I hope it hurt like the devil.

"In the case of John Allen Muhammad vs. the Commonwealth of Virginia is the worst kind of racism practiced in a case ever recorded on earth since African American slavery. No one has ever been killed only a year from their trial and seven months from the death sentence verdict; this is a case for emergency response, the people of the world should not stand by in light of the evidence presented in this trial which did not prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that John Allen Muhammad carried out the killings he was charged with. This killing could become the biggest mistake in American history; the whole world knows that America is not a perfect place, it has never been, it was founded on terrorism, wiped out a whole population of people in order to clam this land for their own freedom, has America been put to death, who will judge America for her countless killings-not to speak of her lynching millions of innocent African Americans, how can the world sit back and enjoy her freedoms and kill one man for supposedly killing 13 persons which he said he did not kill and the Commonwealth of Virginia did not prove..."

From: http://johnallenmuhammad.unn13.com/

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I agree with you Mr. E, I hope it hurt really bad. (of course, he was able to stretch out his execution time, unlike his victims, who had no idea they were going to die.)

It saddens me that John Allen Muhammad killed all those people; but I do not condone his being put to death.

It has already been statistically proven that capital punishment is not a deterrent to serious crime (i.e. murder). If its vengeance you are seeking, satisfaction is yours (but not mine). If the goal is to protect society, life in prison without the possibility of parole is a more humane alternative that leaves blood on no ones hands. The concern raised most often with this option is the cost involved, and to some degree, the comfort level afforded those who have brutally snuffed out the lives of others.

I would like to see our justice system adopt a model similar to what occurred in the 1973 movie Papillion. All of the unrepentant monsters we feel are incapable of being rehabilitated should be shipped off to an isolated island, where they can live among each other and fend for themselves. Allow them live among their evil brethren, without the comforts of modern civilization, and at minimal cost to the taxpayers.

The again, America is pretty good at the business of killing. Its pervasive, ubiquitous and an endemic to our culture.

@Spin Doctor -- "It has already been statistically proven that capital punishment is not a deterrent to serious crime (i.e. murder)."

I'm not sure how you can say that-- statistically-speaking, capital punishment deters 100% of those executed from ever committing a crime again, including murder.

Generally I am not glad when someone is killed, legally or otherwise-- but there are a few every now and then whom I am quite glad to see gone. And this fucker is one of the ones that makes me the most gleeful. He doesn't even deserve to be remembered by society. They should cremate his body. Scatter the ashes to the four winds. And then take away his name. Remove all references to it and let him be forgotten forever.

I actually have some sympathy for Lee Boyd Malvo. But only a smidgeon.

“Statistically-speaking, capital punishment deters 100% of those executed from ever committing a crime again, including murder.”

A rather strong deterrent indeed!

You know, I am one person who does not believe in coincidences, and I find it striking that he died at precisely 9:11PM. Terrorism is terrorism, whether it be from a lone American gunman, or 13 Islamic Fundamentalists.

They all got what they deserved, and sadly, their victims deserved more than they will ever receive.

@BarkingLot -- "Compared to other countries that do not, as a country, have a death penalty, it is rare to have multiple murders or serial killers. Is it our culture?"

You think? Perhaps the other countries simply don't produce murderers with enough ambition. After all it is a field with low entry requirements. And like other similar areas of endeavor its hard to find self-starters who are suitably motivated. Perhaps if they learned how to prioritize better and took steps to improve their time-management skills they could improve their yields.

Did he do it or not? If he did, then we did the right thing (not politically correct but right nonetheless.) If he was never proven guilty beyond a shadow of a doubt I don't understand why he was executed. I am not familiar with this case so am only going on what you have written in your first comment.

I don't think his guilt was ever in much doubt.