Posted on 11/28/2005 7:56:58 AM PST by ncountylee
BALTIMORE, Nov. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Bruce S. Gordon, president & CEO, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), said today that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger should spare the life of Stanley Tookie Williams, who is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Dec. 13. Williams, who maintains his innocence, has been nominated five times for the Nobel Peace Prize and four times for the Nobel Prize for Literature for his series of acclaimed children's books.
Gordon said: "There is no doubt in my mind that Stanley Williams merits clemency. The NAACP asks Gov. Schwarzenegger to act with courage and exercise the power of his office to grant clemency to Stanley Williams."
Gordon said the NAACP will lead a multi-city two-week crusade to convince Schwarzenegger that Williams should live to continue his work in helping young people make positive choices and avoid the gang life that he once lived. Williams, a co-founder of the Crips gang, has won international and national recognition for the 10 books he wrote urging youths to stay away from gangs.
In a series of rallies, prayer vigils and news conferences in California from San Diego to Sacramento, the NAACP will focus public attention on the Williams case. Schwarzenegger has agreed to meet Dec. 8 with Williams' lawyers, Los Angeles County prosecutors and others involved in the case to consider whether to grant clemency. He has refused to meet with the NAACP.
Gordon said: "I am convinced that our community is best served if Stan is alive and contributing to the guidance of our youth. He is a one-of-a-kind human asset who needs to exercise his unique ability to touch the lives of young people."
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Birds of a feather. It says it all, really.
The NAACP is not advancing a positive policy. IMHO
Any credibility that Arnold has depends on his denial of clemency to this murderous cretin.
If he gets clemency then every murdering sonbitch on death row will be writing poems and childrens books.
Its a slippery slope. lol
How cute. The advancement of colored people evidently now means freedom for a convicted murderer. It must be quite refreshing to enjoy such degenerate, racist fare.
Yup...he converted.
"Hey! Let me guess! The NAACP is helping the murderer "Tookie" because he's, well, black."
. . . and because his victims weren't.
Thanks!
I hope Arnold has some integrity and rids the world of this creep!!
Then howcum his name's not "Mohammed" something?
Or isn't a quadruple murder good enough to get you "Mohammed" status in the muslim "religion"?
This could turn out to be the 'tar baby' that NAACP can't shake free of. I don't ever recall them staking their name on something of this notoriety.
At least 3 were "people of color" (asians).
Yes. But we must not mention that. We must not mention that the NAACP rather enjoys supporting a racist murderer.
Oh, no. That would be insensitive.
AND ... There are allot of TV news cameras available for self promoting people and organizations who want to save this scumbag.
Why not? I mean, after all, he just killed three slopes and a honky, right?
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