Open Remarks to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Open Remarks to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Let me begin, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, by expressing a short word of gratitude to you for finally breaking your silence in the way of an apology toward the people you so grievously injured just over two years ago, on April 15, 2013, during the Boston Marathon. Whether you were indeed sincere in your utterances or whether your words came too little, too late, it was gracious of you to step forward in an attempt to make some sort of peace with what you have done. Thank you for taking the time to consider your feelings, put your thoughts into words and stand before an audience who could be viewed only as a hostile one toward not only the atrocity your have perpetrated upon them but also toward you as a person.

From the day of the bombing and henceforward, your name will be linked forevermore with this horrific act of violence. Your name will now become synonymous with the words evil, callous, cruel and despicable. This is who you are, the person you have created by your actions and by your deeds. It is you who have created this persona; it is your who are responsible for an act that created numerous injuries to innocent people who were out for a day of fun and who went home with dramatic changes to their lives, to their minds and to their bodies. It is you who have taken to lives of four people who were cherished by their families, who were living good lives and who clearly did not deserve to have their lives cut short due to your fallacies.

You immediately attempted to lay the entire blame of your joint bloody escapade upon your elder brother's shoulders after you placed yourself forever more in his shadow. Did you think you were going to fade away into the background, as though you were never there, after the deed was completed? Were you that annoying little brother who would never go away until your brother finally demanded you hang back a foot or so and pretend you are invisible? Is this who you are? Is this who you became? No one more than your brother's shadow, there at his beck and call until he is no longer there to defend himself so you could finally lay all the blame on him like a viper ready to strike when your vile deceitful game came to a swift halt. No, you were always an equal partner in your act of destruction and you will pay the penalty for your evil deeds.

In the days of your youth, your parents brought you to America as a refugee from your native Russia. You spent your formative years upon the fruits of our labors, received our charity because you were poor and far from the land of your birth. You went to our schools, enjoyed our education and made friends with other children your own age. Many of your friends were born here in the United States, while others, like you, came from distant lands. This is not an unusual occurrence in this country we call America. Many of us came from distant lands and, if we were born here, our ancestors heard the call of the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. We are, each of us, different in our own ways. We draw upon the different cultures of all the differing lands our forbearers brought along with them from their homelands. Although we all have different ideas of how to become Americans, we all have several things in common. We have thoughts and feelings, joys and sorrows, we laugh, we cry, we feel happy and are capable of great sadness, we hurt when others hurt and seek to bring comfort to our fellow man or woman when they are in need of such comfort. We DO NOT run rampant in the streets or in the cities, where young children are gathered with their parents for a joyful outing. We do not visit our hardship or our sorrows or our disagreements, unmercifully, upon others. We treat others with compassion, not with hatred.

There was a time, not so long ago, when you, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, decided you wished to become one of us. You raised your hand and swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America. You accepted this life as your own on September 11, 2012—a day set aside in observance to remember those who were injured or died during the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2002; a day known as Patriot Day. Did you happen to recall this piece of information during that other Patriot's Day, April 15, 2013—a mere 8 months later—when you set out upon your despicable act of violence that killed 3 people and hurt so many? Did it occur to you while you were hiding in a boat, after you killed a fourth innocent man and ended the life of your partner in crime, that your fate had fallen on yet another significant day in history: April 19, 2013—a day set aside to commemorate the battles of Lexington and Concord, also known as Patriot's Day.

You have been found guilty of the crimes you have perpetrated and have now been sentenced to your appointment with death. Each day, each minute, each hour brings you one step closer to the final chapter in your short but tempestuous life. As the minutes tick by, it is my sincere hope that you will remember the names, the faces, and the ages of the people who you recklessly murdered. It is my sincere hope that they visit you nightly in your cell, in your dreams and in your waking moments every day until the day arrives when you walk into the death chamber. They will always be with you. Think often of each of them. Think of their cries of pain and their anguish and never loose sight of what you have done to them, their families and all the others your treachery has affected. Remember, they are Boston Strong...and we, the rest of us, who have also been affected...WE ARE AMERICA STRONG!!

Re: Open Remarks to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

leasheryn, did you author that remark? If you did girl you need to be given a medal for it. Talk about moving experiences.

OMG I cannot say enough GIRL YOU GOT IT GOING FOR YOU.

Look deep in the eyes of a man and you can tell what truth if any is in his heart - My Apache Grandfather...Gosheven