BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say they won't try to prove Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) shot Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Officer Richard Donohue, but say he's still responsible for the officer's injuries.

In a court filing Friday, prosecutors said the government doesn't intend to offer evidence that Tsarnaev shot Donohue.

Instead the government alleges Tsarnaev is responsible for Donohue's injuries because Donohue was shot while he and other officers were attempting to prevent Tsarnaev's escape.

Investigators have never said who shot Donohue.

Donohue has said he has no memory of the encounter on the streets of Watertown between police and bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Federal prosecutors are also requesting attorneys for Tsarnaev notify them if they plan to introduce any evidence that Tsarnaev had a mental illness.

I go to Quincy like every other week, if chud tries anything I can key his car.

let's let bygones be bygones

Also, I'd really like to know what the FBI really knew about the older brother, especially in light of the fact that they shot the guy in Florida while he was giving a confession.

My guess is that the older Tsarnaev was or had worked for the FBI in some capacity. And when they got the dude in Florida to cop to the Waltham murders that Tsarnaev was also involved in they were afraid that it would come out that he was working for them at some point, and therefor was free to go about plotting the bombing. I don't mean to get all dimejinky on everyone but it's not like the Boston office of the FBI hasn't done this before.

If they had taken the older brother alive, he probably woulda claimed the Boston FBI office offered him immunity from prosecution, aka "pulling a Whitey."

This American Life did an entire episode on the kid they shot in Florida a few weeks ago: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-a ... l-no-tales

Last semester I tried to talk to my students about events like this and to make the point that it's ok not to want to be part of the public mourning/remembrance things because the push to conform in something like this is just like conforming to other social norms: if you want to, it's ok, but there's also no reason to force yourself to feel something to fit in. Their response was basically: "What are you talking about? Boston Strong!" It was fascinating...and troubling?

Suspicious bag found at the finish line, and a suspect behaving strangely.

Apparently they've "detonated" the bag, but still have not ascertained that it contained any explosives.

It's either a great response and effort in security, or they've just blown up some guys lunch and runners.

http://www.news.com.au/world/north-amer ... 6886134750

BOSTON (CBS) – On the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, Boylston Street was evacuated and two bags were detonated by the Bomb Squad near the finish line.

One of the bags was being carried by a barefoot man who was wearing a long black veil and screaming “Boston Strong.” That man has been identified by sources as 25-year-old Kayvon Edson.

A source tells WBZ-TV that when Edson was stopped by police, he told them he had a rice cooker in his bag. That is when the Bomb Squad was called to the scene.

A source tells CBS News that the rice cooker in the bag was full of confetti. Edson is charged with disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and possession of a hoax device.

The Bomb Squad inspected the bag left behind the photo bridge and detonated it just before 9:00 p.m. The second bag was detonated about 40 minutes later.

A source says the second bag may have contained photo equipment.

Boston Police say the bags were “disrupted for precautionary reasons.”

Boylston Street was shut down between Dartmouth and Fairfield Streets while police investigated. The road was reopened by 11:30 p.m.

i like a good joke/prank as much as the next guy, but doing this as well as a professional football players saying bomb in an airport. can these two just be executed with no trial just to clear the gene pool