnaev to Get Death Penalty [View all] morningfog Apr 2015 OP

Kick. morningfog Apr 2015 #1

k&r for all those affected, seems like good reasoning for them. uppityperson Apr 2015 #2

Kick. cwydro Apr 2015 #3

Thank you for posting this, morningfog. brer cat Apr 2015 #4

And this is how front page of the Globe appears today: morningfog Apr 2015 #5

I am against capital punishment. Jenoch Apr 2015 #6

Oh, please. The crowd would prefer you toss him in the street and they attack him like jtuck004 Apr 2015 #7

I'm not so sure thats what the crowd wants here. Agschmid Apr 2015 #9

Having been in OKC for that one, far worse than Boston, and reading the comments jtuck004 Apr 2015 #11

I think (and I take a big leap here) Mass. sees it differently. Agschmid Apr 2015 #13

And I'm proud of having survived it for over 20 years Warpy Apr 2015 #27

Nope. Not here Blue_Adept Apr 2015 #10

Yup. Agschmid Apr 2015 #12

Death Penalty liberal from boston Apr 2015 #23

So true AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #14

Yeah. Have a trial, then execute him. Much prettier. Ask any black person jtuck004 Apr 2015 #15

The death penalty is revenge AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #18

Kick. Agschmid Apr 2015 #8

While I would not want to administer the death penalty dickthegrouch Apr 2015 #16

He should get 21 years max like in Norway 951-Riverside Apr 2015 #17

They wanted life with no possiblity for release B2G Apr 2015 #19

He hasn't been sentenced yet. morningfog Apr 2015 #21

So you think he deserves torture? ncjustice80 Apr 2015 #24

You don't know what you're talking about. morningfog Apr 2015 #25

21 years seems rather arbitrary no? Agschmid Apr 2015 #28

You can duly note that I fully support tossing him in a concrete cage for the rest of his life, too. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #29

I agree. Especially given his age. morningfog Apr 2015 #20

Let him get all excited to go in front of a parole board every 2 years Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #33

... NuclearDem Apr 2015 #31

21 years so another child dies screaming with their guts in their lap alphafemale Apr 2015 #34

Another reason to drop the death penalty treestar Apr 2015 #22

I know where they're coming from Warpy Apr 2015 #26

Well, they just don't understand - this is America, we need vengeance tularetom Apr 2015 #30

Apparently some people here think it would be unacceptably cruel to put him in prison for life. Warren DeMontague Apr 2015 #32