Lethal journey draws to a close (activities at San Quentin on Tookie's last day)

contra costa times ^ | 12-5-05 | Simerman

[SJSAMPLE]

After he killed the Seven-Eleven clerk, he stood over the body eating a sandwich and laughed at the dying clerk's last choking breaths.

I can't remember, offhand, if he killed this guy before or after HE KILLED A WHOLE FAMILY IN THEIR STORE.

[TexasTransplant]

>>>"That's too bad, in a way. I'd say it would be more appropriate to substitute saline solution instead of the sodium penthol. Then Drano"<<<

I like the way you think. The only problem is that I wish we could have done this about 24 years ago.

TT

[yldstrk]

I read the reports on another thread. He killed an unarmed Stop and Go clerk at the store on his second night at his job for 100 dolars by shooting him twice at close range in the back while he lay on the floor. A couple of weeks later, he broke down a door of a family owned hotel, and killed the Chinese propieter, who was 77 years old, his wife and son, and stole about a hundred dollars there, too. In so doing, shot them at close range, shot one of them in the eye, put wadding and shotgun container in the body of one of them, referred to them later as Buddaheads. Planned to escape from prison and kill more people during the escape, laughed about the sounds the Shop and Go clerk made when dying, threatened the jury after conviction by mouthing "I'll get each and every on of you son of a beaches". Has never expressed remorse or apologized to any of the victim's families. 'Nuff said. The guy is a hard hardhearted, coldblooded killer who needs to fry so we don't have to worry about him killing anyone else or escaping.

[Sterco]

Good things come to those who wait. Sometimes even justice!!!

[Mr. Jeeves]

I he dies, California burns....bet on it.

We've got plenty more needles.

[doug from upland]

I don't know about the eating the sandwich part.

[calex59]

Even if the sodium pentathol fails there would be no pain, this is just another BS argument that the liberals have thought up to try to stop the death penalty. They could administer the Potassium immediately and there would still be no pain, his heart would simply stop beating and he would pass out and die. These people lie constantly and then wonder why no one(except celebrities) take them seriously!

[newfrpr04]

Thanks for updates. I sure hold Arnold does not cave in to pressure. This guy has had plenty of time to appeal. The inocent he killed didn't have the choice. I saw the thread with the victims pictures. I am sure he's killed alot more than these people, but never got caught.

[flutters]

Entrance to Condemned Row - North Segregation

Execution Witness Area From Outside Entrance

Execution Chamber - Lethal Injection Table From Chamber Door

Anteroom of Execution Chamber

Two Execution Holding Cells

[04-Bravo]

Lethal injections are a lot less painful than close-range shotgun blasts.

[kx9088]

I'd bet they'd feel better if they were to just let him starve and dehydrate, because apparently that is painless. /sarc

[doug from upland]

It was a daughter at the motel. I don't know anything about wadding and shotgun container.

Here is today's official discussion thread. He has the links that tell the whole story. Have fun listening online today to KFI broadcasting from just outside the prison gate.

[varon]

I'd say it would be more appropriate to substitute saline solution instead of the sodium penthol. Then Drano.

ROFLMAO

[StoneColdTaxHater]

OK, un-PC time. If Stanley Williams was white, would we even be discussing his execution? If he were a neo-nazi murderer who did all the same things as black Tookie would Jesse jackson be protesting? I think not. On another note, Nancy Grace on Headline News has a countdown timer for the execution of the screen. That is SICK. Lastly, we know more about Tookie, Piece of Scheiss< Williams than we need to. Does anyone know about his victims?

[at bay]

I want to know what his last meal will be.

At first he said he didn't want one, but now I hear he's asking them to get some calamari and clam chowder from fisherman's wharf.....You know, probably the best argument, and I admit it's a weak one, against the offing is that 12:01 a.m.is way beyond his normal bedtime. What's up with that? Is the California Correctional Peace Officer's Union looking for some easy O.T. or what?

And why not make it midnight? Are they worried about getting into that whole 12 pm or 12 am (neither exist) debate? And finally, what do you want to bet some nurse gives him an alcohol swab before inserting the needles?