"I have a feeling that for all his tough talk, Tookie will be dragged to the gurney kicking, screaming and squalling like a baby."
Excellent analysis.
Tookie ain't no Gary Gilmore.
I'm afraid the good-for-nothing thug is gonna give the guards a huge temper tantrum.
He's a bully and this is what bullies do. Depending on how much time he spent thinking today and coming to grips with the fact that he'll never again see sunlight, he's either going to be raging at others or wallowing in self-pity. I expect no edifying, profound, remorseful or penitent last words from this one.
In refusing to choose a last meal, refusing to choose a method of execution, and refusing to cooperate, he's showing us the real Tookie at his belligerent best.
Tookie is a typical convict. For years he fought against the system, participating in violent conduct against staff and other inmates. Then as the years passed, and the time got closer to his execution, he was faced with a dilemma: Do I continue to be myself and go out with a bang, or do I attempt to scam the system and save my ass by playing nice-nice? We all know the route Tookie chose. He's never changed. He just learned how to play the institutional game, and managed to con a whole lot of people while doing it.