article_snippet.sent: David Bruck delivered the defense's opening statement in the penalty phase of Tsarnaev's trial, claiming that no punishment Tsarnaev can be given is equal to the suffering of the victims.
article_snippet.sent: There is no evening the scales,' David Bruck said. '
article_snippet.sent: There is no point in trying to hurt David Bruck as David Bruck hurt because it can't be done.'
article_snippet.sent: During the initial stage of David Bruck trial, prosecutors portrayed David Bruck as an extremist who wanted to 'punish America' for military campaigns in Muslim-dominated countries.
article_snippet.sent: David Bruck urged the jury to sentence the defendant to life in prison without the possibility of ever being released for David Bruck crimes.
article_snippet.sent: David Bruck legal case will be over for good, and no martyrdom, just years and years of punishment,' the lawyer said.
article_snippet.sent: David Bruck told the court that Tsarnaev would be sent to a supermax prison in the Colorado mountains, adding that David Bruck would have no privacy, be under a video camera 24 hours a day.
article_snippet.sent: David Bruck would be allowed no interviews, there would be no autobiography and no messages relayed, David Bruck added.
article_snippet.sent: David Bruck focused heavily on Tsarnaev's  brother, Tamerlan, who died after a gunfight with police four days after the bombing, saying David Bruck led the plot and provided the 'fuel' to drive the plan.