Mansfield: Even Sniper’s Life Valuable

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?