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Accused Bomber Tsarnaev Featured in Rolling Stone, What's Your Take?

Images of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev such as the one on the Rolling Stone cover are believed to have built a fan base for the accused killer.

In the spot typically reserved for iconic rock stars, accused marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has made the cover of Rolling Stone.  The feature has sparked outrage across social media.  A Facebook Page "Boycott Rolling Stone Magazine for their latest cover" had a rapidly growing 36,000 followers on Wednesday morning around 11 a.m. 

The Rolling Stone's article is headlined: “The Bomber: How a Popular, Promising Student Was Failed by His Family, Fell into Radical Islam, and Became a Monster.”

Images of Tsarnaev such as the one on the Rolling Stone cover are believed to have  built a fan base for the accused killer.

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Here is what some had to say about the Rolling Stone's article on Middletown Patch Facebook page.  

  • J Jeremiah Stockman I think its ridiculous. Why make this man famous. We have heroes among us that never get recognized, and we sensationalize a mass murder. Rolling stone used to be about music.
  • Kristen MacFarlane Makes me sick! How about putting some of the survivors on the cover or the poor people who lost their lives. Or the Heroes of that day. I will never read rolling stone again!
  • Debbie Reynolds Gilchrest I think Rolling Stone is going to lose alot of customers over this choice! If I had a subscription, I'd cancel it immediately!
  • Maureen Anderson It's disgusting that they put him on the cover as if he is a victim. I can not imagine how it must feel for the victims of this man to see this. Shameful!




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