and hearing comments from his friends and acquaintances) that he was probably strong-armed into this.
My ex husband is Muslim and I know the sometimes tyrannical behavior an older brother can have on his younger siblings. Granted, this happens in many cultures, but in Islam and throughout most of the Middle East, the dominance of the eldest brother (even if he's younger than the eldest sister) is condoned. Not that it always turns out badly, but, in many cases, the condoning of this behavior results in a Napoleon-like attitude. The younger brother may have been forced or felt to believe he had no choice less he face a similar fate at the hands of the elder brother.
Not that I'm excusing Jahar Tsarnaev's behavior if he did, indeed do it (and I await trial - as a former crime reporter, I totally believe in "innocent until proven guilty"
, but it might mitigate the death penalty or, hell, it might mean that he didn't do it.
Interesting case. My hubby's from Boston and we'll be going up there next month. I may pop by the courthouse just to read some of the filings. Bone up on my old profession.
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