Question about the Boston terrorist

[Tender Branson]

"Life without parole" would be my choice.

[dead0man]

"Life without parole" would be my choice.

[Franzl]

Life without parole.

And I normally think life sentences without allowing even that possibility are a bad idea in the vast majority of cases and shouldn't generally be imposed.

This is an exceptional case, though, and spending the rest of his physical life in prison is appropriate.

[Grumpier Than Thou]

Life without parole. Considering his brother was mostly the mastermind, I would've looked the other way had he lived and gotten the death penalty. He kind of did, though.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Don't know yet.  Depends on how much can be blamed on the older brother.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Life without parole.  Although I oppose the death penalty, however, I cannot say I'll have even a bit of sympathy if that's what's coming to him.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

No death penalty and no parole.  Probably a life sentence, but it's too early to make that judgement.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

Don't know yet.  Depends on how much can be blamed on the older brother.

[bballrox4717]

Life without chance of parole. The government should never put a single human being to death unless they are an immediate threat to human life.

[bgwah]

Send him to Guantanamo for a few years of fun and then chop his head off.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Don't know yet.  Depends on how much can be blamed on the older brother.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Send him to Guantanamo for a few years of fun and then chop his head off.

I'm a fan of your Lindsey Graham impersonation.

[Goldwater]

Don't know yet.  Depends on how much can be blamed on the older brother.

[H. Ross Peron]

Execute him.

[Lief 🗽]

[Old Man Svensson]

Aren't you supposed to be against the death penalty...?

[courts]

[ZuWo]

Life sentence without parole. That might actually be the more severe punishment than the death penalty, though I'm fortunately not in a position to compare the two.

[Hatman 🍁]

Life without parole.  Although I oppose the death penalty, however, I cannot say I'll have even a bit of sympathy if that's what's coming to him.

This.

[Vlad the Imperial]

Life W/out parole baby!!!!

[© tweed]

parole hearings generally are a good thing.

[Zanas]

Is there really no chance at redemption ? If you don't put him to death, surely it's because at some point you value human life. Abolishment of death penalty goes with a belief in second chances, in my mind. Can you say than after 25 years, or 50 years, he will still be a threat to society ? Of course if he goes out in 25 years, some families will be pissed. But is the punishment pronounced for them, or for society as a whole ? Will society as a whole mind if he goes out in 25 years ? 50 years ?

Some time ago, I would also have said "life without parole". But really it is amounting at the same as death penalty, and it would be a lot quicker to just execute him now. If one believes in second chances and redeemability, one cannot rule out the possibility of a parole, however distant it may be. I favor a life sentence with no possibility of parole before a certain number of years, e.g 25. I don't know if that exists in MA or the US. It's the worst punishment we have in France (with 22 years instead). With this, believe me, you are already making his whole life miserable and not really worth living, he will probably not have children, not learn a profession, not meet love, not cherish. So I think the goal is achieved.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Well neither will happen if we won't read the motherf[inks]er his rights.

[Torie]

Old Sparky and him need to meet up. Maybe if he fingers a bunch of others, life without parole, but this is one of those cases where we know for sure he's the perp, and the number of murders, serially done, put him in that special category, where it's just not working out for him on this planet, and he needs to move on to his next life.

[free my dawg]

Lock him in a room with Kevin Garnett.