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A Public Goodbye for [Tookie] Williams
Los Angeles Times ^
| 12/20/05
| Louis Sahagun
Posted on 12/20/2005 12:05:40 PM PST by TFFKAMM
About 2,000 people turn out to view the body of the killer and writer executed last week despite a high-profile campaign to save his life.
For many of the mourners filing past the casket Monday, the gray-bearded gentleman in the tailored gray suit and silk tie bore little resemblance to the man they remembered as the muscle-bound, fearsome Crips co-founder, Stanley Tookie Williams.
"When I was a kid, Tookie was the most dangerous man in South-Central Los Angeles," recalled Najee Ali, 42, director of Project Islamic Hope, a Los Angeles-based civil rights group. "Looking at him today, I'm reminded that my childhood has long since passed.
"Many of the people who lined up today for a last look at the man didn't know him; never met him," Ali said. "But they came to pay their respects because they have a Tookie in their family, or identify with his struggle."
Ali was among more than 2,000 people of all ages -- many of them clad in Crips blue -- who gathered at the House of Winston Mortuary on South Vermont Avenue at 95th Street where Williams' body reposed.
Williams, 51, was put to death by lethal injection Dec. 13. He was convicted of murdering four people, but supporters said he deserved clemency because he had spent his last years trying to steer children away from gang violence.
The public viewing of his body attracted a sometimes rowdy crowd that spilled into the street, backing up traffic. Marijuana smoke wafted through the air as sport utility vehicles with 20-inch rims cruised past, rap music blaring at full volume...
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2longb4execution; california; crime; deathpenalty; goodriddance; losangeles; najeeali; stanleywilliams; tookie; tookielendmeyourcomb
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:05:41 PM PST
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TFFKAMM
To: TFFKAMM
"Marijuana smoke wafted through the air as sport utility vehicles with 20-inch rims cruised past, rap music blaring at full volume..."
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:06:46 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: TFFKAMM
Marijuana smoke wafted through the air as sport utility vehicles with 20-inch rims cruised past, rap music blaring at full volume... Any questions as to what kind of absolute SLOP turned out for this event? The very scum of the earth that support this animal. I celebrate his death and hope he suffered.
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:07:29 PM PST
by
AbeKrieger
(Islam is the virus that causes al-Qaeda.)
To: TFFKAMM
Marijuana smoke wafted through the air as sport utility vehicles with 20-inch rims cruised past, rap music blaring at full volume... How nice. I gues the only thing missing was a few drive by murders by the crips.
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:07:54 PM PST
by
1Old Pro
To: TFFKAMM
A gentleman, huh? ROFL. I've never heard of a quadruple murderer being blessed with such an honorific description. Its a positively Clintonian experience - I mean Williams' funeral.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:08:58 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: TFFKAMM
killer and writerMore like killer and decomposer.
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:08:58 PM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: TFFKAMM
A Public Goodbye for [Tookie] Williams I thought that was the execution.
To: TFFKAMM
the gray-bearded gentleman
Aren't professional writers supposed to know the meaning of the words they use?
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:09:48 PM PST
by
msnimje
(Political Correctness -- An OFFENSIVE attempt not to offend.)
To: AbeKrieger
I got a kick out of the supporters who say they have a "Tookie" in their family.
Something to be proud of, I guess.
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:10:29 PM PST
by
Woman on Caroline Street
(Go sell crazy somewhere else. We're all stocked up here.)
To: AbeKrieger
Did I hear SUVs? Chillin' liberal hypocrites! Don't they KNOW SUVs are eevil?? ;-)
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:10:56 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: TFFKAMM
Disappointed that See Love, an LA teacher, wasn't quoted in this piece.
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:11:23 PM PST
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: Puppage
Murderer and f*cked up asshole about whom no one in their right mind gives him a damn.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:12:44 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: TFFKAMM
He was convicted of murdering four people, but supporters said he deserved clemency because he had spent his last years trying to steer children away from gang violence.You mean like all the ones that showed up to his funeral?!?!?!?!?!?
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:12:50 PM PST
by
wallcrawlr
(Pray for the troops [all the troops here and abroad]: Success....and nothing less!!)
To: goldstategop
Did I hear SUVs? Chillin' liberal hypocrites! Don't they KNOW SUVs are eevil?? Dey done takes away our heroes, who done need an Oh Zone layah or an ice cap, sheeet, dog !!!
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:13:00 PM PST
by
AbeKrieger
(Islam is the virus that causes al-Qaeda.)
To: TFFKAMM
he deserved clemency because he had spent his last years trying to steer children away from gang violence, while at the same time directing the criminal enterprise he had created. A regular 'man for all seasons'.
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:17:45 PM PST
by
siunevada
(If we learn nothing from history, what's the point of having one? - Peggy Hill)
To: goldstategop
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:17:46 PM PST
by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: BenLurkin
Marijuana smoke wafted through the air as sport utility vehicles with 20-inch rims cruised past, rap music blaring at full volume...Another nice touch:
On a crowded street corner a few yards away, a group of young men wearing blue jerseys and ball caps flashed gang signs at a passing vehicle, then charged into the street and tossed a bottle at it.
To: TFFKAMM
It figures the racist American media would promote and romanticize this killer of young blacks! Those damned white devils, pushing this slime who led so many black men to dead-end lives! Just like New Orleans...
What? Huh? What'd you say, Rev. Jackson? Ohhhh....
It figures the racist American media would distort the life of this savior of young blacks! Those damned white devils, trying to ignore the Nobel-nominated author of great literature meant to lead black men away from criminal lives! Just like New Orleans...
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:25:51 PM PST
by
Darkwolf377
(Warning: Adult language, but great Christmas message: http://foamy.libertech.net/noxmas.swf)
To: TFFKAMM
Tookie Tookie lend me your tomb.
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posted on
12/20/2005 12:26:32 PM PST
by
fizziwig
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