Pictures at an Execution.(Brief Article)
American Prospect, The, May, 2001 by KAMINER, WENDY
Timothy McVeigh is scheduled to be killed on May 16, on closed-circuit TV (for the benefit of his victims) and with luminaries like Bryant Gumbel presiding over what networks presume will be a national death watch.
We won't actually see McVeigh being poisoned, unless a pirated tape of the execution is disseminated. But we're sure to be regaled with numbing reports about his last moments and discussions of execution protocols. We're likely to hear from at least a few of the people who witness his death, as well as numerous commentators for and against capital punishment. ...
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