Posted on 12/07/2005 3:35:04 PM PST by SmithL
When do they smoke a tookie?
Exactly. The victims are always forgotten in these things.
Tookie es muerto.
That's the way the tookie crumbles.
"Families of Williams' victims urge governor not to forget them [Tookie]"
He should also not forget the actual victims. How do you stand at the foot of a grave and tell the occupant you've decided to let the person off who put them there?
"Their stories are part of the pitch prosecutors have made to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger"
Such a way with words when it comes to the victims
There is a court order currently in place that calls for Mr. Williams to be executed by the State of California on December 13, 2005, and Mr. Williams has, through his attorneys, expressed his desire for the Governor to grant him clemency in this matter.
Capital punishment is an issue about which many people hold strong and impassioned views, and Governor Schwarzenegger appreciates you taking the time to express yours with regard to Mr. Williams. Your correspondence will be given due consideration during the clemency process.
Thank you again for writing.
Sincerely,
ANDREA LYNN HOCH Legal Affairs Secretary
This was my response from the governor's office.
I've got a bad feeling that Arnold is going to let Tookie off. Why else bother to have clemency hearings except to give himself cover: "I listened carefully to both sides and weighed all conflicting views, and then I did what Maria wanted me to."
Tuck Fookie
Dec 13. Early - 12:01 am
If Tookie thinks execution is his biggest worry right now he needs to think again. Its after the execution. The drugs themselves will be painless....his afterlife....well...that is a different matter.
I was just reading about an infamous murder that took place 100 years ago this month in the Adirondacks. It was the basis of a famous book and movie. But the murderer was executed one year after his conviction!
Great idea!
OMG, what is that picture? (You should warn people!)
"...their loved ones who got no second chances, no opportunities to turn their lives around."
Somehow I suspect there was no "turning their lives around" required for the victims. And if there was, jail and a death sentence hanging over their heads wouldn't have been required.
Merriam-Websters gives the first definition of clemency as: disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
Since Williams refuses to admit he committed these crimes, clemency is impossible. Clemency and mercy are both undeserved and unearned. But Willimas' supporters are saying, in effect, that Williams has earned clemency with his "good works".
If he does, he will have to change his party affiliation the next day because he will lose the support of most republicans.
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