The approaching execution of Timothy McVeigh surfaces memories of a horrible crime. The bombing of the Murrah Federal Building and the resulting tragic loss of 168 lives, including 19 little children, haunts each of us.
Nothing can diminish the horror.
No one can diminish the responsibility of those who committed this crime. Yet, this execution can only compound the violence. It will not bring genuine healing or closure. It will not bring back to life those who died. It will be just one more killing.