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Rolling Stone 'Glorified' Suspect, Say Residents
Many say Boston Marathon bombing suspect looked like a rock star on magazine cover.
Long Islanders expressed outrage at the use of a photo of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombing suspect, on the cover of Rolling Stone. Many said the cover glorified a killer, and backed the decision of such stores as Stop & Shop, CVS and Walgreen's, not to sell the magazine.
"I feel the was it is presented on Rolling Stone it glorifies him and the terror he caused! So yes I agree 100% with retailers that do not sell this issue and I think more should follow suit!," said Amy Hodgdon Levine on the Mineola Patch Facebook page.
"Yes we have freedom of speech and press but u wish a little more heart and sensitivity was used. They should have hero's on their cover or music people,"
wrote Angela Spinelli Parente.
What's your opinion of the Rolling Stone cover? Do you support businesses who refuse to sell the magazine? Please tell us in the comments.
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