Tuesday, April 15, 2013 and the succeeding days, will be forever etched as a day and a week where a joyful day in Boston and Massachusetts was brought to tragedy in a matter of seconds. It was ironically, Patriots' Day.
Tuesday is the one year anniversary of this horror, and what has been done to bring Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to justice? Anything?
Yes, we have heard that it was his brother's idea but, that does not excuse Tsarnaev from blame. He was and is a mature adult who knew the consequences. After all, he was adult enough to swear to become an American citizen, was he not? So, to decide to stick with his brother's tragic plan, rather than turn his brother in to at least the local authorities borders on treason.
Think about the week which followed. Three people died on April 15 as a result of the bombing, two young women and an eight year old boy. On the night of the 18th, a police officer was killed during a shootout on the Cambridge campus of MIT after it was learned that the perpetrators might be on campus. Finally, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the author of this nightmare, was killed during a police chase and shootout.
- Watertown, MA - search for alleged marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (Photo credit: IronHide)
A total of 280 people were injured related to the bombing. Of that total, 264 were injured at the bombing site and 16 police officers were injured during the gunfight of the 18th and 19th.
Finally, the younger Tsarnaev was captured when a homeowner went out to his backyard because his covered boat appeared to be out of sorts and he noticed blood on the side of his boat. The capture occurred after a lock down of Boston and several surrounding towns. People were forced to stay in their homes, and schools and businesses forced to close for the people’s safety.
The tragedy which was the Boston Marathon Bombing came finally to an end on Friday, April 19, 2013 about 7:45 that night.
President Barack Obama vowed, "Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups, will feel the full weight of justice." As we have learned, these words ring as hollow and as meaningless as any other pronouncement this failure of a president has uttered in the last 5 1/2 years.
I imagine as much as the first Fort Hood Massacre or Benghazi, nothing will be done because Islamist terrorists were involved, for as long as Barack Obama remains president. It must be nice to be able to put his head in the sand when it involves his kindred spirits. Perfect, actually.
Meanwhile, the families of the people who lost loved ones and those who have lost limbs, eyesight, etc., await justice. Until 2017, sadly, they will wait for that justice. As for our Department of Justice, nothing will be done while the “Contemptible One” remains at the helm.
To my friends in Boston and Massachusetts, just know that Americans from all over this great country stand with you as you remain "Boston Strong".
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