Boston Bombing

                                                                      Boston Bombing

          On Monday April 15th in Boston, Massachusetts, two bombs were set off near the 

finish line of the Boston Marathon. In the article “Boston Marathon Bombing,” by Josh Levs, he tells about the devastating tragedy that took place in Boston. Three people were killed from the explosion and “one of the dead was an 8 year-old boy.” There were also at least 144 people who were being treated in the hospital, with “25 of them in critical condition and 25 of them in serious condition.” The bombing sent chaos throughout the whole entire town. They immediately began trying to figure out who it was that bombed us. They found the suspects by looking through the cameras of nearby stores, and finding two suspicious guys who were wearing "black backpacks." They were brothers from Russia. Tamerlan, who is 26, and his younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is 19. The older brother was killed in a "gun battle with the police" after the "tense day-long manhunt." The younger brother, was captured from a covered boat that was in the back of a backyard. He was severely wounded and was taken to the hospital. He is currently awake, able to talk, and responding to the polices' questions. 

     I believe that because of this bombing, many things should be taken into consideration. I think we need to give more recognition, maybe even a pay raise to police and FBI. We often don't take the time to thank them, or to even realize how important they are. They risk their lives for their community everyday and without them, the two guys that bombed Boston, might have escaped. I also think they need to reconsider the type of punishment that should be given to people who do violent actions, like this bombing. They usually are given death row, where they are in prison for about 10 years and then they are executed. However, I believe they should not just sit in prison, but have some sort of cruel or unusual punishment for a long time, then be killed. I think what they did, killing innocent people and children, was so wrong, and they deserve to be tortured and suffer. 

     I believe we need to always thank our police for doing their job and taking care of the citizens. America needs to always remember this bombing, in honor of the people who were killed and injured. It was a very devastating day for many people in Boston. 

Works Cited: 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/15/us/boston-marathon-explosions