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My son is 19--if he covered up for a friend who commited a terrorist act.... [View all] trumad May 2013 OP

Would you turn him in? rug May 2013 #1

Yes I would madokie May 2013 #2

yes newmember May 2013 #18

No a question to me Dorian Gray May 2013 #33

In a hot second. nt Codeine May 2013 #43

I am using this as a teachable moment for me and my two teanage boys. vinny9698 May 2013 #62

To answer my own question, I wouldn't. rug May 2013 #66

That is morally despicable. A mindset I expect from rethugs who only care for their own. snagglepuss May 2013 #70

Gee I never been called morally despicable by snagglepuss before. rug May 2013 #72

all my kids life they have reaped rewards for good choices and had to accept the repercussion seabeyond May 2013 #67

I am sure the people saying kids will be kids when kids cover for hardened killers, bluestate10 May 2013 #3

Yes, because there's such a connection between those topics. kiva May 2013 #57

yes.... trumad May 2013 #4

Ted Kazinski's brother turned him in.... VanillaRhapsody May 2013 #5

After he got the death penalty off the table. vinny9698 May 2013 #63

and what does that have to do with it? The point was that a close family member VanillaRhapsody May 2013 #84

I am a bit appalled at the "bros before innocent civilians, including children" attitude MADem May 2013 #6

It's the Steubenville culture on a grand scale. noamnety May 2013 #10

Exactly. Those boys were rapists and their friends covered for them. DevonRex May 2013 #16

NO KIDDING Yo_Mama May 2013 #48

Exactly. I have to wonder how much this attitude is itself responsible for people snagglepuss May 2013 #74

Seriously Dorian Gray May 2013 #35

It's reprehensible. It is a tribal attitude and this attitude is the reason the US snagglepuss May 2013 #71

People make mistakes. Especially when they're 19. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #7

They saw their pal on TV and rushed to his dorm to cover his crime. 15 amputations, 3 dead Bluenorthwest May 2013 #9

Dzhokhar is 19. He murdered 3 people including the CHILD he put his bomb DevonRex May 2013 #11

Gods, what a photo Hekate May 2013 #21

That is what a normal reaction is. Not, "Hide the backpack!" nt DevonRex May 2013 #78

Thank you Dorian Gray May 2013 #36

Yes. And maybe think his older brother DevonRex May 2013 #79

That photo suddenly made me very sad lunatica May 2013 #56

Completely different but somehow the same. DevonRex May 2013 #80

Thanks for the picture marions ghost May 2013 #81

You still have to pay for them... Pelican May 2013 #19

No! He should have been worried about that. n/t woodsprite May 2013 #31

"We"-society, will not ruin the poor bastards life. alphafemale May 2013 #32

That bastard ruined his life himself. HappyMe May 2013 #37

Wearing mismatched cufflinks is a mistake. Getting sneeze spray on your steering wheel bike man May 2013 #38

STOP THE INSANITY! WinkyDink May 2013 #40

He ruined his own life maddezmom May 2013 #47

Are you nuts? Yo_Mama May 2013 #49

thank you formernaderite May 2013 #75

I think you should see the charging affidavit Yo_Mama May 2013 #64

The Vaseline part takes it to a new level. DevonRex May 2013 #83

Right up to the point that you see empty fireworks with the gunpowder removed... truebrit71 May 2013 #68

There are mistakes and there mistakes. This in no mistake. This is snagglepuss May 2013 #73

if i found evidence my son did such a thing i would immediately hire a lawyer and follow her advice arely staircase May 2013 #8

I have to wonder if this is why Katerina Tsarnaeva --who has decided "Katie Russell" now sounds MADem May 2013 #12

i noticed the "katie" bit too arely staircase May 2013 #14

She apparently has a few issues herself. MADem May 2013 #15

The Killers Mom Has A Warrant Out For Shoplifting DallasNE May 2013 #17

Yes--she was arrested for shoplifting before she married. She lied to the cop and said she MADem May 2013 #23

Where do you get "Katerina" from? I've only ever seen her called Katherine Turborama May 2013 #29

Because that is what she started calling herself--Katerina Tsarnaeva, the full Russian version of MADem May 2013 #69

Right there with you on this MichiganVote May 2013 #13

Nineteen year olds may still be stupid teens Gormy Cuss May 2013 #20

^^^this^^^ irisblue May 2013 #51

If they turn out to be innocent of the bombing part, their behavior smacks of panic Hekate May 2013 #22

As always, there's a Seinfeld about this. BlueCheese May 2013 #24

Thanks for the laugh! peace13 May 2013 #61

Alienation Attracts... KharmaTrain May 2013 #25

But why were they alienated? they lived in a very diverse and accepting cali May 2013 #27

Strangers In Strange Lands... KharmaTrain May 2013 #28

Well, again, at Rindge Latin they numerous kids speak a different language as cali May 2013 #39

+1.000 n/t malaise May 2013 #26

I once knew an otherwise very law abiding women who sheltered and treated a younger brother who was Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #30

Yeah, right. Looks like you didn't know that woman's character as well as you thought. WinkyDink May 2013 #41

no, she was not a perfect person, in fact far from it. She made a very human mistake Douglas Carpenter May 2013 #44

part of being human RedstDem May 2013 #53

Its one thing to feel greatly conflicted... Whiskeytide May 2013 #60

Your friend's situation is different though.. octothorpe May 2013 #77

I'm disgusted Tien1985 May 2013 #34

Look, whether it's an underage keg party, or helping a murdering Jihadist escape justice, Nye Bevan May 2013 #42

i would stick by my kid pretty much no matter what and get him the best lawyer i could dembotoz May 2013 #45

I agree Trumad, I do not buy the " just teens" either. seabeyond May 2013 #46

Much smaller scale revolution breeze May 2013 #50

My sons wouldn't. LWolf May 2013 #52

If I had a son in that situation I would get him the best lawyer... Walk away May 2013 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass May 2013 #55

19 is pretty old to be learning this lesson. peace13 May 2013 #58

I don't know if pipi_k May 2013 #59

It's called science nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #65

We excuse a lot of things teens do. And at 19 you are an adult. Jennicut May 2013 #76

And yet - friends will do this sort of thing in the state of denial. haele May 2013 #82

A song for this thread from Bruce Springsteen Generic Other May 2013 #85