Hauppauge Locals: Rolling Stone Cover Crosses a Line

The cover of the latest Rolling Stone features Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. It's not a grainy image from a surveillance camera or a mug shot but it shows a hip-looking young man, his mussy hair and goatee making him seem more like one of the rock stars the music magazine frequently covers rather than possibly the most hated man in the United States right now. A suspected terrorist. The cover photo supports the investigative piece inside outlining what made the boy turn into a killer.

But since the cover was announced to the public there has been a backlash. Several stores, including Stop & Shop, CVS and Walgreen's, have refused to carry the latest issue of Rolling Stone Magazine because of its decision to put Tsarnaev on the cover.

We posed the question on our Facebook page and asked readers if they agreed with the retailers' decision. Here is what a few of your neighbors are saying:

Patti Hearne Wolf: Yes I agree but everyone keeps reposting this cover pic so this d-----bag keeps showing up in news feeds. Quit sharing this picture.

Michael Foley: I can think of a million better reasons to be outraged by what our media does and does not report. If you read this rolling stone article, it definitely does not glorify the bomber as people are claiming that it does. The picture is the only issue. Poor choice? Yes. Do I care? No.

Continue the conversation. Tell us what you think. Do you agree that stores should ban the issue on their shelves?