The Oklahoma City bombing by Timothy McVeigh in April 1995 shocked the nation, resulting in widespread condemnation of his radical ideologies and violent actions. The bombing killed 168 people, including 19 children, eliciting a response from President Bill Clinton who promised decisive justice. The event halted the growing sympathies toward right-wing militias and shocked even those within the radical movements, who never envisioned acts of violence targeting innocents. McVeigh's actions served as a turning point in public perception of extremism and federal policies.
Before the bombing, [the radical right] imagined this would involve an attack on federal judges... Didn’t he case the place? one acquaintance of McVeigh’s asked incredulously.
Bill Clinton, then president, rallied the country by vowing justice that would be swift, certain and severe. His attorney general wasted no time announcing she would seek the death penalty.
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