Celebs have taken to Twitter to call for a boycott of Rolling Stone, and now CVS is joining everyone with an ounce of decency in condemning the magazine’s rock-star treatment of accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The company posted this message on its Facebook page:
CVS/pharmacy has decided not to sell the current issue of Rolling Stone featuring a cover photo of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect. 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 received numerous requests to boycott the Rolling Stone issue.
@Walmart, @Publix, @Target, @CVS_Extra, @Walgreens, please boycott the August issue of Rolling Stone from your stores. #BoycottRollingStone
— Joshua Murphy (@MagicMurph19) July 17, 2013
@CVS_Extra : I will protest you selling Rolling stone issue by not shopping. Look me up, I'm a regular…@JohnDennisWEEI @GerryCallahan
— jake cathers (@dadstories) July 17, 2013
@CVS_Extra , #boycotRollingStoneMagazine , I trust you will not put this issue in your stores. I hope not as I will have to go to Walgreens
— Bill Scarsciotti (@Bscarscio) July 17, 2013
Will @CVS_Extra and @Walgreens have @RollingStone on their shelves on #Boston? Where will they stand? I'd throw it the dumpster
— Gordon Plutsky (@GordonPlutsky) July 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/CFbazookajoe/status/357465802837987328
The company responded individually to each of those Twitter users and its decision to snub Rolling Stone received strong support on Twitter.
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TY @CVS_Extra – RT @NewsBreaker: NEW: CVS stores says it won’t sell Rolling Stone magazine with Boston bomber on cover – ABC / @darrenrovell
— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) July 17, 2013
http://twitter.com/seanagnew/statuses/357556044962082816
Thanks!! RT @CVS_Extra: We have decided to not sell the current issue of Rolling Stone, out of respect for the victims and their loved ones.
— Mary #FlyTheW (@mchastain81) July 17, 2013
http://twitter.com/OHCONSERVATISM/statuses/357558497363230720
Good for CVS. RT @chicagotribune: CVS pharmacies won't sell the Rolling Stone w/ Tsarnev on the cover http://t.co/rUfDF4gOAq
— Dan Spencer (@cayankee) July 17, 2013
https://twitter.com/pjswan/status/357557075901030401
@CVS_Extra , Thank You, Boston Strong! I knew CVS would step up.
— Bill Scarsciotti (@Bscarscio) July 17, 2013
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