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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Gets Death Penalty In Boston Marathon Bombing

mpicpp writes with a link to the New York Times's version of story that a Boston jury earlier today returned a verdict of death in the Boston Marathon bombing. From that report: A federal jury on Friday condemned Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a failed college student, to death for setting off bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured hundreds more in the worst terrorist attack on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001. The jury of seven women and five men, which last month convicted Mr. Tsarnaev, 21, of all 30 charges against him, 17 of which carry the death penalty, took more than 14 hours to reach its decision. It was the first time a federal jury had sentenced a terrorist to death in the post-Sept. 11 era, according to Kevin McNally, director of the Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Project, which coordinates the defense in capital punishment cases.

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  1. Re:USA in good company... by NostalgiaForInfinity · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Yes, the US is not a civilized country, and it's not like Europe or Russia. We like it that way. Congratulations for realizing that.

  2. Re:USA in good company... by Adriax · · Score: 4, Interesting

    "The great white devils executed him out of fear. Even with him helpless they feared him so much they killed him in his sleep."

    VS

    "They feared him so much they, uhm, tossed him in basement and forgot about him... like, uhm, birthday socks from your aunt..."

    The latter has less of a holy war recruitment kick to it.

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