Should Stores Pull This Controversial Magazine Issue?

Updated 6:50 p.m.

Looking for the August issue of Rolling Stone? Don't bother trying to find it at your local CVS or Walgreens when it hits newsstands on Friday.

Wednesday, Rhode Island-based CVS announced it wouldn't be carrying next month's edition of the magazine due to the cover photo of accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Taken from one of Tsarnaev's social media profiles, the photo shows Tsarnaev looking more like an indie rock star than the person police and prosecutors say helped kill three spectators at this year's Boston Marathon and one police officer as police chased him and his older brother through the Boston suburbs. The photo is part of a feature investigating "how a popular, promising student was failed by his family, fell into radical Islam, and became a monster."

"As a company with deep roots in New England and a strong presence in Boston, we believe this is the right decision out of respect for the victims of the attack and their loved ones," CVS wrote on its corporate Facebook page.

Did the stores make the right decision to pull these issues, or do you think it’s an overreaction? Tell us in the comments.

In a statement attached to the online copy of its article, Rolling Stone defended its story:

"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."

Also Wednesday afternoon, Walgreens followed CVS' lead announcing they would not be carrying the August edition of the magazine. Rite Aid reportedly will not be selling the latest issue either, according to U.S. News.

Here’s what some of you had to say about the Rolling Stone cover on our Facebook pages:

• Teresa Pope: To make the cover of the Rolling Stone is an honor, NOT something to be given to an alleged terrorist. That being said, this is an old photo that has been shared world wide and he has not been tried yet. Nonetheless, I still think it was bad taste for Rolling Stone to do this. (on West Cobb Patch’s Facebook page)
• Holly Lacour: I don't think people are over reacting. Nobody wants to see this scumbags face, however, the media doesn't get that and they continue to blast us with his image. Why does the media continue to reward these criminals with the notoriety they seek?? If I owned a business I would throw every last one of this issue in the trash where this coward belongs. (Kennesaw Patch on Facebook) 
• Asiyah Humanist: overreaction. It's capitalism, let the market decide. (Kennesaw Patch on Facebook)
• Joe Forrester: What do you expect from the Rolling & Stoned? (Douglasville Patch on Facebook)
• McTyre Locksmith: I do not feel that they should have used this picture, it should have been a mug shot, not one like this at all (Douglasville Patch on Facebook)
• Valerie Daniel: I think ALL copies should be burned. Just not right at all. (South Cobb Patch on Facebook)
• Tommy Jones: Rolling Stone has historically used controversial covers, with other murderers and borderline soft-core porn on their list of shock value photography. It is patently absurd to single this cover out as if it reflects anything other than expected behavior of this magazine's brand. … (Marietta Patch on Facebook)
• Valery P Rivera: The cover is disrespectful and disgraceful to U.S.A (Smyrna-Vinings Patch on Facebook)
• Laura Scolamiero Townsend: So glad to hear stores are pulling these issues. Rolling Stone is irresponsible for running this cover that showcases a terrorist. (Smyrna-Vinings Patch on Facebook)