I Suppose We're All Counting Down...
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SleepingWarrior
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Actually 33 and 1/2 
(hate to joke about it but its better than taking a view at this point)
(hate to joke about it but its better than taking a view at this point)
Angelus
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I'm not sure that I want to.... just the thought that someone is going to die is enough for me.
I know he killed all those people with that bomb but, I think this is just my view on things- killing him solves nothing except making him a martyr.
I know he killed all those people with that bomb but, I think this is just my view on things- killing him solves nothing except making him a martyr.
cherrypop
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232 present...
Not all say that they will watch. But, 232 are there. 5 minutes ago, they said he was speaking. No word about what, however. I'll not post for a few. I'd rather give the victims thought than the murderer. Until you've lived through the murder of a friend or family member, you can only begin to imagine.
~Pop
Not all say that they will watch. But, 232 are there. 5 minutes ago, they said he was speaking. No word about what, however. I'll not post for a few. I'd rather give the victims thought than the murderer. Until you've lived through the murder of a friend or family member, you can only begin to imagine.
~Pop
Expertise
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Even as a proponent of capital punishment I think this was a mistake..... congratulations folks you just created a martyr.
I abhore his acts and believe he DESERVES to die but we just created something "larger" in the psyhce's of like minded loons across the US. He shood have been left to rot.
Further, I think the "party attitude" of this thread is extremely inapropriate.
I abhore his acts and believe he DESERVES to die but we just created something "larger" in the psyhce's of like minded loons across the US. He shood have been left to rot.
Further, I think the "party attitude" of this thread is extremely inapropriate.
p_p_man
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I ran this thread for a reason...
...when I was a kid before hanging was abolished in the UK we all knew the date and time of the execution.
It was always 0900 hrs.
Before we had to attend class we would gather by the school clock and count down the minutes until the hanging was carried out.
To us it meant nothing. We were kids.
But even then, at that age, I'm sure that many of us felt uneasy about the whole thing. I know I did. No matter what the prisoner had done.
It was the way our minds were focussed that brought home the reality of what it means to put somebody to death.
And no matter what McVeigh did just counting down on this thread brought back those memories.
I still don't find it very nice.
...when I was a kid before hanging was abolished in the UK we all knew the date and time of the execution.
It was always 0900 hrs.
Before we had to attend class we would gather by the school clock and count down the minutes until the hanging was carried out.
To us it meant nothing. We were kids.
But even then, at that age, I'm sure that many of us felt uneasy about the whole thing. I know I did. No matter what the prisoner had done.
It was the way our minds were focussed that brought home the reality of what it means to put somebody to death.
And no matter what McVeigh did just counting down on this thread brought back those memories.
I still don't find it very nice.
Cheyenne
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People deal with death in different ways- witness the parties of the Irish IRL.Expertise said:
What is inappropriate for you is not necessarily inappropriate for others. I didn't take this as a "party" thread - no one offered a beer to celebrate.
Debates over the appropriateness of the sentence were held on a different thread, by the way. This one was started knowing death was the conclusion.
cherrypop
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Expertise said:
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Do I find this to be something that puts me in a party like mood? No. I think this is far from good cause to celebrate. This date also happens to be on my wedding anniversary, only 2 years prior. Don't believe for a moment, I didn't think of it, either. A man in my hometown lost his 2 nephews (I am talking about Milford, Delaware). They were Aaron and Elijah Coverdale. Two innocent children. Though I strongly back the death penalty, for reasons listed above, I still find this to be a sad moment. The worst part of it is, that even with McVeigh's death, the families will NOT likely find the peace they search for.
pp man, Thank you for sharing your reasons. I see what you're getting at. It's odd what will provoke certain thoughts in us.
