Possible Charges at State and Federal Levels
Tsarnaev could face charges at the state and federal levels, but Massachusetts has no death penalty.
Menino hopes federal authorities “throw the book at him,” which would include the possibility of execution.
“I hope that the U.S. attorney takes him on the federal side and throws the book at him,” Menino said on “This Week.” “These two individuals held this city hostage for five whole days.”
“They should not do that — that’s what these terrorist events want to do, hold the city hostage and stop the economy of the city.”
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Actually, four days. The idiots pursuing him can answer for the fifth.
Was that the actual Mumbles Menino quote? I’ve heard a lot of Mumbles, & he’s never sounded that lucid before.
Here’s the more typical Mumbles:
It’s like an Alcatraz around my neck.
That really fries my nose.
Where millions of students have come to study, including a great American named Martha Luther King Junior.