Posted on 12/15/2005 8:09:40 AM PST by WatchYourself
Stanley "Tookie" Williams, convicted multiple murderer and co-founder of the notorious street gang the "Crips," died via lethal injection at 12:35 a.m. on Dec. 13, 2005, in San Quentin State Prison. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, only hours before Williams' scheduled execution, refused to grant clemency.
Who was Stanley "Tookie" Williams, and why did so many people want his life spared?
The Crips, co-founded by Williams in 1971, became a national -- indeed, international -- gang responsible for thousands of deaths. In 1981, a jury convicted Williams of murdering four people, and he was sentenced to death. Williams claimed he was innocent, a victim of a racist criminal justice system. He partnered with a writer and co-authored several anti-gang children's books. Williams apologized for founding the Crips, renounced his membership and urged others to do the same.
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It comes as no surprise that Sean Penn was a supporter of the man
That no one read! I heard total sales of all his books combined was only about 500. There are probably more people reading this thread right now. Does that make me an author?
If Tookie was as "good" as the liberals in Hollywood said he was, and if he confessed his sin and accepted Jesus, then the title is absolutely true. His soul is redeemed and he is sitting in heaven.
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