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Thursday, May 2, 2013 - A-List on Americanism by Rich Valdes
NEW YORK, May 2, 2013 – The alleged terrorist, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev,accused of the Boston Marathon Bombings now has a dream team of ivy-league educated defense lawyers working hard to keep him alive andprevent the U.S. Government from imposing the death penalty.
Judy Clarke, former Unibomber and the Atlanta Olympic Bomber, joinsother all-star attorneys such as Public Defender Miriam Conrad whodefended the “shoe bomber” Richard Reid. Clarke has alsorepresented Susan Smith, the mother who drowned her kids in her ownminivan, Jared Lee Laughner whose shooting spree victims includedUS Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords,(D-AZ), and acarius Moussaoui“The 20th Hijacker” charged with plotting to blow up the US Capitol andPentagon buildings.
Now that Tsarnaev has his dream team of top American defense lawyers,the probability of a death sentence upon conviction is slimmer that thepublic’s desire for it. A new poll by ABC News indicates that 70% ofAmericans surveyed favor the death penalty for Tsarnaev.
The poll also found that the differences in support and opposition varied
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ABC NEWS/WASHINGTONPOST POLL: The BostonBombing Trial
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by race and political party affiliation. However, despite some differences ineach subgroup, all parties polled favored trying Tsarnaev by a Federalcourt trial (74%) over military tribunal (19%).
In fact, the US Supreme abolished the death penalty in 1972 citing aviolation to the Fourth and 18th Amendments and considered it cruel andunusual punishment, only to overturn that ruling in 1976 with new federalguidelines. In 1977 the Court deemed executions as cruel and unusualpunishment for mentally retarded persons and individuals less than 18years of age.
The accused Boston Marathon Bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , is19 years old and appears to not suffer from mental retardation. Should heescape the death penalty if found guilty? Is the death penalty “cruel andunusual punishment” that in some cases violates the equal protectionclause of our Constitution; or is it a fitting punishment for the crime ofmurder that offers justice to the victims’ families while saving money andspace in our over-crowded prison systems?
What’s your verdict?
About the author: Rich Valdes is a former official in New JerseyGovernor Chris Christie’s Administration and marketing professional whohas managed projects for government agencies, educational institutions,and entertainment clients.
This article is the copyrighted property of the writer and Communities @ WashingtonTimes.com.
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Samantha • 2 years ago
HE DESERVES THE DEATH PENALTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! △ ▽
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CapNCraigAgain • 2 years ago
Let him loose in Boston's Combat Zone in an orange jump suite with his name andtitle, the "Boston Bomber" in large letters on the front and back.
His trial should be as fair as the trial that he gave his victims. △ ▽
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Spanton • 2 years ago
Great article... The bomber needs to pay for his own attorneys since they obviouslyhave money to buy supplies to build bombs. Why should we Americans pay for thisterrorist attorney fees smh
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Rich Valdes • 2 years ago
Thanks Craig, Yes, I saw the graph. I inadvertantly inverted the terms "militarytribunal" and "federal court" in that particular sentence. Thanks again for the fact-check and for reading the article. - RV
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Guest • 2 years ago
You have misquoted the findings of the ABC News poll. 74% of Americans think thathe should be tried in a Federal Court not a military tribunal. You really need to doublecheck your info. Reread the poll's findings it's right there in the big graph on the firstpage.
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Chad • 2 years ago
"despite some differences in each subgroup, all parties polled favored trying Tsarnaevby a military tribunal and not a federal criminal court"
Pathetic. Everyone has the right to a fair trial, except when we really really want to seethem found guilty.
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Rich Valdes • 2 years ago> Chad
Update: "The poll also found that the differences in support and oppositionvaried by race and political party affiliation. However, despite some differencesin each subgroup, all parties polled favored trying Tsarnaev by a Federal courttrial (74%) over military tribunal (19%)."
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