LETTERS: MUCH COMPASSION IN THE WAKE OF TRAGEDY

To the editor:

I witnessed on television the final explosion of the remains of the bombed federal building in Oklahoma City, a disaster long to be remembered as one of the worst in history.

Any amount of punishment could not suffice the cruelty of the person or persons involved.

Suddenly, very many thoughts crowd my mind. There is so much hidden love and compassion in the hearts of people whom we are not aware of but which comes forth when such criminal acts as the bombing occur. If only those involved in such acts could realize nothing can ever compare tothe torture of everlasting damnation.

My wish if for repentance on the part of those involved and the endurance of a severe penalty on their part.

PAULA E. KEMPE

Cape Girardeau