Well, it's the victims' families, not victim's family. Which means many of them viewing, not in person, but by some kind of video feed from the execution chamber to an auditorium where they are all gathered. Depending on how it's handled, it can become a spectacle. Anyone know how far apart they are? If there's any kind of wireless transmission, there's the possibility of others figuring out how to tune in themselves & by extension feeding it on to others. It's supposed to help bring the family closure. An interview I heard on the radio with a minister who spent many years dealing with the families in Texas indicated that it's not the salve people expect it to be. Especially if there is no death chamber apology.

It's also not the panacea that 70% of Americans seem to think it is. What most of us, including the families, really want is to hear him say, 'I'm sorry,' in some form that we find believable. Killing McVeigh gives us nothing & takes away the opportunity of his ever possibly coming to a state of remorse.