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MIDI - LET IT SNOW He still is called Terminator...he told Tookie "See ya later" It must end like this, you know...time to go, time to go, time to go What Tookie had done was chilling...for the same fate he's not willing It must end like this, you know...time to go, time to go, time to go Here's the lesson that kids can learn...for a time you may well get away But they'll catch you and you will burn...you'll be injected someday Writing books does not give redemption...I'm afraid there's no exemption It must end like this, you know...time...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger refused Monday to spare the life of Stanley Tookie Williams, the founder of the murderous Crips gang who awaited execution after midnight in a case that stirred debate over capital punishment and the possibility of redemption on death row. Schwarzenegger was not swayed by pleas from Hollywood stars and petitions from more than 50,000 people who said that Williams had made amends during more than two decades in prison by writing a memoir and a series of children's books about the dangers of gangs. With a reprieve from the federal courts considered unlikely, Williams, 51, was set...

JOHN AND KEN on KFI live from San Quentin -- OFFICIAL TOOKIE WILLIAMS countdown thread KFI's John and Ken begin their special broadcast from San Quentin today at 3pm Pacific. KFI will broadcast the event until 1am on Tuesday morning. If this monster really cares about kids, he will admit what he did, apologize to the families, apologize to supporters of whom he has made fools, and tell kids this is how they will end up if they take someone's life. 3PM PACIFIC - listen online to John and Ken broadcasting from outside San Quentin ***TOOKIE COUNTDOWN CLOCK*** SAN QUENTIN...

You'd die for a table at the most exclusive diner in all California LA Notebook by Chris Ayres THE MOST exclusive restaurant in California is located a few miles north of San Francisco and has been in business since 1852. It is exclusive because patrons can request in advance exactly what they want to eat, thus avoiding the inconvenience of a menu, and because it has served only seven customers — yes, seven — in the past decade. There is, however, one significant downside to the cachet of eating at this establishment: the after-dinner cocktail is served in a syringe,...

Jonathan Gurwitz: In Tookie's case, focus on victims Web Posted: 12/11/2005 12:00 AM CST San Antonio Express-News Let's begin, for a change, with the victims. First came Albert Owens, a 26-year-old clerk at a 7-Eleven store in Whittier, Calif. The gunman fired two shotgun blasts into his back as he lay prone on the floor. In prison, the murderer found great hilarity in the sounds Owens, the father of two, made as life poured out of his body onto a convenience store floor. Then came Yen-I Yang, his wife, Tsai-Shai Yang, and their daughter, Yee-Chen Lin, who ran a motel...

CBSNEWS.COM Los Angeles Dec. 11, 2005 (AP) A lawyer for convicted murderer Stanley Tookie Williams asked the state Supreme Court to stay his execution, saying the Crips gang co-founder should have been allowed to argue that someone else killed one of his four alleged victims. Attorney Verna Wefald filed a petition Saturday challenging the validity of the four convictions and death sentences given in 1981 to Williams, who is scheduled to die Tuesday at San Quentin State Prison. She also filed an emergency request seeking a stay, the Los Angeles Times reported. Williams' lawyers also have asked Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger...

Stanley "Tookie" Williams, the quadruple murderer, sits in his cell on Death Row in California's San Quentin prison awaiting a decision from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The clock is ticking for Tookie as he spends his time contemplating what he can do for the children and rooting for Reggie Bush to win the Heisman. While he sits waiting and wondering, Tookie commerce has been growing. The window of opportunity for entrepreneurs, however, is closing quickly. Let's have fun and look at some of the Tookie merchandise that is being sold. The DVD of "Redemption," starring Jamie Foxx as the Tookster. Who...

Officer remembers Tookie as `cold-blooded killer' By Sandy Mazza Staff Writer Today, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger holds a clemency hearing for condemned murderer Stanley Tookie Williams. He will hear from prosecutors and those who believe Williams is a changed man. The officers who helped bring him in saw a different Williams. Below is their story. Guns drawn, a small team of Los Angeles County homicide investigators waited out the night inside a crowded house in Los Angeles, eager for their suspect to walk through the door. Exhausted but alert with adrenaline, Gene Hetzel, then a 39-year-old detective, watched for the doorknob...

Former War Crimes Prosecutor & Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues, Pierre Prosper, releases statement regarding the execution of Stanley "Tookie" Williams. A former prosecutor in Los Angeles County, Prosper offers support for the jury and the Los Angeles District Attorney. Los Angeles (PRWEB) December 9, 2005 -- From the office of the Prosper for Attorney General Campaign, the following statement from former United States Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues, Pierre-Richard Prosper, was released on Thursday, December 8, 2005. "Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is holding clemency review for the co-founder of the infamous Crips street gang and convicted...

LOS ANGELES -- Saying he and convicted killer Stanley "Tookie" Williams can become "a powerful force for change," the national leader of the NAACP Tuesday asked Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant Williams clemency. Williams, the 51-year-old co-founder of the Crips gang, was convicted and sentenced to death in 1981 for the deaths of four people in two separate Southland robberies. He is scheduled to be executed Dec. 13. However, in a rally with local and state NAACP chapter members on the south lawn of City Hall, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People President Bruce Gordon said he was...

Okay, folks, once again we gather at the computer to have fun with the TOOKIE MUST DIE HOUR on KFI in Los Angeles. John and Ken will provide the fireworks. LISTEN ONLINE

Days ahead of his scheduled execution, supporters of Stanley "Tookie" Williams are hoping he will be offered clemency. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is hearing evidence today on why the founder of the notorious "Crips" gang, who was convicted of murdering four people in 1979, deserves to live. Williams, 51, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at San Quentin State Prison next Tuesday. His supporters say that he has turned his life around and has done good work in prison, including acting as a peacemaker among inmates and writing nine anti-gang books aimed at young people. He's been nominated...

ENTIRE STORY: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/13352740.htm SACRAMENTO - Death penalty opponents rallied outside the Capitol on Thursday as lawyers for Stanley Tookie Williams took their case to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in a final effort to spare the Crips gang founder from execution. A group of about 75 demonstrators chanted, "Love life, save Stan's life," as the governor met behind closed doors with defense lawyers and prosecutors to weigh the fate of a man condemned for four 1979 murders who claims he turned his life around on death row. Clemency, which would commute a death sentence to life without parole, is likely the only...

At the John and Ken website (linked), the photos of three of Tookies' victims victims have been posted. It's said that this monster has mended his ways, but I don't believe he has even apologized for these atrocities. But even if he had, he needs to be held accountable for his evil acts. I TRUST THAT GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER WILL NOT SPARE TOOKIE FROM HIS DATE WITH DEATH -- HIS DATE WITH ACCOUNTABILITY.

LOS ANGELES — The fight to save death row inmate Stanley “Tookie” Smith turned confrontational last week after his supporters clashed with a right-wing shock-jock on the streets of Crenshaw. Radio personality, John Ziegler, a talk radio host with KFI 640 AM, got into a shoving match with community leaders and activists who were protesting that station’s alleged “racism and bigotry” and had gathered outside the Lucy Florence Coffeehouse in Leimert Park to announce a formal complaint to the Federal Communication Commission. Ziegler, actually comes on at 7 p.m. weekdays after infamous KFI 640 AM hosts John and Ken of...

John and Ken continue the TOOKIE MUST DIE HOUR at 5pm Pacific on their show each weekday until Tookie is gone. Listen online and get in on the fun. If anyone wants to call -- 1.800.5201.KFI Listen online -- LISTEN TO KFI ONLINE STREAMING

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, tune in to KFI in Los Angeles at 5pm Pacific for one of the most fun hours in radio. It is John and Ken's TOOKIE MUST DIE HOUR. Yesterday, these guys actually tried to speak in a "black sounding" voice and read one of Tookie's famous children's book. The community activists had to be absolutely screaming. Listen online -- LISTEN TO KFI ONLINE STREAMING

Tookie Goes Hollywood - Commentary by Joseph C. Phillips November 26, 05 [ Previous entry ] {{morenextlink}} Standing outside the walls of San Quentin prison, the rapper Snoop Dogg urged California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to grant clemency to convicted murderer Stan “Tookie” Williams. Williams, the co founder of the notorious street gang the Crips, was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1979 slayings of Albert Owens, Yen-I Yang, his wife, Tsai-Shai Chen Yang, and their daughter, Yu-Chin Yang Lin. Barring intervention by the governor, he will die by lethal injection on December 13. Speaking before a thousand young people...

Coming up momentarily, the controversial daily hour on the John and Ken show on KFI Los Angeles. The TOOKIE MUST DIE HOUR has caused activists to go ballistic and file a complaint with the FCC. KFI has said they will not back down. LISTEN ONLINE TO KFI Activists to protest ‘Kill Tookie’ show Community activists plan to hold a protest today against KFI-AM (640) for what they contend is the local station’s race-baiting in airing a popular afternoon talk radio show that has turned the execution of former gang leader Stanley Tookie Williams into entertainment. A multiracial coalition, spearheaded by...

Sacramento -- A bevy of Nobel laureates and celebrities have written a letter urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to commute the death sentence of Stanley Tookie Williams, himself a Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Williams, 51, the co-founder of the Crips gang convicted of four 1979 murders, is scheduled to be executed at San Quentin State Prison on Dec. 13. The letter praises Williams' work as an anti-gang crusader, including writing children's books. "Each year at the holiday season voices the world over cry out for peace," states the letter to the governor. "This year, one of them, a voice of great...