Most in Massachusetts Oppose Death Sentence for Boston Marathon Bomber
Fewer than 20 percent of Massachusetts residents think Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should receive a death sentence for his role in the Boston Marathon bombing, according to a poll by The Boston Globe.
In Boston itself, the number is even lower, with 15 percent favoring Tsarnaev’s execution and 66 percent supporting life imprisonment for the convicted domestic terrorist.
Overall support for executing Tsarnaev decreased over the course of his trial. “To voters, it would seem death is too easy an escape,” was pollster Frank Perullo’s interpretation of the results.
Some bombing survivors say they support life imprisonment for Tsarnaev in order to head off the appeals that could come with a death sentence and force them to relive the terrible day for years to come. Multiple bombs set by Tsarnaev and his brother killed four people and injured 264 at the 2013 Boston Marathon.
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Original article from TakePart
