Sunday, April 19, 2015

TOW 26 "Boston Conviction" (Text)

Why do we kill people that kill people to teach them that killing is bad?

Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnaev is surprisingly associated with the polling of the death penalty. Boston area resients see the death penalty as an unpopular punishment for the convicted bomber. 61% of voters in the city say that the penalty is not necessary and instead he should serve a lifetime in jail. The latest poll was held just days after his conviction. Although the bombing had a deep impact on the community, the view on the death penalty has not changed in Boston. To appeal to pathos the article includes the youngest victim of the bombing holding up a sign displaying “No more hurting people PEACE.” Readers of the magazine have mixed opinions on Tsarnaev’s penalty/life. Those more involved with the marathon plead to have him fixed on a lifetime in jail rather than the death penalty. The article utilizes pros and cons to two different sides of an argument to make the reader take a stance. There is no possible excuse for his decision to commit this outrageous act, lawyers are trying to humanize him to save his life but it all boils down to his stupid decision of committing this act.

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