No one ever said that shit to me in Oklahoma. So get off your high horse, and recognize that your home town is not any better than Okie-land, and recognize that I could probably drag up the dregs of humanity within two miles of your ass if I was looking for it. Okies are people too. Besides, we gave you Woodie Guthrie, and he was ten times more pinko than you are. This is a perfect example of why the death penalty is destructive to our society.
Violence begets violence.
Anyone who doubts that should ask McVeigh why he did what he did. It was in retaliation for the violence done at Waco and Ruby Ridge. He then becomes a hero and martyr to some fringe group who will commit more violence upon the innocent. I see no evidence that the rest of the country is wildly different than Oklahoma regarding the death penalty actually. Which is why I second jpoulos' feelings regarding another capital punishment thread here.