Not sure what is the reason for this?
Are they trying to glamorize him?
Or to make a buck,this is disgusting.


NN) —Outrage is percolating across social media over Rolling Stone magazine's decision to put Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the accused Boston Marathon bomber, on the cover of its latest issue.

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The picture is one that Tsarnaev himself posted online and has been published widely by other media outlets in the past. But a groundswell of criticism objecting to its prominent play emerged on platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

Three prominent New England-based businesses -- CVS pharmacies, Stop & Stop, and Tedeschi Food Shops -- heard the public outcry and announced it will not sell that edition, which will be on newsstands soon.

"Music and terrorism don't mix!" the Tedeschi firm said on its Facebook page, which carries the cover image with a circle and a line crossed through it. One Facebook commenter said, "I'm done with Rolling Stone."

The Illinois-based drugstore chain Walgreens said it won't carry the issue, either.

And in a letter to the magazine's publisher, Jann Wenner, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino urged Rolling Stone to follow up with stories "on the brave and strong suvivors" of the attacks and the doctors, nurses, friends and volunteers who helped them.

"The survivors of the Boston attacks deserve Rolling Stone cover stories, though I no longer feel that Roling Stone deserves them," Menino wrote.

Much space in the magazine often is allotted to rock stars and celebrities. But the popular journal has forged a reputation over the years in other realms, not just its popular music writing. It provides hard-hitting pieces on national affairs, politics and popular culture.

For example, journalist Michael Hastings wrote a 2010 profile of Gen. Stanley McChrystal that led to the officer's abrupt retirement. In his profile, Hastings quoted McChrystal and his staff criticizing and mocking key administration officials.

In response to the criticism, the magazine issued a statement saying, "Our hearts go out to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, and our thoughts are always with them and their families. The cover story we are publishing this week falls within the traditions of journalism and Rolling Stone's long-standing commitment to serious and thoughtful coverage of the most important political and cultural issues of our day. The fact that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is young, and in the same age group as many of our readers, makes it all the more important for us to examine the complexities of this issue and gain a more complete understanding of how a tragedy like this happens."