On April 19, 1995, a mom took her son, Tevin, to the day-care center at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building before heading to work. As she was leaving, her son cried for her, but she had to go anyway. One of Tevin’s friends Elijah was there to keep him company instead (Cole 26). “An hour later, the bomb exploded, and both children were killed” (Cole 26). Not only were the lives of those two innocent little boys taken, but one hundred and sixty-six more were lost on that tragic day as well (Wertheimer). The man behind it all, Timothy McVeigh, should not have been able to get that close to those unknowing people. There should have been better safety measures at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building to keep a disaster like the Oklahoma City
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on April 19, Timothy McVeigh got away with blowing up one hundred sixty-eight human beings. He ran to his getaway car and was later caught by chance because the car did not have a license plate. The policeman was able to arrest him because McVeigh had a gun on his person without a license to carry it. Timothy McVeigh was helped with carrying out the bombing by two accomplices: Terry Nichols and Michael Fortier. Some rumors have been tossed around a “John Doe #2” that has never been identified nor found. Since then, though, the case has officially been closed. Timothy McVeigh picked the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building for three main reasons. The first reason was because the federal building had three federal agencies within the building. Another reason he chose that specific building was because of its abundance of windows. Because there were so many windows, he knew it would cause more damage for the victims inside the building. Timothy McVeigh did not think any of the other nearby buildings should have had to fall either, so that was his final factor he weighed before choosing the Alfred P. Murrah federal …show more content…
Murrah federal building of course had safety precautions, like all large multiple-story buildings do. No one seemed to second guess the building being built so close to the street. No one second guessed the Ryder truck parked right in front of a federal building like it was no big deal. No one second guessed a veteran like Timothy McVeigh would do such an awful crime. At that time, it was not a big deal. It is people like him that make this world so much scarier to live in. When the Alfred P. Murrah building was being built, there was no set requirements for earthquakes or bombs or other loadings in Oklahoma City (Corley 100). Now there are many different ways that contractors can reduce cost and damage when a disaster like the Oklahoma City Bombing
on April 19, Timothy McVeigh got away with blowing up one hundred sixty-eight human beings. He ran to his getaway car and was later caught by chance because the car did not have a license plate. The policeman was able to arrest him because McVeigh had a gun on his person without a license to carry it. Timothy McVeigh was helped with carrying out the bombing by two accomplices: Terry Nichols and Michael Fortier. Some rumors have been tossed around a “John Doe #2” that has never been identified nor found. Since then, though, the case has officially been closed. Timothy McVeigh picked the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building for three main reasons. The first reason was because the federal building had three federal agencies within the building. Another reason he chose that specific building was because of its abundance of windows. Because there were so many windows, he knew it would cause more damage for the victims inside the building. Timothy McVeigh did not think any of the other nearby buildings should have had to fall either, so that was his final factor he weighed before choosing the Alfred P. Murrah federal …show more content…
Murrah federal building of course had safety precautions, like all large multiple-story buildings do. No one seemed to second guess the building being built so close to the street. No one second guessed the Ryder truck parked right in front of a federal building like it was no big deal. No one second guessed a veteran like Timothy McVeigh would do such an awful crime. At that time, it was not a big deal. It is people like him that make this world so much scarier to live in. When the Alfred P. Murrah building was being built, there was no set requirements for earthquakes or bombs or other loadings in Oklahoma City (Corley 100). Now there are many different ways that contractors can reduce cost and damage when a disaster like the Oklahoma City Bombing