I'm anti-death penalty, too, but I was laughing a lot during this situation. Why? Because of the "reasons" he shouldn't die--because he "helped kids turn away from gangs," but wouldn't rat out his fellow thugs who helped him found THE gang, because he was a "Nobel prize nominee," just like Hitler and Stalin, and because he "was sorry" but never admitted his guilt or apologized.
Thats my role model, man. Thats the CEO of the Crips, he said.
I guess some people didn't get the "message."