Smithtown Locals: Rolling Stone Crossed the 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:

Jackie Kane: Pathetic! I say!

Rich Black: Nothing screams "This magazine is a piece of s**t" like a magazine representing itself by having a piece of s**t on its cover. Boycott this issue of Rolling Stone (and beyond) for contributing to the soullessness of the iGeneration; not only that, boycott the music Rolling Stone features because it sucks. (Except for Willie Nelson).

Ryan Curtis: At first glance I really thought it was Morrison from The Doors.

Victoria Mantia: I 110 percent agree with their decision. By giving attention to a criminal... a killer... you are giving them something they want: notoriety. You give them, and their skewed, hateful cause, attention. Focus on the good, the heroes, the survivors. Let good prevail, not hate.

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