I guess they are the same people that thought the Black Panthers were a good thing...
I think that is one of the reasons I find David Horowitz's work so compelling...he KNOWS these people because he was one of them once!
Yes to have been one can be forgiven when you have seen the error and made the change. Tookie is part of a continuing criminal enterprise that he still profits from. He has also not said at the time who he thinks did the crime with his gun or renounced his leadership as an OG Crip.