William Saletan makes the case (at Slate) that the Tsaraevs were a family of petty criminals in general and Tamerlan already a violent thug. Then Islam gave him a purpose and a justification for indulging in all his dark impulses.
Maetenloch writes at Ace of Spades that
Tamerlan had a propensity to beat up anyone who upset him and the rest of his siblings were apparently pot dealers as well.Islam also gave Tamarlan and the rest of the family convenient excuses for their failings. And a reason to strike out against the very country that had given him refugee status and his family over $100,000 in welfare benefits.
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