What if the big bro told him it was a smoke bomb? A crazy prank?

[elehhhhna]

We have no idea wtf happened yet. Do we?

[Politicalboi]

1. He must have known last night

They weren't smoke bombs they were throwing. And the video of them checking out their work. They were both into it.

[krawhitham]

2. What you want innocent until proven guilty, not in this country

[Mike Daniels]

3. Then why didn't he turn his brother in when the blood and limbs

started flying?

[Recovered Repug]

4. If that was the case, he would have had plenty of time to surrender.

[Nine]

5. Then I suppose his defense team will have the opportunity to use that. (nt)

[Raine]

6. Seems like he would've caught on it wasn't a "smoke bomb" before throwing out more pressure cooker

bombs last night, killing a cop and wounding another.

[Amonester]

7. Then why would he not just turn himself in instead of running away?

I guess the carjacked owner will testify exactly what his behavior was (and under oath).

We'll see.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. There is an after picture, with him walking away calmly while everyone

was hysterically trying to get away.

There is no way he didn't know what was going on.

[alcibiades_mystery]

13. never mind that his bomb was the SECOND bomb

he already saw that the first went off before he hit his trigger.

biggest fail OP in years.

[tkmorris]

34. I believe he knew, but not for that reason

Last I heard the bombs were set off using simple kitchen timers. There was no "trigger" for him to hit.

[surrealAmerican]

9. He's not a child.

He's legally responsible for his own actions. It would have been on him to be sure of the safety of any "prank" he thought he was carrying out.

[yawnmaster]

10. or maybe he thought they were just tenderizing some black powder. eom

[Bicoastal]

11. "OMG bro! This is gonna be so great when all this confetti explodes all over everyone!"

The "crazy prank" defense isn't going to work here, nor is the "it was all a dream" defense. This is an adult we're talking about here, and he must be held accountable for his own actions, regardless of what he "thought" was going to happen.

[Fumesucker]

14. A pity we can't hold Dubya, Ctheney and Rumsferatu to the same standard n/t

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. Then he would surrender immediately when the big bro charged the cops

Not rob stores for escape money and blast hundreds of rounds at cops.

Come on, now.

[randome]

15. What if the CIA mind-controlled him?

[SidDithers]

16. Sounds like the Chewbacca defense...

Sid

[apples and oranges]

17. The FBI's involvement is what strikes me

Supposedly, they had been watching the brothers for years. Maybe this was a sting operation that they lost control of?

[emulatorloo]

18. Don't take the statements of their Crazy Mom too seriously.

She's the only one who claims they've been watched.

[subterranean]

20. Where did you hear that?

Ah, I see from the post above that their mom made that claim.

[LisaL]

28. The FBI didn't watch them for years.

They interviewed the older brother couple of years ago and decided he was just fine and dandy.

[XRubicon]

19. He knew.

[Warren DeMontague]

21. Then when the bombs went off, he would have been like "HOLY FUCK"

Instead of smirking and sneaking off.

[MrSlayer]

22. That's the tactic I would be using.

I had no choice, he was going to kill me. I had no idea this would happen. I should have shot him myself but never had the opportunity.

And so on and so forth.

It won't work but that's how I'd play it. It's all the Brother's fault.

[DevonRex]

23. Then he wouldnt have tweeted that he had just smoked 'em after they went off.

After they went KABOOM. LEGS flying through the air. Killing the kid he put his backpack next to.

[MrSlayer]

25. Give me your password and I can make you say anything.

That's the way around that one.

[DevonRex]

30. oh good lord

You guys can play kumbayah for the murderer. I'm out.

[MrSlayer]

31. Are you crazy? I want this dude riding the lightning.

I'm one of the few people here aggressively in favor of capital punishment.

I'm just saying what I might say if I were in dude's position.

Take a breath.

[DevonRex]

32. ok

[Warren DeMontague]

35. Then they check the IP or device the tweet came from.

He's gotta argue that someone stole his password AND his cell phone, not to mention his face.

(little GD reference, there, for the fans )

[Codeine]

24. Oh Jesus motherfucking Christ.

[LisaL]

27. My feelings exactly.

[cali]

26. we have an idea of what happened. not fully fleshed out but we have an idea

and according to reports, Dzhokhar spent Wednesday at school at UMass Dartmouth. He could have turned himself in if it was just a joke. Oh, and whoever heard of a smoke bomb in a pressure cooker?

[LisaL]

29. We also have an idea of what didn't happen.

[MOTRDemocrat]

33. And the fact their apartment was basically a bomb factory...

With a "significant amount of explosives"

I'm sure he just explained that away as a uh... um...