Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: The Boston Marathon Bombing

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev age 23, and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev age 26 committed a series of bombing attacks at the Boston Marathon event on April 15, 2013. Dzhokhar along with his brother planted bombs around the event killing three people and injuring around 280 others. Dzhokhar’s brother Tamerlan was killed a manhunt following the attack. Later Dzhokhar would be sentenced to death on June 24, 2015. During his trial still images of the moments of the bombing along with a message written inside of a boat where Dzhokhar sought refuge from the manhunt were presented. Additional evidence with a duffel bag containing a remote control device for the bombs was presented during the trial. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is currently being held in prison awaiting execution after a number of appeals.
The still images of the moments before the bombing left me a bit uneasy as the people would have no knowledge of the blast to come. The people affected by the blast stirred in my mind as I thought how they might view the world around them afterwards, afflicted with mental wounds. Additionally, the evidence of the remote control device being found in Dzhokhar’s bag affirmed with me his planning of the attack. Dzhokhar must have planned the bombing knowing what effect it would have and what consequences would be in place. In summary, Dzhokhar’s actions affected all manner of people including myself by presenting them with an uneasy situation with possible consequences to our