Jury finds Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty of Boston Marathon bombings
 

http://news.yahoo.com/boston-maratho...161952135.html

BOSTON—Nearly two years after two pressure-cooker bombs ripped through a crowd of unsuspecting spectators near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, a federal jury found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty for his role in the deadly attacks, which killed three and injured nearly 300.

The decision came a day and a half after seven women and five men began deliberations in the first phase of the trial and after 17 days of emotional and often gruesome testimony and evidence in the case. Jurors repeatedly saw horrific photos and videos of the bloody aftermath of the bombs. They also heard heart-wrenching testimony from survivors, including the father of the youngest victim of the attacks—8-year-old Martin Richard--whose body was literally blown apart by the second bomb.

Federal prosecutors painted Tsarnaev as a heartless killer who conspired with his older brother, Tamerlan, to maim and kill Americans in retaliation for the country's wars on Muslim countries overseas. "This was a cold, calculated terrorist act. This was intentional. It was bloodthirsty. It was to make a point," government prosecutor Aloke Chakravarty told jurors Monday. "It was to tell America that ‘We will not be terrorized by you anymore. We will terrorize you.'"

Tsarnaev faced 30 charges for his role in the bombings, the deadliest act of terrorism on American soil since September 11, 2001. He was also charged with shooting and killing Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier days after the attacks and hours after the FBI released photos of him and his brother identifying them as suspects in the bombings. Though prosecutors acknowledged they were unsure which brother pulled the trigger, both were "equally guilty" of Collier's murder.

The verdict in the case wasn’t surprising. Judy Clarke, Tsarnaev’s attorney, admitted her client’s role in the attacks on day one of the trial, which began March 5, and reiterated it during closing arguments this week. “There is no excuse. No one is trying to make one,” Clarke told jurors Monday, calling the attack “inexcusable” and “senseless.”

But she cast Tsarnaev, now 21, as a troubled teenager who came under the sway of his radicalized older brother, whom the defense painted as the ringleader of the plot. They have argued Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed during a shootout with police days after the bombings, plotted the attack and built the bombs—and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev merely followed.

“We don’t deny that Dzhokhar fully participated in the events,” Clarke said. “But, if not for Tamerlan, it wouldn’t have happened.”

Yet Judge George O’Toole limited how much the defense could talk about Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s influence on his brother during the guilt phase of the trial. While the government put 92 witnesses on the stand over 16 days, Tsarnaev’s defense rested after just four witnesses over a day and a half in court. Clarke told jurors the defense would lay out more of their case in the penalty phase—when they determine whether the 21-year-old college student receives life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty for his role in the attacks.

Though the penalty portion of the case has long been expected to be more drawn out than the guilt phase, it’s unclear how long the defense’s case might be or who they plan to put on the stand to explain what pushed their client into terrorism. It’s also not clear how much the defense will be able to delve into the role of Tamerlan Tsarnaev and the troubled history of the Tsarnaev family, which had been believed to be the focus of their case.

A courthouse source told Yahoo News that wrangling continues between the government and defense over proposed witnesses in the penalty phase. The defense has long sought to explore Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s possible link to a 2011 triple murder in Waltham, Mass .—but the government has argued, and the judge has so far agreed, the subject is irrelevant.

It’s also a mystery who might testify on behalf of the defendant to ask that his life be spared. The witness list in the trial remains under seal, and many former friends and associates of Tsarnaev, who have publicly spoken of their shock at his involvement in the plot, have declined to say anything further about the teenager they knew. Asked if they’ve been summoned by the defense to testify, many associates contacted by Yahoo News refused to comment.

It’s also not clear if any members of the Tsarnaev family will testify. Since the trial began, not a single member of the Tsarnaev family has been seen at the courthouse—including Tsarnaev’s parents, who live in Dagestan, and his sisters, who live in New Jersey. Last summer, Tsarnaev’s sister, Ailina, told reporters her brothers had been “framed.” Tsarnaev’s uncles, who live in Maryland, also have not been seen in court and did not respond to repeated requests for comment.

The same 12 jurors who decided on Tsarnaev’s guilt will now decide whether he lives or dies for his role in in the attacks. That’s expected to be the trickier dilemma for the jury. Though all jurors agreed they could consider capital punishment for Tsarnaev, many people in Massachusetts oppose the death penalty for moral and religious reasons. It was declared unconstitutional on the state level in 1982, and though many in Boston are still recovering from the trauma of the attacks, which paralyzed the city for days, residents have mixed feelings about what should happen to Tsarnaev.

A recent WBUR poll conducted after the trial began found a majority of Boston residents believe Tsarnaev should receive life in prison instead of the death penalty. Victims of the bombings have offered mixed opinions about Tsarnaev’s fate. The Richard family has said they just want “justice.”

****ing east coast liberal pussies aren't going to kill the one who sucks the penis. :facepalm:

Fry his ass

he seems like a nice young man and i would no probs putting him in his grave.

He deserves a slow, painful death.

"Don't execute him! You'll make him a martyr and then he wins!"

Contemplates for a second. Then, "That's acceptable. Get me some pressure cookers, some nails and some C4."

Make him a Martyr who gives a **** ! Ain't no virgins waiting for his worthless ass anyway.

I'm ok with us creating as many martyrs as possible.

ComoChief--
Please explain to everyone how the Boston Marathon was a staged event, with the dead and legless merely actors.

No surprise with this. Here's hoping he gets the death penalty.

Some on the jury may view him as a "follower" and not the main instigator, and may let him off on death for that reason. They may also focus on his age at the time (19 or whatever). "He was just a kid who idolized his big brother and did some really stupid things" or whatever stupid idea they may have.

I'd vote death, but the story is less compelling with Dzokhar than it would be with his brother.

They need to execute that ****er Casino style.

They tried to kill him when they found him but the pussies were using 5.56

Dont kill him, send him to prison in Gen Pop to be someone's girlfriend for the next 60 years

It would be better if they would put him in a cell with a pressure cooker bomb, and set it to go off at some random time over the next five years. Try waking up to that every morning.

Now execute the bastard tomorrow at dawn, wrap his carcass in pig skin and bury him.

He wouldn't last 60 days in Gen Pop.

This. Except he wouldn't last 60 years or 60 days. Why waste $ on an execution process when it could be done faster and more painful for free?

May he serve the remainder of his life in prison, isolated in a small cell for 23 hours a day.

Only one way to find out.

Probably worse than just executing him. So, sounds good to me.

Agreed. I don't think many people understand this. If I was 21 years old and had to choose between instant death or spending the final 70 years of my life in a white box, only leaving to shower and use the bathroom, I'd say kill me.

I ardently oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, but it's hard to not make an emotional appeal. If anybody deserves to die, it's this rat bastard.

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind". - Ghandi

Why let him off easy with the death penalty? Let him go to jail. Things will work itself out a helluva lot faster than waiting 10-15 years for appeals to run their course.

Id rather let him take it in the ass for the next 60 years in federal pound him in the ass penitentiary.

This

Y'know, I hear this phrase used a lot, but I have a different impression. I was thinking that state prisons were worse than federal prisons in terms of day to day life. I thought that federal prisons were more for drug traffickers and counterfeiters and imbezzlers who aren't likely operate prison gangs, while state prisons were full of everyday thugs and gang members who murder people and take illicit advantage of other inmates. Any ex-cons in here who can discuss the differences between federal and state prison?

This more or less.

He gave himself up instead of going out in a shootout.

He chose life over death so death is what he should get.

His punishment should be doing your job for 18 hours a day, 7 days/week.

I'd rather see him suffer the same fate as Jeffery Dahmer.

Maybe Joey can clear that up for you a couple weeks from now.

I would defer to livesteam on the details of life within, but I think the main difference is that if you are convicted of a federal crime in federal court, you go to federal prison.

Also, given his notoriety and the terrorism-related charges he was convicted of, I assume that he would go to one of those super-secure prisons.
I don't think it is like Oz on HBO where inter-prisoner dating and ass-pounding is going on everywhere you look.

If you go to prison you want to go to a Fed prison. Some of them are like college campuses. In fact, Yankton prison used to be a college.

The security levels vary. You could be in a camp which has basically no security, to medium and then max. And then Supermax in Colorado.
The Supermax is the one where they spend all day every day for life in isolation basically. That's where people like the Unabomber and Zacharias Moussaui (sp?) are.

The only thing with being a Fed inmate is there's no parole, so you basically do what they sentence you to. Minus a very small amount for good behavior or completing a drug program.

Rain Man giving a rare display of his nasty side.

Mr. Blonde a lonely nation turns its eyes to you.

Tend to agree, but then again.....

........this is a good point also. If he's so afraid of death, maybe letting him rot in fear for a few years and then executing him would be the way to go.

I'm for whatever is going to suck the most for him.

This. I'd rather die than spend life in prison.

I never said there were actors at the boston marathon bombings and that ppl didnt die. That was sandy hook, another false flag with the intentions of passing gun banning legislation. All sorts of ****ery with that "official story".

There were live fbi drills going on at the time this happened. Anytime these incidents happen in many cases its during a live drill just like the London bombings and 9/11. Not to mention the guy was cia and saudi intel. But im sure thats just a coincidence and no one should be looking into that.

OH ok then. That explains it - whew.

I knew a guy who was in state and federal. He said federal was the place to be, because the inmates involved in drug trading don't want any trouble in their cell block. They'll actually go out of their way to get rid of you if you act like a gangbanger, so shits usually straight.

Give me a pair of pliers, a blowtorch, and a certain corrupt purchasing department employee that I know of, and you'll have nightmares for the rest of your life.

Don't like the death penalty but not a single shit would be given if someone just took him out back and put a bullet in the back of his head. Probably better to make him an unpaid servant on a pig farm

Ooooh yeah. I'm sure Hogfarmer wouldn't mind having some unpaid "help".

if the ****er has any balls he should beg them to kill him
I mean if you are in for your cause do it all...

and they should deny him that
would you rather be ass raped in prison for 60 years or dead?

Just dispose of him.

Give him a cell next to that guy that got 4 years for using a human head he severed as a religious icon, maybe he will convert over to the religion of piece(s).

Hey, I didn't know Alex Jones was a member of CP.

I don't know how many of those convictions were capital offenses. I agree that the death penalty, regardless of how well it is deserved, would not be appropriate here. Giving the death sentence would do nothing more than make him a martyr and would tie up the courts for years. Instead, I'd sentence him to consecutive life sentences for each capital offense and a maximum sentences to be served consecutively after that for all the other counts. Have him serve all the time at the ADMAX in Colorado and let all his prison staff contacts be with those of the Jewish faith.

I want you to know that every sane member of this board thinks you're a whacko. Just saying.

i hope not i can't take his yelling and screaming that everything is a false flag.

I don't know... he's pretty good looking. I'd be fine with him getting nailed in the ass in prison by ugly confused men.

My thoughts:
1) Make him do life without parole. Feed him only bacon and sausage.
2) Make him Charlie Manson's roommate.
3) When Charlie kicks off, make him the tossed salad man's roommate. Syrup or jelly?

Bacon and sausage is good. That isn't punishment.

It is for a Muslim.

I am very interested in this theory, please tell us more

:troll:

Bullshit. All that's going to do is make him quit being Muslim because pork and bacon are awesome.

If no other food is available at all, a Muslim is allowed to eat haram.

See, the hell with all of that. We've blown far too much money on this POS as it is, I don't want to fund his three hots and a cot for the remainder of his worthless life.

Bullet. Head. Done.

Damn, that kid did himself a stint.

The Schrödinger's Cat execution. Wicked. I like it.

Locking him up and throwing away the key is fine with me. Either way, he's off the streets. All I want is to have my peace of mind.

That's next to impossible to achieve, like it or not there will be plenty of killers and rapists still out there.

That's true, of course. You want to run but somehow you just keep on staying.

I can't disagree.
One of my reasons for living is bacon.
The other is sausage.

Are we talking about penises or actual sausage?

Peace of mind is more than a feeling.

I know, I've just been feeling kind of low about the dues I've been paying. The future's coming much too slow.

Maybe you can Cool the Engines and Hitch a Ride to Corporate America, where you'll be Feelin' Satisfied. You'll love The Journey as long as you Don't Look Back.

I'm trying to climb to the top of the company ladder. Hope it doesn't take too long.

String him up upside down and let the family members of the deceased treat him like "Whack-A-Mole. Then... let the ones who were injured treat him like a pinata. I could sleep easy after that. don't put him in prision so we have to support him for the rest of his life. That's to easy.

Utah recently legalized firing squad as a method of execution. Can he be extradited?

I converted my opinions against the death penalty in most cases, because it seems like there have been too many wrongful convictions. But in this case the guy is on film being in firefights with the police. There's no reasonable doubt of even having a reasonable doubt. In that case, do whatever is the cheapest way to dispose of him, whether it's the death penalty or imprisonment. He's a sunk cost to society.

Is he rotting yet?

Seems to me being extradited to Utah is cruel enough as it is.

Penalty verdict reached.

Death.

I hear Terre Haute is nice this time of year.