If Timothy McVeigh had been shot killed by a cop while trying to escape after the bombing....

[MrScorpio]

Poll question: If Timothy McVeigh had been shot killed by a cop while trying to escape after the bombing....

Would you be ok with that?

[rucky]

1. Depends on how he tried to escape.

in a hail of gunfire? on foot and unarmed? driving madly in a car?

If he put other lives in danger in the process, then ok.

[FreakinDJ]

2. NO - because Ratpukes would have distorted the truth

He would have been a muslim
or what ever other type of sympathizer to further their cause

I prefer the truth and because he was taken alive and gave numerous interviews to the press the truth was exposed that he was a Radical - Gun Toting - White Supremacist - Piece of Shit

Now - who are a Real Fucking Terrorist

[RC]

3. Why did the State kill McVeigh, but not his partner?

[MrScorpio]

4. As a point of fact, I'm against the death penalty in all cases

Even for murdering, white supremacist scumbags.

I wanted him to live his life behind bars as a matter of conscious choice.

[rustydog]

5. Apples meet Oranges, Oranges, meet Apples

McVeigh actually murdered people. Our murdered American Citizen is at best suspected of conspiracy, maybe Treason. He is not accused by America of killing anyone. Since we are not in a Declared war, the war Powers act does not apply to killing an American in a foreign land.
since there was no imminent attack, there was no justification for the missile strike. He should have been arrested and put on public trial.

Please, take your apples and oranges to the farmer's market where they belong.

[LuvNewcastle]

6. How would they have known who he was?

At the time of the bombing, there was no information about the identity of the suspect. If they had tried to detain him and he ran away, I still don't think they would have had the right to kill him. If you kill a fleeing suspect, all you have is a dead body, not answers to the questions in your case.

[Dokkie]

7. How about this

Would it be ok to kill Mcveigh's mom before he was able to give birth to him. That way, only 1 person dies.

[provis99]

8. if Timothy McVeigh were killed by a missle while sleeping in his bed,

plenty of DUers would be okay with that.