Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
I think the purpose of the "regular guy" picture was to reiterate the frightening possibility of "home-grown" terrorism perpetrated by your everyday normal "boy next door". I don't object the choice of picture: people know what he did and the horror he caused. I think the article's purpose is to go beyond the acts and examine what inspires a "normal", fun loving guy like Dzhokhar to do something so horrific.

Now whether or not it belongs on the cover is certainly debatable.
Is Rolling Stone the magazine that has the depth, the knowledge, and the gravitas to ask such questions?