> 2) If someone is wrongly convicted, they cannot be un-executed.

McVeigh admitted his guilt. Not only did he admit his guilt, he showed no remorse.

Well, I guess he did say "he was sorry for those who suffered but that he didn't regret detonating a massive bomb at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building"

I, for one, don't want MY taxes going to keep this murdering scum in a nice comfortable jail with three square meals a day for the rest of his life.

Also, if you believe the bible:

Exodus Chapter 21:
12-He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
15-And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.

In fact, if I remember correctly, this is the only law repeated in the each of the first five books of the Old Testament.

Deut. 17:
6-At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

It *is* important not to put innocent people to death obviously, but no one can argue that McVeigh is (or might have been) innocent.

You also can't argue that he is a minority or didn't have adequate counsil. Right there are the 3 major reasons people argue against the death penalty. Racism, poverty, and innocence. All three are thrown out the window in the case of Timothy McVeigh.

I was working in a government (IRS, even) building at the time of the bombing. And even though I was hundreds of miles away, I can't even begin to describe the fear that he managed to put into me then. My 2 year old nephew was down the hall, in the daycare center. My sister was in another part of the building. Can you imagine how I felt when I heard about those children that were murdered? THEY were the innocent. They deserve justice. I'm sick and tired of people saying that murderers lives are more precious than the lives of their victims. It's sickening.

I, personally, am not going to spend another minute thinking about Timothy McVeigh. He's dead. And I'm sure he's in Hell.

Ticia