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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Let us all not forget the victims and how they were savagely executed....shot in the back of the head twice... this beast deserves nothing....
Never forget the victims and their families when these savage beasts are given awards and sympathy.
The NAACP are racist scum. This is what they're defending:
ELEVEN ROBBERY-MURDER
Late on the evening of Tuesday, February 27, 1979, Stanley Williams introduced his
friend Alfred Coward, a.k.a. Blackie, to a man named Darryl. A short time later, Darryl,
driving a brown station wagon, drove Williams to the residence of James Garrett. Coward
followed in his 1969 Cadillac. (Trial Transcript (TT) 2095-2097). Stanley Williams often
stayed at the Garrett residence and kept some of his belongings there, including his shotgun.
(TT 1673, 1908).
Upon arriving at the Garrett residence, Williams went inside. (TT 2096). About ten
minutes later, Williams returned carrying a twelve-gauge shotgun. (TT 2097-2098). Darryl
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and Williams, with Coward following in his car, later drove to another residence, where they
obtained a PCP-laced cigarette, which the three men shared.
After sharing the PCP cigarette, Williams, Coward and Darryl went to the residence of
Tony Sims. (TT 2109). These four men then discussed where they could go in Pomona to
make some money. (TT 2111). The four men then went to yet another residence where they
smoked more PCP. (TT 2113-2116). While at this location, Williams left the other men for a
brief period of time. When he returned, he had a .22 caliber handgun, which he also put in the
station wagon. (TT 2117-2118). Williams then told Coward, Darryl and Sims they should go
to Pomona. In response, Coward and Sims entered the Cadillac, Williams and Darryl entered
the station wagon, and both cars traveled on the freeway toward Pomona. (TT 2118-2119).
Some time later, the four men exited the freeway near Whittier Boulevard. (TT 2186).
They drove to a Stop-N-Go market and, at Williams direction, Darryl and Sims entered the
store to commit a robbery. At the time, Darryl was armed with the .22 caliber handgun
Williams had previously placed in the station wagon. (TT 2117-2218; Tony Sims Parole
Hearing Dated July 17, 1997).
The clerk at the Stop-N-Go market, Johnny Garcia, had just finished mopping the floor
when he observed a station wagon and four black men at the door to the market. (TT 2046-
2048). Two of the men entered the market. (TT 2048). One of the men went down an aisle
while the other approached Garcia. The man that approached Garcia asked for a cigarette.
Garcia gave the man a cigarette and lit it for him. After approximately three to four minutes,
both men left the market without carrying out the planned robbery. (TT 2049-2050). Williams
became upset that Darryl and Sims did not commit the robbery. Williams told the men that
they would find another place to rob. Williams said that at the next location all of them would
go inside and he would show them how to commit a robbery. (Tony Sims Interview Dated
March 23, 1979; Tony Sims Trial Testimony Dated April 14, 1981).
Coward and Sims then followed Williams and Darryl to the 7-Eleven market located at
10437 Whittier Boulevard. (TT 2186). The store clerk, twenty-six year old Albert Lewis
Owens, was sweeping the store parking lot. (TT 2146). When Darryl and Sims entered the 7-
Eleven, Owens put the broom and dust pan he was using on the hood of his car and followed
them into the store. Williams and Coward followed Owens into the store. (TT 2146-2152).
As Darryl and Sims walked to the counter area to take money from the register,
Williams walked behind Owens and told him shut up and keep walking. (TT 2154). While
pointing a shotgun at Owens back, Williams directed him to a back storage room. (TT 2154).
Once inside the storage room, Williams, at gunpoint, ordered Owens to lay down, mother
fucker. (TT 2160). Williams then chambered a round into the shotgun. (TT 2162). Williams
then fired the round into the security monitor. (TT 2156-2157, 2162). Williams then
chambered a second round and fired the round into Owens back as he lay face down on the
floor of the storage room. Williams then chambered a third round and fired again into Owens
back. (TT 2162).
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7-Eleven Security Monitor
Both of the shotgun wounds that Williams inflicted on Owens were fatal. (TT 2086).
The pathologist who conducted the autopsy on Owens testified that the end of the barrel was
very close to Owens body when he was shot. (TT 2077). One of the two wounds was
described as . . . a near contact wound. (TT 2078).
Albert Owens
Wound 2
Wound 1
Albert Owens
REDACT REDACT
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Albert Owens
After Williams murdered Owens, he, Darryl, Coward and Sims fled in the two cars and
returned home to Los Angeles. The robbery netted Williams and his associates approximately
$120.00. (TT 2280). Once back in Los Angeles, Williams asked if anyone wanted to get
something to eat. (TT 2178). When Sims asked Williams why he shot Owens, Williams said
he didnt want to leave any witnesses. Williams also said he killed Owens because he was
white and he was killing all white people. (TT 2189, 2193).
Later that same day, Williams bragged to his brother Wayne about killing Owens.
Williams said, you should have heard the way he sounded when I shot him. Williams then
made gurgling or growling noises and laughed hysterically about Owens death. (TT 2195-
2197).
III.
BROOKHAVEN ROBBERY-MURDERS
At approximately 5:00 a.m. on March 11, 1979, Stanley Williams entered the
Brookhaven Motel at 10411 South Vermont Avenue. (TT 1411). After entering the public
lobby area, Williams broke down the door that led to the private office. Once inside the private
office, Williams, using his shotgun, killed seventy-six year old Yen-I Yang; Williams also
killed Yangs wife, sixty-three year old Tsai-Shai Yang; lastly, Williams killed Yangs
daughter, forty-three year old Yee-Chen Lin. Williams then removed the currency from the
cash register and fled the location. (TT 1406-1442, 1562-1563, 1677-1720, 1915-1927).
Robert Yang was asleep with his wife in their bedroom at the Brookhaven Motel when
he was awakened by the sound of somebody breaking down the door to the motels office. This
sound was immediately followed by the sound of his mother or sister screaming, followed by
gun shots. (TT 1409, 1411, 1433). When Robert entered the motel office he found his mother,
his sister, and his father had all been shot. (TT 1412-1413). Robert observed that the cash
register was open and money was missing. (TT 1414). It was later determined that the robbery
of the Brookhaven Motel and the murder of the three members of the Yang family netted
Stanley Williams approximately one hundred dollars.
Wound 1
Wound 2
REDACT
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Robert Yang called 911. Two deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs
Department arrived within approximately ten minutes. (TT 1416). When the deputies entered
the motel they noticed a strong odor of gun powder. (TT 1500). The deputies observed that the
door leading from the public entrance into Yangs private living quarters had been forced open.
The deputies observed the doorjamb was split open and the woodwork was torn away from the
doorjamb. (TT 1508).
As they entered, they saw Yen-I Yang lying on a sofa. He was soaked with blood,
gasping for air, and making gurgling noises. (TT 1501). They also saw the bloodied body of
Tsai-Shai Yang. She was making gurgling noises and gasping for air, with her knees
drawn up under her, and her face down on the floor, as if she had been forced to bow down
before being killed. (TT 1502). Lastly, the deputies found the body of Yee-Chen Lin lying on
the hallway floor.
According to the forensic pathologist, Yen-I Yang suffered two shotgun wounds. One
shotgun wound was to his left arm and abdomen. This wound shredded Yen-Is left arm,
fractured his ribs, and shattered his spleen, right kidney, bowel and large vessels. The other
shotgun wound was to the lower left chest. This wound also fractured ribs and shattered the
spleen, right kidney, bowel and large vessels. Moreover, a plastic shotgun shot container and
associated wadding were recovered from the base of Yen-Is liver. The pathologist further
explained that both of the Yen-I Yangs wounds were inflicted when the end of the muzzle was
only feet from Yen-Is body. Despite the severity of these wounds, Yen-I clung to life. He was
transported from the scene by paramedics to Daniel Freeman Hospital where he died at 6:53
a.m.
Yen-I Yang Yen-I Yang (Left Arm & Abdomen)
Wound 1
Wound 2
REDACT REDACT
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Yee-Chen Lin was shot once in the upper left face area at a distance of a few feet.
Despite the truly horrific nature of the wound Stanley Williams inflicted upon her, Yee-Chen
also clung to life. She was transported from the scene by paramedics to Centinela Hospital
where she died at 7:36 a.m.
Yee-Chen Lin Yee-Chen Lin
Tsai-Shai was shot twice at close range. The pathologist explained that one shotgun
wound was to the coccyx or tail bone. Based on the physical characteristics of the wound and
the fact that wadding, along with the plastic shot container, were recovered just beneath the skin
of this wound, the muzzle of the gun must have been just inches from her body when she was
shot and killed. (TT 1453). The other shotgun wound was to the anterior abdomen with the
charge entering at the naval. At trial, the pathologist testified that the muzzle of the gun was a
few feet from Tsai-Shais body when the shot that caused this wound was fired. (TT 1454).
Tsai-Shai
REDACT REDACT
REDACT
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Tsai-Shai (Abdomen) Tsai-Shai (Tail Bone)
"At least 3 were "people of color" (asians)."
Ah -- but not the right color.
"Why not? I mean, after all, he just killed three slopes and a honky, right?"
White people did not invent racism. We may be the only ones who beat ourselves up about it. Most humans prefer their own group. Among the more primitive cultures, that means discriminating even against people of their own "race," and hewing to their "tribe."
I remember during the OJ trial, I told my mostly younger office mates that the mostly black, female jury would never convict a black "hero" for murdering the white woman who took him away from his black wife, and a Jew. They were stunned when the jury only took a couple of hours to return its verdict, and I was right.
Why have courts? Why have police? Why strive to remove criminals, whatsoever?
OH! That's right... Saddam is a "freedom fighter".
I guess OJ wasn't enough.
What do you expect from organizations like the NAACP=KKK=Nation of Islam.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
This killer MUST die if anyone in California wants to be safe in their homes or on the streets.
If he continues to live (indeed flourish) in prison, it will be a green light to every sadistic urban barbarian looking for the thrill of killing a defenseless citizen.
Well either 'Tookie' did it, or the other blacks with him were one or more of them guilty themselves AND majorly lying. This isn't NAACP's finest hour.
"At least 3 were "people of color" (asians)."
The creation of that phrase has served its purpose. It co-opted a lot of people without their input. Just like the phrase, "Women and other minorities." We have a pretty gullible wing on our national bird.
2. No one seems to care about the victims. They weren't famous or important. Well, I do remember them. Albert Owens, Yen-I Yang, Tsai-Shai Yang and Ye Chen Lin. God unlike man, is no respecter of persons and the first thing He wants is to see justice done.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
It figures. It's a shame that an organization with such an honorable past can find itself backing a murdering gang leader. Are the NAACP still screaming for Mumia in Philly as well?
The real outrage here is that it's taken 25 years to exhaust all his appeals. That is absurd.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
"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."
Was he nominated by the NAACP all nine times? What is the significance of this? Anyone can be nominated for a Nobel prize. Is this offered as proof that he's a good guy?
Did we let noted author and youth group leader Hitler off from his killings.
Could this be termed the O.J. Simpleton defense. Let me out and I will find the real killer.
The NAACP should be concentrating their efforts on educating the current black teenagers so they won't be dodging that fatal injection in 25 years.
The bleeding hearts of the country have this weird facility of helping rapists, murders and perverts to escape the punishment they richly deserve.
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