Bruised and Bloodied Reality Trumps Rolling Stone Glamour - Update

Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Bruised and bloodied is not glamorous.

The sobering pictures were released by Sergeant Sean Murphy, a tactical photographer with the Massachusetts state police, in a bid to show the real face of terrorism rather than the 'glamourised' image of Tsarnaev that graces the cover of Rolling Stone magazine's controversial new issue.

Cornered by police, the photos show the 19-year-old bombing suspect in a blood-splattered black jumper, with hands stained red and a sniper's laser aimed directly at his forehead.

Sergeant Sean Murphy was suspended for leaking the photos. His job may be in jeopardy.

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Cover of The Rolling Stone
[Previous 7/18/13 post]




Now an Islamic terrorist (allegedly), Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, can get his picture on the cover. As a publicity ploy, it worked. However, there are rumblings of a substantial backlash. Many people are pissed and a number of magazine distributors have refused to sell the issue.

Dr. Hook video viewable here.