BOMBING AT BOSTON MARATHON-GRAPHIC PHOTOS

[HairOfTheDog]

I've heard more than a few people say that killing him is too easy, that he should be made to suffer in gp behind bars for the rest of his life.

Some of his fatal victims' families might help Tsarnaev avoid getting sentenced to death if they ask for him to be spared in their victim impact statements.

Slain police officer Sean Collier's family wants Tsarnaev to be sentenced to life without parole.

And, today the parents of slain 8-year-old bombing victim Martin Richard asked the DOJ to take the death penalty off the table in exchange for Tsarnaev agreeing to waive all appeals.


^ The Richard Family (Martin is in the Santa hat).

Here's a portion of what parents Bill and Denise Richard wrote in their op-ed piece published in the Boston Globe:
We understand all too well the heinousness and brutality of the crimes committed. We were there. We lived it. The defendant murdered our 8-year-old son, maimed our 7-year-old daughter, and stole part of our soul. We know that the government has its reasons for seeking the death penalty, but the continued pursuit of that punishment could bring years of appeals and prolong reliving the most painful day of our lives. We hope our two remaining children do not have to grow up with the lingering, painful reminder of what the defendant took from them, which years of appeals would undoubtedly bring.
More: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/04...story.html

I don't know how the families of the two other fatal victims or the dozens of those maimed in the bombing feel about taking the death penalty off the table.