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Many of those who had family members killed in the Oklahoma City bombing have petitioned for the right to witness the execution next month of Timothy McVeigh - to have it shown on a closed-circuit television hookup, so that hundreds of them can see.
At this point, very few questions remain concerning Timothy McVeigh's execution. He has shown no interest in filing an appeal; on May 16, wardens at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind., will kill McVeigh via lethal injection.
The viewing room outside the death chamber at Terre Haute fits only about eight people, so roughly 250 other people want the feds to provide a closed-circuit television broadcast, either to a viewing room in Terre Haute or a remote site in Oklahoma City. After all, other victims' families...
McVeigh, who has rejected any move to appeal his conviction, has asked repeatedly for his execution to be broadcast nationally. While no one expects that to happen, McVeigh's entreaty and the family members' request to view the execution have focused the country's attention on the issues of crime...
But will watching McVeigh die actually make survivors feel any better? Bowser points out that while no concrete studies have been conducted analyzing the psychology of victims and the death penalty, people deal with tragedy differently. "For some, watching McVeigh die will finally bring some kind of closure to their...