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35. show me how good you brain

Wed Apr 8, 2015, 04:04 PM

Apr 2015

here's something for you to brain on

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/02/the-killing-of-ibragim-todashev-an-ongoing-mystery/284103/

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BREAKING: Jury Finds Tsarnaev Guilty (All 30 Counts) in Boston Marathon Bombing [View all] Hissyspit Apr 2015 OP

Let me guess..... still_one Apr 2015 #1

Ha! alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #2

The news characterization of "breaking story" seemed slightly still_one Apr 2015 #9

Obviously will be found guilty. edbermac Apr 2015 #3

There are quite a few charges. Sentencing comes later. Hissyspit Apr 2015 #4

Yeah I wasn't sure about the penalty phase after the verdict. edbermac Apr 2015 #5

There are quite a few charges. Sentencing comes later. The CCC Apr 2015 #14

Federal. Same jury. And there are no jurors who msanthrope Apr 2015 #18

I bet death penalty irisblue Apr 2015 #6

Did you mean Terry Nichols? NuclearDem Apr 2015 #7

I truly did irisblue Apr 2015 #8

Apparently they had a questions this morning about conspiracy csziggy Apr 2015 #37

Not according to Alex Jones! Archae Apr 2015 #55

Or some right here on DU csziggy Apr 2015 #58

They're everywhere. It's a big business. n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #73

Guilty on at least the first four of 30 counts George II Apr 2015 #10

Hope they don't waste time on appeals cosmicone Apr 2015 #11

i agree samsingh Apr 2015 #67

I'm watching the twitter verdicts - updates LeftInTX Apr 2015 #12

No surprise Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #13

You forgot obnoxiousdrunk Apr 2015 #15

in this case I'm not being sarcastic Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #16

His defense was that he was talked into it christx30 Apr 2015 #19

Are you sure? Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #21

Just some quickly googled links: christx30 Apr 2015 #23

He never got to speak to his lawyer in private Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #25

You don't brain much, do you. WilliamPitt Apr 2015 #28

show me how good you brain Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #35

Tsarnaev's lawyer WilliamPitt Apr 2015 #36

That IS the point Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #40

I agree lofty1 Apr 2015 #71

Do you think he was innocent christx30 Apr 2015 #30

I do not know Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #32

"Star chamber"? FailureToCommunicate Apr 2015 #34

hmm... and "nano-thermite" kiri Apr 2015 #44

As a criminal defense attorney, I can only suggest to you that had that msanthrope Apr 2015 #20

Let's see the tape Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #22

Here.....I did your googling for you..... msanthrope Apr 2015 #24

nothing in that video shows him doing the crime Man from Pickens Apr 2015 #27

He wrote a confession in the boat. Gore1FL Apr 2015 #48

But how do I KNOW know that alcibiades_mystery Apr 2015 #53

Where is the actual note. I looked for it at that link and did not see it. GoneFishin Apr 2015 #66

Found one. christx30 Apr 2015 #69

Got it. Thanks. GoneFishin Apr 2015 #76

You bet. Happy to help. christx30 Apr 2015 #80

Here's another link, christx30 Apr 2015 #83

Here is alink Gore1FL Apr 2015 #72

Thanks. GoneFishin Apr 2015 #77

"I was there, planting bombs, minding my own business, like I do every week. christx30 Apr 2015 #17

sweet kiri Apr 2015 #46

So he was set up? Throd Apr 2015 #38

Plenty of company on the false flag thing. Beck, Jones, Kokesh, the Pauls. n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #57

Is anyone surprised? Beacool Apr 2015 #26

Also he said it was his duty to kill. Not a surprise. n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #29

There's that too. Beacool Apr 2015 #31

That he himself admitted it is an unpopular truth at times. It's more than possible that he simply freshwest Apr 2015 #68

I must have missed him saying that. Where can I see that? GoneFishin Apr 2015 #65

A trial in a place where there are no unbiased jurors. Then kill him. America the beautiful. n/t jtuck004 Apr 2015 #33

I think the little fucker planted a bomb and killed people. Spare me your crap. Throd Apr 2015 #39

I think the level of mystery surrounding his actions is "nil." Miles Archer Apr 2015 #41

Wonder if we have blown up any innocent children with our drones today? jtuck004 Apr 2015 #43

OK. I changed my mind. It's all good. Thanks. Throd Apr 2015 #45

I don't need your approval. jtuck004 Apr 2015 #47

I am better than him. If you want to consider him your equal, have at it. Throd Apr 2015 #49

Being in a town of people who think they are better than him. They aren't. lol. n/t jtuck004 Apr 2015 #50

Specifically, list the ways that his trial was not fair. Gore1FL Apr 2015 #51

Just watch tv. It will have the wisdom you seek. I'm just not that into you. jtuck004 Apr 2015 #52

You are conversing with people who can't connect two dots with a paint roller. GoneFishin Apr 2015 #56

Or maybe we just don't listen to Alex Jones enough emulatorloo Apr 2015 #60

I don't care if you are into me or not. Gore1FL Apr 2015 #70

Results... Major Nikon Apr 2015 #42

His own lawyer broadcast to the world that he is guilty. What was the purpose of this circus? GoneFishin Apr 2015 #54

Are you saying the lawyer should have plead innocence? Throd Apr 2015 #59

The legal system, with it's lawyers, is designed to be adversarial system, where both sides GoneFishin Apr 2015 #61

Due Process is not a circus. The lawyers attempted every other manuever for him. The admission of freshwest Apr 2015 #62

"The lawyers attempted every other manuever for him." Baseless nonsense. They failed as GoneFishin Apr 2015 #63

I won't bother to go into the DU links of their attempts, then. n/t freshwest Apr 2015 #64

The Lawyer's stated position... brooklynite Apr 2015 #74

Then he did not have a lawyer representing him, he had an assistant prosecutor. If the lawyer was GoneFishin Apr 2015 #75

The job of a defense attorney is NOT to have his client declared not guilty... brooklynite Apr 2015 #79

I reject your fait accompli premise because it assumes a presumption of guilt which is ok for you GoneFishin Apr 2015 #81

So the lawyer for the cop that is accused of christx30 Apr 2015 #82

Your comparison is a clever one. But beyond rhetorical value the two cases are immensely different. GoneFishin Apr 2015 #84

There was a lot of evidence against him. christx30 Apr 2015 #85

I understand your position. GoneFishin Apr 2015 #88

You would rather shoot the moon than try to avoid the death penalty? One_Life_To_Give Apr 2015 #86

That is a false dichotomy. For experts they don't appear to know what they are doing. GoneFishin Apr 2015 #87

She has a decent record in Federal Capital Cases though One_Life_To_Give Apr 2015 #89

Tsarnaev was another who was "inspired" by Anwar al-Awlaki Blue_Tires Apr 2015 #78