Is there ever a time to witness and glory in the death of another person... a murderer or otherwise? An Idaho man seems to think so. He will be able to witness the death of his daughter's murderer in a few weeks. She was a victim of the DC Sniper. The KTVB story (below) paints a picture of a a father deeply (and daily) living in the grief that never leaves a person. I understand grief. I don't understand the expression of grief that moves a parent to almost-gleefully WANT to witness their adult child's killer as he is executed ... to even be willing to "push the button" that kills the man. All life is precious. The highest price a person MUST pay for the willful murder of another is the giving up of his or her own life. That's how valuable life is. ... What the father doesn't understand is that executing his daughter's murderer is a one-time event for the convicted man...and a replay after replay for the parent who cannot effectively deal with the grief that leaves no real finality/Dennis Mansfield. More here.

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Question: Do you think Marion Lewis of Mountain Home will gain closure by witnessing the execution of the man who killed his daughter, the so-called D.C. Sniper?