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Commack Locals: Rolling Stone Crossed the Line

Several stores are refusing to carry the latest issue featuring bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

The cover of the latest Rolling Stone features Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. It's not a grainy image from a surveillance camera or a mug shot but it shows a hip-looking young man, his mussy hair and goatee making him seem more like one of the rock stars the music magazine frequently covers rather than possibly the most hated man in the United States right now. A suspected terrorist. The cover photo supports the investigative piece inside outlining what made the boy turn into a killer.

But since the cover was announced to the public there has been a backlash. Several stores, including Stop & Shop, CVS and Walgreen's, have refused to carry the latest issue of Rolling Stone Magazine because of its decision to put Tsarnaev on the cover.

We posed the question on our Facebook page and asked readers if they agreed with the retailers' decision. Here is what a few of your neighbors are saying:

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Mary Ann Boyd Amore: Don't promote his pic!

Riane Cannon: Disgrace! Shame on the editors and contributors. I'm certaint they will loose alot of readers over this. No one wants to see a terrorist on the cover of an iconic American magazine.

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Dominick Schiotis: This cover is a disgrace to the victims of the Marathon bombing and stores should not be selling this magazine. Rolling Stone has had some crazy covers throughout the years but most were movie stars, rockstars, and political figures. This is a terrorist, have we forgotten? This will only incite other maniacs to do something similar for instant fame. Sad day for a Magazine that has been an American staple for years.....

Amy Fried Schombs: I'm disappointed that you are displaying it.

Jennifer Bachman-Molloy: Yes I AGREE! A popular and promising student....puhhhlease....so wonderful that he rode around in a BMW with license plates that say #1terrorist. Lovely good boy.. With his other terrorist friends. It was his family AND HIM

Viola Lola Vlismas: ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think it's disgraceful that Rolling Stone magazine is treating this ANIMAL like a rock star!!!!! I can only imagine the families that lost loved ones or were hurt during the bombing, what they must feel like!!!!!!! I would never buy this magazine again!!

Continue the conversation. Tell us what you think. Do you agree that stores should ban the issue on their shelves?


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