Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Remark Humorous

What could be so humorous when you got 30 Federal charges against you for killing 3 innocent people and injured more than 260. "That is totally insane and monstrous!" Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev say a remark he made to his sister during a prison visit was meant to be funny and wasn't incriminating, as prosecutors have suggested.  In court documents filed Wednesday, Tsarnaev's lawyers responded to a claim by prosecutors that Tsarnaev made a remark "to his detriment" while his sister was visiting him. The remark was overheard by an FBI agent who was in the room monitoring the visit because of special prison restrictions placed on Tsarnaev.  Neither side has revealed what Tsarnaev said, but are arguing over whether to lift the monitoring restrictions that his lawyers say limit his interactions with people helping his defense team.

Dzhokhar's lawyers say the comment was "jocular" or "gently mocking" the purported security concerns that prompted the prison restrictions, known as "special administrative measures." They say he has not made any statements related to the charges against him during visits with his sisters.  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev faces the possibility of the death penalty in the deadly bombing last April. Prosecutors allege that Tsarnaev, 20, and his brother, Tamerlan, 26, built two pressure-cooker bombs and placed them near the finish line of the marathon. The twin explosions killed three people and injured more than 260.  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to 30 federal charges. Tamerlan Tsarnaev died following a shootout with police several days after the marathon.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's lawyers say that prosecutors' reference to Tsarnaev's allegedly damaging remark "has unleashed a wave of unwarranted and prejudicial public speculation" about the comment.  They called the prosecution's claim a "red herring."

"Apparently, if Mr. Tsarnaev appears to be lighthearted in interactions with his sisters, this will be spun into an argument that he should be executed because he lacks remorse and is insufficiently serious about his predicament or his actions. On the other hand, if Mr. Tsarnaev appears impassive or subdued, those observations also likely will be characterized as evidence that Mr. Tsarnaev is cold-hearted and more deserving of the death penalty," Tsarnaev's lawyers said in their response to the government's filing.

A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz declined to comment. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's trial is scheduled to begin November 3.

I don't think I can call this guy "Mr." because in my eye sight, he is a cold hearted monster who has no remorse for human life.  Innocent people who didn't deserve what happened to them. "Families completely destroyed for life with memories of their loved ones and horrors they suffered.  Only time will tell November 3.



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November 3 Trial Date Set For Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

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My heart still go out to the victims of last year's 'Boston Marathon'.  It's been  almost one year this coming April since the tragedy for many who suffered and lost loved ones.  Boston Marathon's bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was given a November 3, 2014 trial date over the strenuous objections of his attorneys, who said Wednesday that they won't have enough time to mount a defense in a terrorism case that carries a possible death penalty.  I feel the suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be taken out of his misery for what he did to those innocent people.  The trial date is nearly a year earlier than the earliest date requested by Tsarnaev's lawyers, but in line with what prosecutors had sought. I'm truly glad!

"I think it is a realistic and a fair one," U.S. District Judge George O'Toole Jr. said of the schedule he set.

Federal prosecutors announced in January that they will seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is charged in twin bombings that killed three innocent people and wounded more than 260.  Prosecutors allege that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 20, and his older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, built and planted two pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the marathon last April 2013.  Tamerlan Tsarnaev died following a shootout with police several days later.  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to 30 federal counts, including using a weapon of mass destruction. He is being held at a federal prison and was not in court for Wednesday's hearing.  Several of the victims who were injured in the bombings did attend, including Marc Fucarile.  Marc Fucarile, who lost his right leg above the knee, said he wished the trial would start even earlier.  I don't blame him either.  He need justice now!

"Why not?" he said. "Everybody should be on the same page ... It's pretty cut and dried with the evidence. Don't waste anybodies time."

Defense attorney Judy Clarke, one of the country's leading death penalty specialists, complained that prosecutors have been "sluggish" in turning over evidence to her team. In particular, she cited 2,000 pieces of physical evidence at an FBI lab in Quantico, Virginia, that the defense hasn't been able to examine yet.

"It's not the defense dragging its feet. We're really struggling with getting access to evidence," Judy Clarke said.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Aloke Chakravarty, said prosecutors are hoping to bring those items back to Boston for easier viewing by the defense. He said prosecutors have made evidence relevant to both the trial and the penalty hearing available.  Judy Clarke said it's doubtful the defense could get experts to review the items before this summer, which would make a November trial date "virtually impossible." Clarke also said the defense has a "tremendous amount" of work to do to compile information on Tsarnaev's family history. The family lived in the former Soviet Republic of Kyrgyzstan and came to the United States about a decade ago from the Dagestan region of Russia.

"There's just a tremendous amount of logistical hurdles," Clarke said.

Judge George O'Toole did not agree to change the trial date, but he did order prosecutors to compile a list of the items in Quantico for Tsarnaev's lawyers by the end of the week. The judge scheduled another court hearing for June 18.  On Wednesday, Congressman William Keating said the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee is planning to hold a hearing in Boston this spring so victims, first responders and law enforcement officials can testify about their experiences.  Keating said the committee is wrapping up its report on the bombings and now wants to hear from survivors and others.

"I think the people in Boston deserve this opportunity and I think it will help the rest of the country in the process," Keating said.

Keating said he hopes that a hearing will be held before this year's marathon, scheduled for April 21, 201