[mike o'leary]

it costs more to execute someone then to keep them in jail for life

and colleen: do you really think he wouldve gotten parole eventually. no he wouldntve, because 1 i doubt he wouldve survived in prison long enough, and 2 if he did, and if he got parole, there would be hell to pay, and the politicians would get a ton of heat for it, and their whole existance is based around getting elected and re-elected. if timothy mcveigh got parole, the politicians running the country at the time would not get re-elected...so naturally they would do everything in their power to keep him in

also, an argument for executions is it gives the victims families closure...but there are theories that say that it doesnt: think about it - the criminal sits around on death row for years before his execution, all the while various appeals are being filed, meaning that basically his trial is still ongoing, or at least in some sence it is.
however, with life, theres the trial, the man gets convicted, sentenced to life without parole, and its done. end of story. if timothy mcveigh got this, nobody would know who he is right now