Posted on 12/19/2005 7:33:26 PM PST by SmoothTalker
Hundreds of people converged Monday on the South Los Angeles neighborhood where Stanley Tookie Williams co-founded the Crips to say goodbye to a "homeboy" executed last week over the objections of supporters who said he had turned his life around.
Williams, clad in a gray suit, lay in an open coffin at the House of Winston Mortuary as people quietly filed by with their heads bowed.
"Mostly everyone is out here because of his reputation," said Robert Collins, 27, who said he was a former Crips gang member. "Everyone knew Tookie was no angel. Everyone's just paying their respects to him."
A line of 200 stretched out the door shortly after the six-hour viewing began in mid-afternoon. More than an hour later, the line had dissipated but people were still streaming through.
Williams, whose execution was carried out over the protests of supporters who included celebrities and civil rights activists, spent his last years on California's Death Row renouncing gang violence and writing several children's books warning of the dangers of gangs.
See Love, a teacher with the Los Angeles Unified School District, said she had seen firsthand the way Williams' book "Life in Prison" had changed students' lives.
"Tookie's words were able to do what no judge or probation officer was able to do," said Love, 35. "I hope Stanley's spirit continues to live in the name of peace."
Williams, 51, was executed last Tuesday for the murders of four people during a pair of 1979 robberies. Although he had renounced his past as co-founder of the deadly Crips, he maintained to his death that he did not commit the killings.
A crowd lingering outside the mortuary carried signs and handed out flyers proclaiming his innocence.
Lori Tompkins, 48, of Los Angeles, said she came "to say goodbye to our homeboy and also give support to his family."
"We feel he was innocent and wrongly killed," she added.
The viewing was to be followed by a funeral Tuesday in Los Angeles. Organizers said those expected to attend included the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan and hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg.
--- Williams' book "Life in Prison"---
Turned out to be wishful thinking!
Tookie's Ashes To Be Scattered in Africa
By: VIBEOnline Staff
December 16, 2005
Stanley "Tookie" Williams' wish to have his ashes scattered in South Africa is met.
Tookie, who’d become a Nobel Prize nominee for his work as an author of anti-gang children’s tales, stated in one of his books, “I want to be buried in South Africa under a yohirimbi tree or my ashes scattered in the Blue Nile River to feed the fish there,” and his family and friends are making sure his wishes become true.
With the help of former South Africa president, Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who offered to help fulfill his wish, Tookie’s ashes will be scattered in South Africa, following a public funeral next week Tuesday (December 20th) in Los Angeles.
Stanley “Tookie” Williams, Crips gang co-founder, was executed December 13th after serving 26 years of his life sentence for murder. Confirmed funeral speakers include Jesse Jackson and Snoop Dogg.
CHP officer Andrew Todd Stevens KIA, Northern CA. had 7,000 at his funeral, 20,000 lined the streets.............Tookie Williams had 200
Even in south central, most everyone there has more class than to pay tribute to this individual. The few that are trying to make this guy a celebrity or martyr, are not doing themselves any favors.
I thought it would have been funny if they would have creamted him (as per his instructions), THEN done the viewing.
This evil killer has the blood of thousands on his hands. I am sure he will reside beside muhammed. May they together burn in h3ll together forever between a slew of Farmer John's Hams.
Too bad one of his victims couldn't have an open casket
I thought Hillary was still in Washington this week
"Tookie, who’d become a Nobel Prize nominee for his work as an author of anti-gang children’s tales, stated in one of his books, "
I love how the left keeps throwing up the Nobel Prize nominee thing. Big frigging deal. Anyone could be nominated. I could be nominated! Nomination means nothing. Perhaps if he won it, it would be worth mentioning.
Shouldn't they be giving him is PROPS??
Wow....if ya squint yer eyes just a bit that looks like Al Sharpton from that angle......:oD
OMG....
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Out of respect for Tookie, I'll post this.........
Twas the night before Christmas and all through San
Quentin,
the crips were protesting, and liberals were ventin'.
The cyanide hung by the chamber with care, in hopes
that the reaper soon would be there.
The inmates were nestled all snug in their bed ;
except for Old Tookie, who soon would be dead.
And me with my beer mug, dressed warm in my flannel,
had curled up to watch it, on the Fox News Channel.
I set up my TIVO to record the news station, and
thoroughly loved the momentous occasion.
It seemed lady justice had gotten her way, and that
there would be one less savage today.
When outside the jail there arose such a clatter, the
cameras all turned to see what was the matter.
When what to my civilized eyes did appear, but a
lineup of actors, all liberal, half queer.
The misguided freaks drew many curious looks, as they
proclaimed his innocence; while clutching his books.
The tears then flew out from Sarandon's eyes, as she
nominated him again for the Nobel Peace Prize.
The actors were tethered to an ACLU sleigh, all towing
the line of the urban decay.
On Asner, on Penn, on liberal cop-haters,
On Sharpton, on Jesse and other race-baiters.
Then at 12:01 all curled up like a beetle, Tookie
cried like a bitch as they gave him the needle.
When up from the actors there arose such a cry, they
had failed in their mission, and Tookie DID DIE !!
I heard Bill O'Reilly say, as I turned out my light,
Merry Christmas to all ... there was justice tonight
!!
Great work, Maestro!
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