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‘Osterville Captain’s House.’ Patrick Ahearn Architect, Boston, MA. Eric Roth photo.

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‘American Tudor’ residence by Donald Lococo Architects.

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“I’d been living a reckless life. I was stealing a lot. I was dabbling in drugs. I’d gotten to the point where I had no hope and no faith. Eventually I was admitted to a psychiatric hospital because of a suicide attempt. My parents came to visit me. We’d never seen eye-to-eye. But they told me: ‘Come home and we’ll pretend nothing happened.’ It was a toxic thing to say, but I was relieved to have any sort of support. We’d always been a military family. So even though I wanted to go to college, I saw enlisting in the Air Force as the only way to redeem myself. The recruiter told me that I needed to lose 70 lbs in three months. But I was determined. I started working out three times a day. I became addicted to counting calories. And it was during this period that I met Irina. We were working at the same restaurant. One night we were folding napkins together, and I sort of just poured out my whole life story. She didn’t seem to mind. We began to hang out quite a bit. She started taking me to church with her. She’d come to the gym with me every day. And even though she was in much better shape, she’d always run at my pace. She supported me every step of the way. She even came with me when I got a tattoo to cover up the scars from my suicide attempt. Everything seemed to be on track. But on the day of my final weigh-in, I was .2 lbs over. Standing on that scale, I actually felt a sense of peace. My recruiter told me to try again next week, but I turned her down. I knew I didn’t want to be in the Air Force. My parents were so disappointed that they told me not to come home. That night Irina and I sat in a park for two hours. She told me: ‘I’m always here for you. And so is my family.’ If it wasn’t for her and the church, I’d probably be in a hospital bed right now. Either that or I wouldn’t be here at all. But instead I’m about to graduate with a social work degree. Irina and I are living our dreams together. We’re roommates. Both of us are youth group leaders. And both of us are working as addiction counselors. I’m finally living life on my own terms. I want to be the person that I needed when I was a kid, the person that Irina was for me.”

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Federal prosecutors @DMAnews1 have asked for a 30 day extension to to file a petition for rehearing to determine whether to retry the penalty phase of #DzhokharTsarnaev after a court vacated the death penalty for the Boston Marathon Bomber.

US Attorneys @DMAnews1 wrote: “The process of determining whether to seek further review takes time, particularly in a case of this magnitude, because it requires input from various components within the Department of Justice.”

Among the issues the appellate court cited when vacating the death penalty was why the government’s withheld info on still unsolved 9/11/11 murder of 3 men in Waltham the court says investigators believe was committed by Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his Chechen friend Ibragim Todashev.

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Statement from United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling

“After extensive deliberations, including consideration of the views of the many victims in this case, the Justice Department has decided to ask the Supreme Court to review the First Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to reverse the death penalty, in an effort to preserve the jury’s verdict sentencing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death. Our hope is that this will result in reinstatement of the original sentence and avoid a retrial of the death penalty phase.

First, we respectfully disagree with the merits of the appellate court’s decision. Second, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is an ideologically driven mass killer who, with his brother, detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon two home-made bombs specifically designed to rip people apart, killing three – a young boy and two women – maiming seventeen, and injuring hundreds; shot a police officer three times in the head so they could steal his sidearm; and exchanged thousands of rounds with police officers in Watertown. I have heard, and respect, the voices calling for the Department to drop its pursuit of the death penalty in this case. But the severity of Tsarnaev’s crimes place him in that narrow category of criminals for whom death is a proportional punishment. Some have argued that executing Tsarnaev will not deter others from pursuing similar crimes. But, ultimately, this decision is not about deterrence. It is about justice.”

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He only committed at least 13 murders and over 50 rapes. Nowhere near the likes of Jahar and all the other terrorists //sarcasm

Too old and too white to be a political statement I guess.

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Statement from United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling

“After extensive deliberations, including consideration of the views of the many victims in this case, the Justice Department has decided to ask the Supreme Court to review the First Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to reverse the death penalty, in an effort to preserve the jury’s verdict sentencing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death. Our hope is that this will result in reinstatement of the original sentence and avoid a retrial of the death penalty phase.

First, we respectfully disagree with the merits of the appellate court’s decision. Second, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is an ideologically driven mass killer who, with his brother, detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon two home-made bombs specifically designed to rip people apart, killing three – a young boy and two women – maiming seventeen, and injuring hundreds; shot a police officer three times in the head so they could steal his sidearm; and exchanged thousands of rounds with police officers in Watertown. I have heard, and respect, the voices calling for the Department to drop its pursuit of the death penalty in this case. But the severity of Tsarnaev’s crimes place him in that narrow category of criminals for whom death is a proportional punishment. Some have argued that executing Tsarnaev will not deter others from pursuing similar crimes. But, ultimately, this decision is not about deterrence. It is about justice.”

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Statement from United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling

“After extensive deliberations, including consideration of the views of the many victims in this case, the Justice Department has decided to ask the Supreme Court to review the First Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to reverse the death penalty, in an effort to preserve the jury’s verdict sentencing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death. Our hope is that this will result in reinstatement of the original sentence and avoid a retrial of the death penalty phase.

First, we respectfully disagree with the merits of the appellate court’s decision. Second, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is an ideologically driven mass killer who, with his brother, detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon two home-made bombs specifically designed to rip people apart, killing three – a young boy and two women – maiming seventeen, and injuring hundreds; shot a police officer three times in the head so they could steal his sidearm; and exchanged thousands of rounds with police officers in Watertown. I have heard, and respect, the voices calling for the Department to drop its pursuit of the death penalty in this case. But the severity of Tsarnaev’s crimes place him in that narrow category of criminals for whom death is a proportional punishment. Some have argued that executing Tsarnaev will not deter others from pursuing similar crimes. But, ultimately, this decision is not about deterrence. It is about justice.”

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Ya’ll dumbass mothafuckers LITERALLY just admitted the death penalty ain’t effective against preventing future crimes. It’s being sought for the sole purpose of making you “feel good.” The only reason Jahar is still in the news and costing the country money is because ya’ll chose the DP. If he got LWOP, I can almost guarantee we’d never hear his name in the news again until he died. The DP is stringing this along. Change of venue probably would’ve helped. Of course, it may not of, but would have at least been a valid motion. Also goes to show why LYING UNDER OATH at voire dire is not recommended, not to mention ILLEGAL. Now we’re gonna be going back and forth with this bullshit.

And what pray tell defines that “narrow category?” Is there a meter of sorts that you can purchase that signals when someone has entered that level of disgrace and vileness? Or is it truly just a matter of what a particular AG/prosecution “feels” about the crime (as implied in the initial statement)? Because that opens up a lot of other issues. Racial injustice comes to mind… I would argue that “justice” and revenge are mutually exclusive, but fuck me right?

Victims aren’t jury members for a reason. You don’t get to decide a person’s guilt if you were personally affected by the crime. We don’t let them hand down the sentence, so why should their thoughts be considered when choosing a defendant’s fate? Honest to God, I’m sorry they were hurt, but they aren’t impartial and have no business being involved in that kind of legal proceeding. They get to speak at trial if they so wish. Also, not every victim wants the DP, so are we just gonna use these people to get what we want: justifying the DP and making the public believe we’re just looking out for the victims best interests? Do we actually care about the opinions of those who wish to end this with LWOP and move on with their lives as best they can??? So no, it was never really about the victims. They’re just useful pawns (at least some- we can just ignore the ones that don’t help us, am i right? //sarc)

I and many others are satisfied with LWOP. Nothing sadder than living in a box for the rest of your life. LWOP, while definitely still harsh, allows for correction of mistakes. As long as Tsarnaev and anyone else, no matter how obviously guilty, is faced with the death penalty, there will still be innocent people executed. As long as how we “feel” about a particular crime factors into the penalty we assign to said crime, we’ll never have a truly impartial justice system.

It makes me ashamed that this country is more concerned with revenge than accuracy. Your “justice” is government sanctioned murder. If you tried it yourself, you’d be the one in prison. But as long as we let 12 supposedly “impartial” (LMAO) jurors and a judge issue the DP and a dude with a needle and some drugs finishes the job, it’s all good. That’s fucked up, man. So fucking sad.

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