Do you believe your government never lies to you or never tries to cover things up? To believe they wouldn't do that is naive. It's seeming more and more that all governments are corrupt but the US happens to be very good at hiding it and appearing fair. They're incredibly smart. But just because those in power say this kid is guilty doesn't mean he is. They have the power to provide evidence, even where there is none. They have the power to control the general population through the media using simple psychological methods. I don't want to sound like too much of a conspiracy theorist but along with all of the examples of changing stories and holes in the case, I feel that Dzhokhar's behaviour is not one of a psychopath, or a terrorist. Just because his friends and family do not have authority or expertise doesn't mean their views mean nothing. They were the ones who knew him. He pleads not guilty but why would we listen to what he has to say, right? When we have the media to tell us what he's thinking? He did not have any personality disorder, he didn't have any psychological disorder, he wasn't even an angry person. It just doesn't add up.
Do you believe your government never lies to you or never tries to cover things up? To believe they wouldn't do that is naive. It's seeming more and more that all governments are corrupt but the US happens to be very good at hiding it and appearing fair. They're incredibly smart. But just because those in power say this kid is guilty doesn't mean he is. They have the power to provide evidence, even where there is none. They have the power to control the general population through the media using simple psychological methods. I don't want to sound like too much of a conspiracy theorist but along with all of the examples of changing stories and holes in the case, I feel that Dzhokhar's behaviour is not one of a psychopath, or a terrorist. Just because his friends and family do not have authority or expertise doesn't mean their views mean nothing. They were the ones who knew him. He pleads not guilty but why would we listen to what he has to say, right? When we have the media to tell us what he's thinking? He did not have any personality disorder, he didn't have any psychological disorder, he wasn't even an angry person. It just doesn't add up.
Family & friends have expressed their opinions freely and openly as is their right in this country. And YES their views mean something, just not something I happen to agree with. First of all family and friends are not exactly unbiased, especially with the death penalty on the line, second of all he did not KILL and maim family and friends.Do you believe your government never lies to you or never tries to cover things up? To believe they wouldn't do that is naive. It's seeming more and more that all governments are corrupt but the US happens to be very good at hiding it and appearing fair. They're incredibly smart. But just because those in power say this kid is guilty doesn't mean he is. They have the power to provide evidence, even where there is none. They have the power to control the general population through the media using simple psychological methods. I don't want to sound like too much of a conspiracy theorist but along with all of the examples of changing stories and holes in the case, I feel that Dzhokhar's behaviour is not one of a psychopath, or a terrorist. Just because his friends and family do not have authority or expertise doesn't mean their views mean nothing. They were the ones who knew him. He pleads not guilty but why would we listen to what he has to say, right? When we have the media to tell us what he's thinking? He did not have any personality disorder, he didn't have any psychological disorder, he wasn't even an angry person. It just doesn't add up.
See, I guess you guys just can't stop it.
Yep, He WAS THERE! & He described the bomber! NONE of us/police/his family or friends were there. JEFF was. His legs ARE GONE, no faking that. The end.....
Great witness IMO
I believe Jeff Bauman.
I do not believe the conspiracy theorists.
JMO
While I believe 100% that DT and TT are guilty I welcome opposing viewpoints and discussion.So glad not everyone shares the same opinion.
What angers me personally about the case is how preventable it was.I'm not that smart and educated but what is so hard about learning from past mistakes?
It's not a "conspiracy" that America helped create Al Qaeda and yet still supports and funds terrorism if it's in their interest.That's why I'm confused about how easily asylum was given even to known chechen terrorists (eg ILYAS AKHMADOV),I've also learned there's oil in Chechnya.I also know both Saudi and Russia warned the US against TT,yet these warnings were ignored because the US didn't think he would strike against us.
IMO Terror is Terror and violence creates violence and nobody,especially children should have to suffer.The FBI is spending billions a year on fake terrorist plots,it's ridiculous to me.If we want peace ,denounce violence IMO
Ultimately in this case TT and DT alone are to blame however.I believe TT was a narcissistic time bomb who probably would have committed atrocities either way after he became disillusioned. DT was young,dumb,culturally depended and glorifying his older brother while deserted by his parents IMO
That is just my take on things.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...slam-has-driven-chechnyas-rebels-8580933.htmlWhile there was always an Islamic element to the struggle, Chechens have traditionally followed a liberal, Sufi brand of Islam, and many of the leaders of the 1990s independence movement were secular. Even with the rapid growth of radical Islamism, with the horrific terrorist attack on schoolchildren at Beslan in 2004, and more recently on civilians at Moscow's Domodedovo airport in 2011, there has been a specifically anti-Russian bent to the terrorism. Those rebels who professed Islamist jihadi ideas would often express admiration for the West and the United States.
That has changed as more Chechen fighters have travelled to jihadi training camps, and the region itself has become more Islamised. Mr Kadyrov has led a campaign to enforce the wearing of headscarves by Chechen women, and has banned the sale of alcohol in the republic.
Oliver Bullough, the author of a history of the Caucasus, said: "During periods when state institutions have broken down or turn against them, the Chechens have traditionally turned to Islam to support them. This has been encouraged by the region's pro-Moscow rulers as a means to bolster their own legitimacy, resulting in an Islamification race between the two factions."
Although there are Chechens fighting in Syria, Afghanistan and other global conflicts, they have not traditionally been seen as a threat to US security, something which may well change in the aftermath of the marathon bombing.
Well I am not saying I am right about my view, it's just a theory though I don't want to use the word conspiracy because I don't think the whole thing was made up with actors and fake blood. That is crazy talk.
And maybe even Tamerlan WAS guilty, I just feel like even if he was his younger brother didn't seem to be based on his behaviour only. Even if the only thing I had to go off of was what he posted on twitter. Which, I know, is not objective solid evidence. Just thoughts.
I know Jeff Bauman says he saw the bomber right before, but he described his clothing which was similar clothing to all of those agents around the scene as well. I study Psychology and I know how easy it is to change what people think they remember by the power of suggestion. I am not saying this happened, just a thought to put out there.
The pressure cooker bombs would have been pretty heavy to carry but in the video Dzhokhar's backpack is on one shoulder. It doesn't seem like it was very heavy.
And again, I don't know what the purpose would be for them to lie about all of this. I am not the one to figure that out. I am just expressing certain doubts I (and many others) have.
And I don't think that if it was set up in any way that it would be readily apparent or all that obvious for us as a public to figure out. They're not stupid.
Well I am not saying I am right about my view, it's just a theory though I don't want to use the word conspiracy because I don't think the whole thing was made up with actors and fake blood. That is crazy talk.
And maybe even Tamerlan WAS guilty, I just feel like even if he was his younger brother didn't seem to be based on his behaviour only. Even if the only thing I had to go off of was what he posted on twitter. Which, I know, is not objective solid evidence. Just thoughts.
I know Jeff Bauman says he saw the bomber right before, but he described his clothing which was similar clothing to all of those agents around the scene as well. I study Psychology and I know how easy it is to change what people think they remember by the power of suggestion. I am not saying this happened, just a thought to put out there.
The pressure cooker bombs would have been pretty heavy to carry but in the video Dzhokhar's backpack is on one shoulder. It doesn't seem like it was very heavy.
And again, I don't know what the purpose would be for them to lie about all of this. I am not the one to figure that out. I am just expressing certain doubts I (and many others) have.
And I don't think that if it was set up in any way that it would be readily apparent or all that obvious for us as a public to figure out. They're not stupid.
My theory about Danny, the carjack victim? He has no real identity other than "Danny". We don't even know who he is. He says he is Chinese and that he escaped the car while Tamerlan was pumping gas and Dzhokhkar was inside paying (or using an ATM...one or the other). Yet the surveillence photos show both brothers in the store (or was that another store?).
The photos from the ATM do not prove anything other than the fact that he was using an ATM.
Tarek Ahmed, the man working in the gas station where "Danny" showed up described him as being caucasian between 20-25 and said Danny came in the store seeming crazy and said they "pushed him out of the car".
So which was it? White or Chinese? Escaped or was pushed out?
If that's supposed to be convincing evidence, I think they need to work on the story a little more.
And they say his friends removed his backpack from his room. I thought he left that at the crime scene and that it exploded?
As for the "shootout" between police. The only witness account of that which I heard said she didn't see the brothers shooting back. She also said she saw the police run over Tamerlan. And why do we hear what sounds like them yelling, "we didn't do it" on the video?