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July 18, 2013

Pharmacies Pull Issue of Rolling Stone over Tsarnaev Cover 
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The magazine Rolling Stone has sparked controversy after featuring
Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on the cover of its latest
issue. The photo accompanies an in-depth story that Rolling Stone calls
"a riveting and heartbreaking account of how a charming kid with a
bright future became a monster." The pharmacy chains Walgreens and CVS
are refusing to sell copies of the issue in their stores. On Wednesday,
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino lashed out at Rolling Stone.

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino: "Why would we heroize this guy? He's just a
— he's a terrorist. We don't want him in our neighborhoods. We
don't want him on magazines. We don't want him anywhere."

In response to the criticism, Rolling Stone published a statement saying
in part: "The fact that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is young, and in the same age
group as many of our readers, makes it all the more important for us to
examine the complexities of this issue and gain a more complete
understanding of how a tragedy like this happens."

 

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