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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: Jury Finds Tsarnaev Guilty (All 30 Counts) in Boston Marathon Bombing [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)Tsarnaev came from himself and his friends. He had the best legal team money could buy, conducted by strong civil rights attorneys.
Admitting his guilt, after he gave his reasons for killing, was being used to show he was under the influence of his older brother and should get leniency. I'm sure the attorneys will start an appeal for him, no matter what the sentecne will.
The 'he's guilty' of the crime is not the same as him being found an innocent person. That gambit failed, and it was the last resort, not the first, following all these many months that they fought for him as 'innocent before proven guilty in a court of law.' The jury did not find him to be a victim of his brother and an unwilling accomplice and they convicted him.
But it was necessary to give him a fair trial, to search out all the evidence and give him a chance. And some in this world do believe that his murdering and maiming those people is justified, or of no importance, if it contradicts their ideology. And that goes for all killings.