Justice dictates that since this man callously shed the blood of others, his blood must be shed by man as well.
Innocent blood, even if it's by proxy, is an indelible stain.
"Dead, he's a martyr"
Nope, he's just a dead piece of human fecal matter.
I'm absolutely against the death penalty - unless it is applied by an individual protecting his life, liberty, or property. The state, on the other hand, should not be in the business of taking ones life. The state is too fallible and errors do occur; one innocent person being put to death by the state is too many!
So let him be a martyr. He'll still be dead.
Case closed.
Dead, Justice and Judgment are appeased.
A martyr for what?
Dead, he's dead. The "celebrities" will forget all about him and go on to their next "cause celeb".
Nice theorizing from Ms. Parker, whose writing I always enjoy, but as for Tookie, let him fry. Not just for the murders committed by his own hand, but for the hundreds, thousands maybe, of murders committed by his gang banger followers.
"Life without Parole" can always be commuted by some about to be indicited governor hoping to taint the jury pool. Death on the other hand is permanant at least in this life. If Tookie has a clemency request, he will have an opportunity to present it in the next life.
Justice dictates that since this man callously shed the blood of others, his blood must be shed by man as well.
Innocent blood, even if it's by proxy, is an indelible stain.
I read an article once about a "judge" sentencing a murderer to "Life in prison without parole for 20 years." ROTFLMAO! What the heck does that mean?
I've got no problem with clemency, provided there are certain conditions.
#1 he is placed into a cell without windows or views into the hallways.
#2 he is given zero recreation time outside the cell.
#3 he is not given any food, again.
I oppose driving, because one road death is too many.
This man deserves his fate. He and his prodigies have destroyed thousands of lives. They have turned the streets of LA into killing fields and have shown no remorse for their carnage. The death penalty exists in this nation for men like this. To say that we should end capital punishment because someone innocent might be put to death is fine. Lets debate it after they bury this piece of garbage.
Me, I wouldn't mind life without parole for trash like this, but only if:
(1) They're thrown into an Alcatraz-like hole with only other lifers there. We could reopen Alcatraz and build others in similarly impossible-to-escape-from places (I'm thinking Aleutian islands, or perhaps Kahoolawe in Hawaii).
(2) NO contact with the outside world (you go there, you don't come out except in a pine box and you'll be utterly forgotten when you do).
"Our first principle should be never to kill an innocent person"
In this case an innocent will not be executed, he is guilty by his own admission.
The photo of the young victim is especially disturbing. she was shot at near point blank range (with bb "birdshot") in her left cheek. She experienced substantial gross para-mortem and post-mortem swelling.
I will never be able to wipe that image from my mind, so grotesque are the wounds.
Incorrect. 18 months after he's dead, few if anyone will even remember Stanley Williams.
I have no wish to further elevate Williams in the public eye, but the circus surrounding his Dec. 13 execution date forces reflection
The only circus I have seen are a few fools and black racist that speak out in support of a cold blooded murderer.
Execute him, he won't be a martyr for long...