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Hope im not silly in asking this

But how did they become suspects in the first place?

Im glad they have caught them though

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Hope im not silly in asking this

But how did they become suspects in the first place?

Im glad they have caught them though

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Hope im not silly in asking this

But how did they become suspects in the first place?

Im glad they have caught them though

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There has to be a very serious implication to national security for the case to be referred to federal jurisdiction and for the meantime we don't even know if there's a national security case to be answered.

where the conduct
involves the use of the mail or any instrument of interstate or
foreign commerce; the offense obstructs, delays, or affects
interstate or foreign commerce; the victim is the United States,
a member of the uniformed services, or any other federal
employee; the property affected is, in whole or in part, owned
or leased by the United States; or the offense is committed in
the territorial sea, special maritime, or territorial jurisdiction of
the United States.

-If they were acting as above but with the aid of a foreign agency or extremist group, depending upon the extent of that, they could be tried either federally or under a military trial. That's where the risk of a death penalty could be applied, but I still think the above option is more likely.

Let's just wait until they charge him, it will surely determine who's right.

I thought you said it was guaranteed. Not having any doubts, are you?

I still don't have any doubts whatsoever but I think it would be wise to spare all the useless ramblings until he's actually charged. I'll get back to you when it happens.

By which you mean to say, "My poor knowledge of American law just got shown up very publicly and I'm pissed. And now I'm going to run away".

I accept your surrender.

I agree. I thought it was important to emphatically refute the claim that Dzhokar is guaranteed to be tried under federal law, and guaranteed to get the death penalty.

There is no inherent federal jurisdiction in the crimes committed, and this is exactly the point Alan Dershowitz has just been making.

Cektop (and many commenters) need to learn to distinguish their desire for something to happen from the likelihood that it will actually happen.

I'd also point out.... Massaoui was tried under federal law, convicted and got life in prison. Death penalty is far from guaranteed as a federal homicide charge looks next to impossible. Most of the subsidiary federal charges with which they might charge him are actually ones that don't carry the death penalty.

Where's Dershowiz been speaking? Got a link to the video?

The younger brothers twitter Kinda weird reading his tweets Makes you think

https://mobile.twitter.com/J_tsar

He was on Piers Morgan; I don't have a link as I watched it on television. There's a CNN article that provides a partial account of what he said

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/20/us/boston-suspect-what-next/index.html

Edit: I've gone through all the 18 USC 2332 offences. Even under the very broad drafting of that statute, Dzhokar doesn't seem to fall under it. This case would be quite unique insofar as there's almost always a way you can construe some kind of federal jurisdiction in terrorism cases (usually because they involve foreign citizens, or they have trained overseas, or travelled over state lines in commissioning of the offence), but in this case it really does look like a state offence.

The only "out" would be if the federal government argues that he, for example, set of a Weapon of Mass Destruction (which under the US law includes chemical explosives) under 18 USC 2332b, and that where and how he set it off had a substantial effect on interstate commerce.

Not only would that be contrary to the current jurisprudential tests of when interstate commerce interests are engaged, it would also face an almost insurmountable causation hurdle.

"And here I thought nemo's dad was about to get it with dory but apparently this man turned into a female #thatscray"

He doesn't come across as ultra extreme Muslim. No clue why he would've done this.

"And here I thought nemo's dad was about to get it with dory but apparently this man turned into a female #thatscray"

He doesn't come across as ultra extreme Muslim. No clue why he would've done this.

Anyone that say Dzhokar fits the profile of an extremist are pdeluded.

Look at the 19 years old twitter he doesn't seem radical or extreme, just seems like a normal teen, I wouldnt suspect anyone like him to carry out an attack like this.