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I think the parent meant closure for the family and friends of the victim, not of the murderer.

• Dylan16807 11y ago
  I meant everyone. The murderer is no longer suffering, and there's no longer looming uncertainty as the days tick down toward a date that keeps changing. In certain circumstances death is easier to deal than almost-death. But that's more of an argument to stop death row from being a quagmire, rather than a pro-death-penalty argument. I probably didn't put the comment in the most ideal place.
• jwdunne 11y ago
  What I'm saying is that the often unconsidered third party is the parent of the executed. That's a pain that will never go away. Is it their fault their child murdered and was executed? No. Will it feel that way? Absolutely. From my understanding, although they may want them dead, the parents of the victim would not benefit from the death of their child's murderer. My cousin was murdered 15 years ago. They would still be broken as they are now if my cousin's murderer was dead. The point is there is nothing worse for a parent than losing their child. Nothing really makes it better. Not even time.