Posted on 12/04/2005 8:37:33 AM PST by SmithL
I voted for McC, too. Smart man, with actual answers. I was okay with Arnie's election, on the "Anyone but Bustamente" theory.
Arnie should consider during this clemency petition that we kicked one jackass out of office, and we'll have no probelm doing it again.
Here read this.
It is time to recall exactly what Tookie did to get sentenced to death.
In 1979 "Tookie" murdered four innocent, defenseless people with a sawed-off shotgun at point blank range. During his first murder he ordered a 7-eleven store clerk into the back room and told him to "lie face down on the floor you mother----er." He then walked over to this young man and shot him in the back at contact range with the shotgun. The rush of blood into the victims lungs and throat made a horrible gurgling sound and the man struggled to breathe. "Tookie" then fired another killing round into the man's back -- again at contact range. Later that evening he bragged about the murder and laughed while recalling the agony, gurgling sounds and the desperate gasping of the victim.
Eleven days later "Tookie" broke into a small motel at 5:30 in the morning. When confronted by the owner he shot the man point blank in the face with the same shotgun. He broke into the owners' bedroom and shot and murdered his wife at point blank range with the shotgun. When their daughter came running to their rescue he shot and brutally killed their only daughter with the same powerful shotgun. Then he calmly raided the cash register and drove away with a hundred dollars -- the only receipts for the evening.
"Tookie" was convicted of murder and sentenced to death for these wanton, brutal acts of murder. During the sentencing phase of his trial he looked over to the jury and mouthed "I will get everyone of you mother----ers."
This heroic jury did not flinch. They at great personal risk to themselves and their families meted out a "guilty" verdict even though the leader of the most notorious gang in America with thousands of gang members to do his bidding threatened to ..."get everyone of you mother----ers."
Tookie Williams has never been remorseful, he has never apologized to the families of his victims, he refuses to accept responsibility for his actions. He still claims to be an innocent man, framed and convicted by an all white jury. This is a blatant lie that Tookie Williams repeated last week on the MSNBC Rita Crosby interview. (There was a black and a latino on the jury.) The jury members still live in fear of this wanton, unrepentant monster. It is time for this man to quit threatening society.
Tookie is not a victim. The real victims are like that freckled-face young man, with a ready smile for everyone, working at that 7-eleven store when Tookie Williams walked in 26 years ago. Tookie Williams smote the life out of that young man and his mother has been gasping for closure ever since. She has been horribly injured, her pain is too great to bear, the cuts to her heart are too deep, and her wounds will never heal.
Excellent summary. In addition I would point out that all of the accomplice testimony was completely consistent despite being taken at different times and places. Pretty much every detail the same. There were also independent third party "civilian" eye - witnesses who were able to corroborate details of the the accomplice's story. (number of people, make of vehicles, method of entry - they just weren't close enough to identify faces). The shotgun shell is the most damning piece of evidence. Is was connected to a gun which picture id shows was purchased by Tookie. No question it was Tookie's gun. For you Firearms experts out there - how easy is it to connect a shell to a specific shotgun, assuming the gun didn't have a rifled barrel (which I don't believe this one did.)
Thanks for the kind words. Yes, the record does show corraborating evidence and testimony from third parties (non convicts). Not surprising that the media, Hollywood celebrities and political activists ignore these incriminating details.
The more I look into this case the more unbelievable it gets. Three days ago the western regional director of the NAACP, Jamal Watkins, compared Tookie Williams to the biblical Moses.
I wonder how Rebecca Owens, Lora Owens and all the Yangs feel about that!
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It seems to me that "tough guy Tookie" is really a pansy after all.
Hey! Tookie, take your medicine like a man. All this Hollywood touchie-feelie stuff makes you look like a girlie-man.
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