Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving perpetrator of the deadly Boston Marathon bombing, has been sentenced to death, which is about as predictable as a very predictable thing can be. The deliberate, calculated nature of the crime is unquestionable--the pressure cooker bombs were placed, fashioned, and detonated, in such a way that they would kill or maim the most people and cause the most damage possible. The act was brutal and thoroughly intended to cause shock and horror. Although Tsarnaev is young and was very possibly led about by his brother, the fact remains that having any sense of right and wrong, or shred of humanity--this act should have been unthinkable, but he participated in it anyway.
