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[Tookie] Williams says he's prepared for death but hopes for life
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| 12/2/5
| Leslie Fulbright
Posted on 12/02/2005 7:58:00 AM PST by SmithL
In interview, condemned killer denies guilt, tells of redemption.
Stanley Tookie Williams is not afraid to die. The 51-year-old convicted murderer, who has spent nearly half of his life on Death Row, knows his scheduled execution date is less than two weeks away, but he says he is not fearful, that it's a prospect he has dealt with his entire life.
"Being near death is nothing new to me or any other black male," Williams said Thursday during an interview in a visiting room at San Quentin State Prison. "I've been shot and close to death many times. This is no different.
"But I am praying that I live. Of course, I want to live."
On Wednesday, the state Supreme Court denied a final appeal by Williams' attorneys to reopen his case. Now, his fate is in the hands of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Williams, his supporters and his attorneys hope the anti-violence work that has led to five Nobel Peace Prize nominations will persuade the governor to reduce his sentence to life in prison without parole.
A private clemency hearing is set for Thursday, five days before his death date.
In preparation for the execution, prison officials have asked Williams what he would like for his last meal, whether he wants to invite any friends or family to witness his death and whether he would like a minister present.
"I told them that if I am going to die, I don't want food or water or sympathy from the place that is going to kill me," said Williams, a soft-spoken man with a bodybuilder's physique and graying hair that is pulled into a tight ponytail. "I don't want anyone present for the sick and perverted spectacle.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: byebyetookie; deathpenalty; dontwussoutarnie; stanleywilliams; tookie; tookiewilliams
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I didn't do it, AND I've reformed myself since I didn't do it.
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posted on
12/02/2005 7:58:01 AM PST
by
SmithL
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posted on
12/02/2005 7:58:25 AM PST
by
SmithL
(There are a lot of people that hate Bush more than they hate terrorists)
To: SmithL
"I don't want anyone present for the sick and perverted spectacle." Any tickets available?
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:01:12 AM PST
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: SmithL
Are you prepared for Hell Tookie ?
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:01:38 AM PST
by
al baby
(Father of the beeber)
To: SmithL
Hopefully during the 'private' clemancy hearing Arnie will walk in carrying a wreath that says 'bon voyage mo-fo!'
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:01:47 AM PST
by
pikachu
(That which does not kill me just makes me grumpy!)
To: SmithL
"I've been shot and close to death many times. This is no different. "But I am praying that I live. Of course, I want to live." Bet the 4 people he murdered felt the same way.
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:01:59 AM PST
by
texgal
(end no-fault divorce laws return DUE PROCESS & EQUAL PROTECTION to ALL citizens))
To: SmithL
"Being near death is nothing new to me or any other black male,"....What an incredible racist statement. But not too suprising coming from this black racist.
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:02:08 AM PST
by
AxelPaulsenJr
(Pray Daily For Our Troops and President Bush and the SAPPS)
To: SmithL
"I don't want anyone present for the sick and perverted spectacle."Did he mean when he shot the 711 employee in the back of the head or was it when he murdered the other people?
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:02:22 AM PST
by
zerosix
(Native Sunflower)
To: pikachu
Tookie is the weakest link. Good bye.
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:02:25 AM PST
by
manglor
To: SmithL
"Being near death is nothing new to me or any other black male,"Yeah, Denzel Washington has been knock'n on deaths door for years..NOT!
YOU'RE ON DECK, TOOKIE MAN.
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:02:53 AM 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: SmithL
Cool - his victims died alone and with no last meal so it seems only fitting and proper that the tookster do the same.
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:02:59 AM PST
by
2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
(Is your problem ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.)
To: ncountylee
He might be ready for death, but is he ready to hear the words,"Depart from me I never knew you", from the Lion of Judah?
To: SmithL
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:03:14 AM PST
by
BibChr
("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
To: SmithL
or any other black male
Just had to throw that in there, didn't you.
Of course, I want to live.
The kicker is that others don't want you to.
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:03:38 AM PST
by
P-40
(http://www.590klbj.com/forum/index.php?referrerid=1854)
To: SmithL
"Williams says he wouldn't change anything about his life..."
'Nuff said.
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:03:52 AM PST
by
Sometimes A River
(Your hands and feet are mangoes, but you're gonna be a genius anyway)
To: texgal
Tookie sez:
"I don't want anyone present for the sick and perverted spectacle. The thought of that is appalling and inhumane. It is disgusting for a human to sit and watch another human die."
I wonder if he got his jollies watching any of his murder victims die?
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:03:53 AM PST
by
GaltMeister
(“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”)
To: SmithL
But I am praying that I live. Of course, I want to live." ...sort of the same feelings your victims had before you blew them to pieces with a shotgun
Doogle
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:04:30 AM PST
by
Doogle
(USAF...7thAF ..4077th TFW...408th MMS..Ubon Thailand.."69",,Night Line Delivery..AMMO)
To: Puppage
Is that how they send a murderer to Hell in CA? In the hot seat? I thought they "rode the needle?"
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:04:33 AM PST
by
RexBeach
("The rest of the world is three drinks behind." -Humphrey Bogart)
To: SmithL
Buh-Bye Tookie! Say Hello to Lucifer for me.
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:04:33 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam Factoid:After forcing young girls to watch his men execute their fathers, Muhammad raped them.)
To: SmithL
I know the MSM has been ranting about how Tookie has changed. What they don't talk about is how the victims of the murders were changed by Tookie from alive to dead.
If the man was truly a man of God he would respect justice. Justice in this case demands that Tookie perish for his crimes.
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posted on
12/02/2005 8:05:04 AM PST
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM - Being miserable for no good reason)
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