1.   Already the McVeigh execution has served to deepen our growing national debate about the death penalty.

2.   Would her execution have served as a deterrent for other mentally unstable young mothers who are losing their grip on reality?

3.   Estrada had previously backed the death sentence, saying he wants executions to serve as a warning to would-be criminals, especially potential rapists and drug traffickers.

4.   On Tuesday, another Methodist Church official in the capital, Abuja, warned the executions would serve as a harbinger of violence and more unrest in Nigeria.

5.   On Tuesday, another Methodist Church official in the capital, Abuja, warned the executions would serve as a harbinger of violence and more unrest.

6.   President Joseph Estrada has ruled out clemency for Echegaray, saying the execution would serve as a warning to would-be criminals.

7.   Dweh said the executions would serve as a deterrent to other fighters.