I remember reading about this when it first came out and the out rage that came with it, but after researching a bit more, I found how media has shaped peoples views on the suspect of the Boston Bombings.
We are constantly plagued with the idea that to be perfect you must look perfect, and that is exactly what is being shown here. The suspect was seen as "good looking" 'handsome" and "hot" by many people and because of it made them say that "how could someone so good looking be that cruel?"
This shows us that people are being deceived by their own perceptions.
The media tells us that to be perfect, you must look it, and because some people saw him as good looking, his wrong doings are almost being forgotten and a tragedy story was written about him.
Its interesting to see that our perceptions have been trained to think that if it looks good, then its morally good.
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