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Agschmid

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28. 21 years seems rather arbitrary no?

Reply to ncjustice80 (Reply #24)

Fri Apr 17, 2015, 10:05 PM

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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