Posted on 11/19/2005 4:32:13 PM PST by Watershed
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he is undecided on whether to grant clemency in the high-profile case of condemned killer Stanley Tookie Williams.
Williams, co-founder of the Crips gang, is scheduled to be executed Dec. 13 for the killings of four people.
Law enforcement officials have launched an unusually fierce campaign to block clemency, The Los Angeles Times said Friday. Officials are asking the governor to reject pleas from clergy, legislators and entertainers that Williams has redeemed himself by his work on death row to dissuade young people from joining gangs.
Speaking to reporters in Shanghai, Schwarzenegger said he had not made up his mind on the Williams case. He described the decision as "part of the job" but one that he approached with "dread."
The governor has almost total discretion in deciding clemency, which would commute Williams' death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
If Arnold wimps our, I'll wish I had voted for Gary Coleman.
Just got my 'happy hour' adult beverage on my keyboard.
His comment about not having made a decision yet, is par for the course. I do hope he has, and it's negative with regard to the clemency.
This guy should fry. The needle is too gentle for the likes of him.
If Arnold expects the GOP nomination for governor in 06 he better let this scum bag die.
Arnold needs to give every clemency case his careful attention. He can't very well say that he has made up his mind before it comes to him. I'm not generally happy with him as governor, but you can't fault him for this.
If Arnold continues to go all wobbly on us, we may have another one of those Rose Bird moments. That's where you either get tossed out of office on your ass or fail to win reelection.
I hope this is just lip service to quiet the "but he's a changed man" crowd.
Good Grief!
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hopefully, as in "dredd" .. Judge Dredd.
Tookie, although only convicted of four murders, was probably responsible for hundreds more. Al Capone was never convicted of murder, but directly and indirectly murdered hundreds.
Crips co-founder's son officially charged with child sex crimes
----Just another reason to end this bloodline.
Git her done!
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