Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is one the partners responsible for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. His actions killed three people and injured 260 other spectators who were watching runners cross the finish line on this mournfully historic day. Now almost two years later, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is giving his jury a hard decision between sentencing him to life in prison and sentencing him to death. The New York Times article entitled, “Question in Boston Bombing Trial: For Tsarnaev to Testify or Not,” discusses whether or not Tsarnaev should be allowed to testify in his case. This article opens with a list of actions that this terrorist is portraying during his trial. The author of this article, Katherine Seelye states, “During most of the proceedings,
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The writer of an article entitled “The Execution of Timothy McVeigh”, Simon Jeffery writes, “McVeigh was an extremist, opposed to the American Federal government in Washington. He was convinced it was plotting to disarm gum owners in preparation for a take over by a shadowy elite of bankers, industrialists and politicians intent on punishing those who disobeyed its new world order”. Mr. McVeigh was sentenced to death by lethal injection. CNN Denver based writer states, “Despite an emotional last minute plea from his parents, Timothy James McVeigh was sentenced to death Friday for his role of the worst case of terrorism in U.S. history – the Oklahoma City Bombing”. McVeigh was remorseful for his actions and was still sentenced to death. Tsarnaev on the other hand is not remorseful for his actions at all, so the jury should not grant him life in …show more content…
Some people feel that Tsarnaev should not be sentenced to death because he was not the main person in charge of the plots. Seelye explains, “…[His lawyers] have argued that the was under the malevolent sway of his older brother, now dead, whom [his lawyers] have cast as a violent Islamic extremist; the prosecution says he was a full partner with his brother and had murder in his heart”. Seelye’s statement confirms that people do believe that he should not have a death conviction, but in reality he has already been charged as a full partner in the Boston
The writer of an article entitled “The Execution of Timothy McVeigh”, Simon Jeffery writes, “McVeigh was an extremist, opposed to the American Federal government in Washington. He was convinced it was plotting to disarm gum owners in preparation for a take over by a shadowy elite of bankers, industrialists and politicians intent on punishing those who disobeyed its new world order”. Mr. McVeigh was sentenced to death by lethal injection. CNN Denver based writer states, “Despite an emotional last minute plea from his parents, Timothy James McVeigh was sentenced to death Friday for his role of the worst case of terrorism in U.S. history – the Oklahoma City Bombing”. McVeigh was remorseful for his actions and was still sentenced to death. Tsarnaev on the other hand is not remorseful for his actions at all, so the jury should not grant him life in …show more content…
Some people feel that Tsarnaev should not be sentenced to death because he was not the main person in charge of the plots. Seelye explains, “…[His lawyers] have argued that the was under the malevolent sway of his older brother, now dead, whom [his lawyers] have cast as a violent Islamic extremist; the prosecution says he was a full partner with his brother and had murder in his heart”. Seelye’s statement confirms that people do believe that he should not have a death conviction, but in reality he has already been charged as a full partner in the Boston