Holy crap---check this picture out of Dzhokar Tsarnaev surrendering.

[trumad]

Sniper laser pointed at his forehead.



http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57594451/dramatic-images-of-tsarnaevs-last-stand/

[MrSlayer]

1. Perhaps that would have made a better cover shot for Rolling Stone.

Maybe there would be less complaining.

[UtahLib]

2. Exactly my reaction. n/t

[BeyondGeography]

27. That was the idea behind releasing these photos

From the OP's link:

Murphy said he decided to release the pictures because he was enraged by the controversial cover in this month's issue of Rolling Stone, an image that has attracted a considerable amount of negative attention from officials, Boston bombing victims and readers for what they say is glamorizing the marathon bombing suspect.

"As a professional law-enforcement officer of 25 years, I believe that the image that was portrayed by Rolling Stone magazine was an insult to any person who has every worn a uniform of any color or any police organization or military branch, and the family members who have ever lost a loved one serving in the line of duty," he said in a statement, according to Boston Magazine.

He said he hopes his photographs shows "the real Boston Bomber. Not someone fluffed and buffed for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine."

[Cha]

59. Mahalo BG!

"He said he hopes his photographs shows "the real Boston Bomber. Not someone fluffed and buffed for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine."

[malaise]

70. I still don't get it

The NYT had the same photo. Hope he enjoys his suspension because what he did was way worse than Rolling Stone.

[arely staircase]

31. +1 nt

[marions ghost]

55. To me this is more problematic

it glamorizes him more, with that electrifying color against the stark white& black.

The most fascinating thing in all this is the power of images.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. "Game's over, dude"

Heh.

Nice.

[Bluenorthwest]

16. In case reality interests you, here is the Rolling Stone story on Mitt from last year!

Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital
How the GOP presidential candidate and his private equity firm staged an epic wealth grab, destroyed jobs – and stuck others with the bill.

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/greed-and-debt-the-true-story-of-mitt-romney-and-bain-capital-20120829#ixzz2ZRT6X6wM

And yes it was a cover story!

[Major Hogwash]

19. Do you live in Boring, Oregon?

I already knew about that cover -- last year!!

Try and stay up with the current news.

[Bluenorthwest]

22. Emoticons and stupid wise cracks aside, you claimed RS would publish a pro Mitt

piece so you sure as hell seemed unaware of the reality. Why would you claim a magazine that attacked Mitt would support him? For shits and giggles?

[Sheldon Cooper]

35. What could gender possibly have to do with anything?

I realize you are locked out of this thread, but honestly, WTF?

[Bluenorthwest]

54. That's the typical Centrist bigotry on display. 'What are you' asks Hogwash.

The rest of his team remain silently supportive of that sort of crapola.

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. They killed a cop and shot another one

They thought he was armed.

[arely staircase]

6. terrorism ain't no game, buddy

love the red laser dot accessory

[Half-Century Man]

20. He is 6 feet away

If you miss a stationary target at this range, then you suck.

[cherokeeprogressive]

26. Have you ever looked through pistol sights at night?

If you have, you understand purpose of the laser.

[cliffordu]

29. ^^^^^^this^^^^^

[Half-Century Man]

39. Yeah I have

Scene is well lit by search lights, he is blinded by same.

Yeah I know nobody takes the time to disable their normal accessories to not look like a punk in this highly unusually situation. Just saying....

[arely staircase]

28. or one climbing down from a boat in the dark

when you got a laser on his terrorist head.

[AllINeedIsCoffee]

7. I applaud the BPD for showing restraint. nt

[Logical]

8. What? They shot up the boat and he was unarmed!! n-t

[RebelOne]

9. The people he and his brother blasted at the Marathon were also unarmed. n/t

[Logical]

10. True. And I am not defending either of them. But why shoot up the boat if they.....

did not get fired on or see a gun? What was the justification except that he was a murderer and a asshole?

[HappyMe]

13. They did not know that he wasn't armed.

He could have had an arsenal in the boat with him.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

14. Did you forget he and his brother had murdered a police officer less than 24 hours before?

You're right, they should have just taken his word for it.

[bunnies]

15. Id think shooting a cop and carjacking at gunpoint...

would be reason enough to suspect he was armed.

[arely staircase]

41. not to mention the original bombing then the running gunfight

while they hurled pipe bombs at cop.

[name not needed]

23. Tennessee v. Garner

Police have the right to use deadly force against a fleeing suspect if the officer can provide probable cause that the suspect poses a significant threat to police or others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_v._Garner

[arely staircase]

32. They had every right to assume he was armed. because of, well you know

the whole, bombing, kidnapping cop-killing thing.

[morningfog]

38. Right. But, they don't get credit for "restraint" when they turned the boat

into swiss cheese.

[arely staircase]

40. I will keep the boat in my prayers nt

[msanthrope]

43. Did they turn him into Swiss Cheese? No? You can buy masses for the soul of the boat. nt

[morningfog]

51. They tried, but failed. No credit for restraint.

[msanthrope]

63. I'm sure the BPD will be heartbroken. nt

[bunnies]

11. and innocent.

Unlike this little shithead. He's lucky to be alive.

[AllINeedIsCoffee]

12. Yet he's still alive. n

[bunnies]

17. And Trayvons dead.

Go figure.

[morningfog]

37. But not because of restraint. The opposite actually.

[cliffordu]

30. Hindsight, Monday morning quarterbacking, blah blah blah.

Second guessing.......shit.

Out of disses for your bullshit.

[pnwmom]

71. How would they have known that? The police had been shot at and had bombs

thrown at them by the brothers.

[HardTimes99]

18. The BPD showed no such restraint. Only the presence of an armed FBI

agent on the scene compelled the BPD to cease fire on the boat, thereby preventing the extra-judicial execution of Tsarnaev.

Of course, one had to read after-action reporting to figure that out.

[TheCowsCameHome]

21. The dirtbag is still alive,

unlike his victims.

[Zoeisright]

34. Exactly.

Some people are too dumb to get that.

[pintobean]

33. Why is it noteworthy that the FBI agent was armed?

Do you think that if he wasn't armed, there would have been a different outcome?

Also, do you have any links that back up your claim?

[geek tragedy]

48. If they wanted his punk ass dead, he's be dead, so your

whining about an "extra judicial execution" that never happened is quite childish.

Amazing how some people need to make the criminal the victim and the police the villains.

[pintobean]

49. Rings a bell

Reminds me of Zalatix.

[geek tragedy]

52. Not enough gun humping or misogyny. nt

[morningfog]

36. You mean you applaud their pathetic aim?

They tried like hell to shoot him in the boat. They missed.

[MannyGoldstein]

58. True story

The night when the younger bomber brother was captured, I was at an event in Cambridge with about 50 people from around the country. One of the participants looked up from reading his cell phone and announced "They found the guy, they say they'll be executing him in 5 minutes."

Someone in group: "Executing him?"

Original reader: "Well, they sad they'll be storming his boat in 5 minutes, and I'm sure that they'll figure out *some* reason to kill him for resisting arrest - after all, he killed a cop or two last night"

Me: "I know that's what they do in some other parts of the country, but that's not what happens here. They'll do what they can do get him alive."

And they did.

[allin99]

24. Good job, glad they got that son of alive and not dead. n/t

[EWforPrez]

42. Lol

He's wearing a hoody.

[HappyMe]

46. Do explain why this is funny,

and what the comparison is between a terrorist and Trayvon.


We'll wait........

[darkangel218]

64. Umm..

Welcome to DU

[WilliamPitt]

44. Hm.

He came here, got a great education, got my specific tax dollars when his family needed help, blew up the marathon, shot and bombed cops a few blocks away from where my infant daughter slept, lived to tell the tale thanks to the best medical care on the planet, and will now be allowed to avail himself of the protections provided by the criminal justice system of the society he chose to attack.

Boo fucking hoo, bloody boy. Welcome to Boston. You're safety is assured, but I weep no tears for your travails. Krystle Campbell used to serve me drinks.

[hrmjustin]

45. Well said!

[JaneyVee]

47. Fuck that guy!

[Bragi]

50. This thread reads like a freeper forum

Lot's of vengeful macho bullshit...

[cigsandcoffee]

56. He exploded a bomb right next to an 8 year-old kid. That's way more evil than George Zimmerman. n/t

I

[Bragi]

57. I'll wait to see the evidence, if that's okay with you

I don't think his role in the bombing (which indeed was an evil act) is clear at this point, nor is the degree to which he is culpable.

[hrmjustin]

62. I have to disagree, I think we know he played a very big role in it.

Yes everyone is innocent until proven guilty and he deserves a fair trial, but there is a good amount of evidence that he committed murder. If found guilty he should spend the rest of his life in jail. I respect your decision to wait for the trial.

[cigsandcoffee]

65. I'd have to wonder if you were as cautious with your judgment in the Zimmerman story.

If you were, then kudos. Most people didn't wait for the trial with that one.

[Ian David]

53. It would have been funny if a cat had come out of nowhere and chased the laser. n/t

[Spitfire of ATJ]

60. Title as a painting: Mercy

[MNBrewer]

61. Photographer relieved of duty. Good.

Sgt. Sean Murphy, the Massachusetts State Police tactical photographer who took the just-published photos of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's capture, has been relieved of duty. The announcement was made just hours after Murphy provided Boston Magazine with hundreds of photos from the manhunt.

[Historic NY]

66. Really wouldn't your say his 1st Amendment rights were trampled on ?

Some of the same people who go out of their way to post pictures of cops engaging in action, now applaud his suspension. Is it rights for me, but not for thee??

[MNBrewer]

68. I wouldn't say that at all

And if you think the First Amendment applies in this situation, how about people who are fired from their jobs for saying racist shit on their Facebook page? Is their employer violating THEIR rights?

[CatWoman]

67. so

he's a cat?