Posted on 11/27/2005 8:32:43 AM PST by keat
There undoubtedly are many people who consider Stanley "Tookie" Williams a ruthless and cold-blooded killer, fully deserving the sentence of death by lethal injection awaiting him Dec. 13. But those people, say his supporters, only see the wild-eyed young man of the early 1970s — the co-founder of the notorious Los Angeles Crips street gang. They don't see the man he's become today.
A small knot of Modesto activists hope to change all that through a teach-in Saturday on Williams and the transformation they say he's undergone while confined to Death Row at San Quentin State Prison.
"He's valuable to our community," said Vintrica Grant, a student at California State University, Stanislaus
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Let him meet his Master and He will judge.
I could reform pretty much, too, if it meant my a$$ not being fried. I wonder which of the 'activists' will want this guy living next to them? Or maybe even with them.
"He's valuable to our community," said Vintrica Grant, a student at California State University, Stanislaus
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And we wonder about the grand contribution to this country that academia makes. Their perverted liberalism and lack of sense of morals and values, is a bane upon this country.
Think of the message that we can send to the Crips and the Bloods. You kill, you pay the price. Once the damage is done the debt is due. Time for the big dose!!!
I've been to his website. Although he has apologized for the creation of the Crips, he has not apologized for the murders for which he was imprisoned.
Jailhouse (and esp. death row) conversions are not rare. We let him off the sentence now and floodgates open. The jury/judge decision should stand.
Tookie Delenda Est!
""He's valuable to our community," said Vintrica Grant, a student at California State University, Stanislaus"
Yeah what would we do without gang creators and murderers?
"And we wonder about the grand contribution to this country that academia makes. Their perverted liberalism and lack of sense of morals and values, is a bane upon this country."
Well said.
Additionally, it would seem the more "elite" the university, the greater theperversion. I pray that the public at large begins to understand this, setting in motion a movement to dramatically cut government funding to the university shelter-from-the-real-world system.
Isn't this what they're telling us? How does this differ from terrorism?
Just hang him NOW!
She had many friends and advocates as well...of course no notable liberal commies like this murderer has..
But then again she became a Christian..
She was executed for her brutal crimes anyway....inspite of many upright and influential members of the community.
Her sins were forgiven and her soul was saved from hell...but the life in her earthly body was ended..justly
The state does not bear the sword in vain.
"And we wonder about the grand contribution to this country that academia makes."
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'It shall certainly be granted,' said Mr. Creakle.
'Thank you, sir! I am anxious about mother. I am afraid she ain't safe.'
Somebody incautiously asked, what from? But there was a scandalized whisper of 'Hush!'
'Immortally safe, sir,' returned Uriah, writhing in the direction of the voice. 'I should wish mother to be got into my state. I never should have been got into my present state if I hadn't come here. I wish mother had come here. It would be better for everybody, if they got took up, and was brought here.'
This sentiment gave unbounded satisfaction - greater satisfaction, I think, than anything that had passed yet.
'Before I come here,' said Uriah, stealing a look at us, as if he would have blighted the outer world to which we belonged, if he could, 'I was given to follies; but now I am sensible of my follies. There's a deal of sin outside. There's a deal of sin in mother. There's nothing but sin everywhere - except here.'
'You are quite changed?' said Mr. Creakle.
'Oh dear, yes, sir!' cried this hopeful penitent.
'You wouldn't relapse, if you were going out?' asked somebody else.
'Oh de-ar no, sir!'
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Every law student and social scientist knows that the rehabilitative and deterrent functions of judicial punishment are importance. But equally important, and perhaps of greater importance, is the need for society's retribution to validate the recognition that an orderly people who have signed on to the social contract and democratic self-government must exercise their right and duty of self protection from predators. It is the latter that governs my personal view that the judicial sentence in this case be carried out. It shows that rehabilitation is possible, and in the proper case, may result in leniency. Here, the deterrent and retributive aspects are properly served. The governor should reject the pleas that, although not unreasonable in the proper case, are not applicable in this case.
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