Even if it turned out that the two suspects had nothing to do with the bombing of the Boston Marathon, the 2nd suspect is still going to get harsh punishment anyway. 1) Resisting arrest 2) having explosives 3) firing at officers and killing one of them 4) hiding from the law and maybe other charges. Just because he was trying to escape and get away with it, doesn’t mean he was responsible for the bombings. The bombings could have been responsible by anyone. Yet, people who are young and who are from a different country always get the blame. Why would this kid resist and try to hide when he could have just turned himself in to prove his innocence? Well, he could possibly have an Islamic/Muslim background and those are the type of people who could be dangerous. Still doesn’t mean he could be responsible for the bombing, though.
Law enforcement would need hard evidence to prove that these two would be responsible. They’ll need to look at the evidence around that crime scene, DNA samples, and other things. I’m not saying he was framed, and not defending him but trying to prove the fact that criminals are “innocent until proven guilty” in the court of law — unfortunately, the media has made it the other way around. I remember when there was a time where a trial and jury decides who’s innocent or guilty. Not the people like us or the damn news media.
Kev