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(Tookie Williams) Ex-gang leader's ashes spread in Africa
sunherald.com ^
| 7/1/2006
Posted on 07/01/2006 5:55:28 AM PDT by lunarbicep
The ashes of executed Crips gang co-founder Stanley "Tookie" Williams were spread in a lake in South Africa in accordance with his will, a friend said.
Barbara Becnel, who co-authored children's books with Williams and witnessed his execution, said in a statement Friday that she and Williams' longtime friend Shirley Neal sprinkled the ashes into the lake Sunday in Thokoza Park in the city of Soweto, as Williams had requested.
"On his last day of life Stan asked me to spread his ashes in South Africa," Becnel said. "He wanted to return to the motherland."
Williams was cremated after his death by injection at San Quentin state prison on Dec. 13.
He was convicted of murdering four people during two 1979 holdups. He claimed to have redeemed himself by writing books encouraging youngsters to stay away from gangs.
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KEYWORDS: garbagedump; landfill; pollutealake; sleepswiththefishes; theycanhavehim; tookie; whatever
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To: lunarbicep
I wonder what the South Africans thought of that ritual? The alien ashes of a murderous, bloodthirsty, criminal thug being sprinkled over one of their lakes? That's bad JuJu.
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posted on
07/01/2006 6:27:36 AM PDT
by
AdvisorB
(Bomb Hamistan back to the Stone Age paleos celebrated the 911 atrocities, now its their turn to die.)
To: Mr.Smorch
they should have done this years ago
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posted on
07/01/2006 6:29:29 AM PDT
by
daku
("Behold this creature that walks like a man. It wants ketchup on its hot dog.")
To: doug from upland
He claimed to have redeemed himself by writing books encouraging youngsters to stay away from gangs.Oh really?!
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posted on
07/01/2006 6:34:50 AM PDT
by
Ladysmith
((NRA, SAS))
To: lunarbicep
Just so long as they used him as fertilizer. That way he could have been of use to someone in his pathetic life.
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posted on
07/01/2006 6:35:39 AM PDT
by
Vision
("America's best days lie ahead. You ain't seen nothing yet"- Reagan)
To: lunarbicep
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posted on
07/01/2006 6:37:34 AM PDT
by
Carl LaFong
("Watch out for snakes!")
To: Ladysmith
I don't know if you remember, but I sold on eBay a picture of a gurney with a limerick entitled JOURNEY ON A GURNEY.
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posted on
07/01/2006 7:02:38 AM PDT
by
doug from upland
(Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)
To: lunarbicep
To: lunarbicep
He was such a good guy.
sniff... < s>
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posted on
07/01/2006 7:32:21 AM PDT
by
SIDENET
(I like liberals...they taste like CHICKEN.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I'll never understand the liberal pandering and hand-wringing over these types of animals. Ann Coulter has an entire chapter about this phenomena in her new book, "Godless."
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posted on
07/01/2006 8:02:25 AM PDT
by
Auntie Mame
(Fear not tomorrow. God is already there.)
To: lunarbicep
Couldn't we have made sure the funeral participants followed suit?
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posted on
07/01/2006 8:20:09 AM PDT
by
Jo5329
(Still hunting a good one!)
To: Auntie Mame
"Godless" is on my reading list at the library. Not many conservatives live in my area, so I should have it pretty soon...unless the libs are just checking it out to use it as kidling for burning Our Flag. ;)
I'm looking forward to reading it. I've read her other books.
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posted on
07/01/2006 8:49:57 AM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
To: Mr.Smorch
"I wonder what the South Africans thought of that ritual? The alien ashes of a murderous, bloodthirsty, criminal thug being sprinkled over one of their lakes? That's bad JuJu."
You can say that again.
Who needs such evil Juju in their backyard?
Next thing you know, the chickens and goats are going to start dying.
Bad, bad.
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posted on
07/01/2006 8:50:24 AM PDT
by
Jameison
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Can we send the living Crips over, too?
I mean, it IS the Motherland and I don't think they have any travel restrictions.
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posted on
07/01/2006 8:51:51 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(The Left created, embraces and feeds "The Culture of Hate." Make it part of the political lexicon!)
To: lunarbicep
Every day I find at least one article in the drive-by media that makes me smile. This is today's. Glad he's gone. Glad he is not fouling up any of our land.
To: King Moonracer
"They could have used the money to help people in their community."
Thought that very thing when I watched Klintoon and his family/entourage at the Taj Mahal...
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posted on
07/01/2006 11:44:11 AM PDT
by
litehaus
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