What Is Boston Bombing?

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The Boston Bombing occurred during the Boston Marathon in 2013 . Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother Tamarlan set off two bombs near the finish line of the marathon, killing three people and wounding over 260 more . Tsarnvaevs older brother had been killed during a gun battle with the police and Dzokhar had later been arrested. The younger of the two brothers was then put on trial and later facing death on 17 counts and being sentenced to death. Most people thought sentencing the 21 year-old bomber to death as “a fitting punishment for this horrific crime” (Lynch, n.d.). I believe the punishment was somewhat appropriate.
Seeing the man that killed or caused immense suffering to many innocent people, being sentenced to death, was considered