Posted on 12/20/2005 11:27:20 AM PST by LouAvul
Crowd Gathers in L.A. for Williams Funeral
"Keelonnie Roberts, 23, of Torrance, said her father was a Crip who used to tell her tales of gang life. Although Roberts never met Williams, she said, 'He seemed like a sweet man to me.'"
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WILLIAMS_FUNERAL?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=US
"I'm here to pay my respects to humanity, and that goes to Tookie and everyone else they do in. ... What if it was your son?" Birdsong said. "He's no different from any other human being. We all made mistakes."
Shotgunning four innocent people in cold blood is a "MISTAKE"?
Looks like you've been disappointed.
You may want to Google Australia. I hear they have some riots.
There are probably more posts on this thread than people that showed up for his memorial.
They had about 20 gang members show up and they could barely fill the church.
This in a region that has 15 million people.
Was anyone wearing red or was blue the color of preference?
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