[Prime Choice]

Schwarzenegger is considering commuting Tookie's death sentence.

I guess this is where the rubber meets the road.

[Farmer Dean]

If the lives of the people he gunned down mean anything,then he must die as scheduled.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

What is it with these people. They need to dig up Charlie Starkweather...

[furquhart]

He may well have done some good since his original crime.

But he murdered four people - in cold blood.

God may well forgive him. We can not.

[Names Ash Housewares]

If you murdered people. You should die. No good works after should matter. IF he did good works after, Thats his deal, an infinate amount of good works will not bring his victims back to life. And I doubt seriously if the gang problem has improved at all because of this persons actions after he was jailed. His spawning of one of the worst gangs (terrorists really)in this nation, he can never make up for. Arnold should let the law play out and let this guy pay for his crimes.

[neodad]

Think this is a circus? Wait until the day that Scott Peterson's time is up.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Statement: "Gang founder's death row drama ......"

Response: Theater?

[GregoTX]

I wonder how many victim's of tookies these "stars" visited.

[gondramB]

It is useflu in these situations to focus on the facts

"Tookie (when he was 26 years old) and a "friend" robbed a Seven-11 convenience store. While the till was being robbed of $60.00 Tookie ordered the 25 year old night clerk into the cold room. The kid was heard begging for his life. Tookie shot him twice with a 12 gauge shotgun.

Two days later Tookie and a "friend" broke into a family run motel with the intent to rob. They forced their way into the family quarters and pumped two 12 gauge shots into the 53 year old woman ... in the base of her spine and the torso. He shot the father twice in the chest and the daughter once in the head. "


Then once in prison Williams committed a series of assault on prison officers and a series of sexual assaults on male inmates.

[Mike Bates]

If he ever gets loose, there are folks in Cook County who might use him.

Snubbed on pick for sheriff, black pols say

[Frank_2001]

I'm sure his four victims would have contributed more to society than this two-legged bag of sh!t ever could or would. Fry him.

[LoudRepublicangirl]

I have a feeling that if he is not granted clemency and he is indeed executed there will be riots.

[RedStateRocker]

It's getting a *LOT* of press in Kalifornia. Remember that Ah-nold is deeply wounded after losing all of his ballot propositions earlier this month; the Republican party and the right in California is a tiny, tiny minority ( even with a Good Man like Tom McClintock - gosh, we could of had HIM as governor). And EVERY article points out that all of the evidence against 'Tookie' is either circumstantial OR from accomplices stooling on him, which, to be honest, even makes an ardent death penalty supporter like myself a little uncomfortable.
The pragmatic question is, IMHO, is society as a whole better off in extracting vengeance and/or making an example - or in having him (if truly repentant) trying to make amends? What is the greatest good for the greatest number- the example of offing the dirtbag or having a repentant dirtbag trying to convince kids ot not do what he has done. Noit that I would lose any sleep if every Crip and Blood disappeared into the Night and Fog.

[Txsleuth]

Well, Tookie and I have something in common....we are both "unimpressed" with the celebrities speaking up for him.

[clee1]

Fry the bastage already.

[Pharmboy]

Min. Farrakhan with Stanley 'Tookie' Williams.

[vimto]

It seems to me the real problem is the time taken from judgment to execution. It causes a lot of problems and should not be so protracted.

[i_dont_chat]

I support the message which would be carried to today's youths -- by executing this killer.

He didn't spare the lives of his victims. Why spare his life?

I imagine his 4 murder victims' lives would have made more significant contributions to their respective families and friends than any contribution this coward could make in anyone's life.

This killer is simply an opportunist and a con man. He's talks a good game NOW, but he couldn't live it. Talk is cheap.

[manic4organic]

Jamie Foxx is an idiot and I'm ashamed he's from Texas. Now go and die, Tookie.

[OldEagle]

Whether he can do more alive than dead is a given. First, no make that finally, he has to pay the piper.