Dear JamesP81,
"I must ask this question: what is gained by killing this man? It's not like he's going to hurt anyone else; he's in prison for the rest of his life."
I don't know a lot about this case, and thus, my initial impression was similar to yours. However, even in the brief SF Gate article, one can read between the lines that this individual is still cooperating with the street gang he once led, to who knows what harm and mayhem.
Between his failure to do what he can to shut down the street gangs, and his failure to accept his responsibility for cold-blooded murder of four human beings, it's clear that if he were let off the hook for these murders, he might very well kill again.
Reluctantly, I think it's necessary to execute this individual.
sitetest
The corrections officials say he is still runnung the Crypts from behind bars. That is enough to fry him.
Why would any street gang listen to a fellow who is soon to be a goner? One would think they'd find a different leader.
Thank you for a reasoned and fact-based response. Such is a rarity in many of these threads.