Stanley Tookie Williams on Death Row
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Much of Europe paid little attention to the death penalty case, but in Schwarzenegger’s homeland, his former admirers recoil.
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The killer of four and Crips co-founder is given a lethal injection after Schwarzenegger denies clemency. He never admitted his guilt.
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Inmate movements, visitor rules, the mix of chemicals, the number of syringes: Nothing is left to chance. Wheels have started turning.
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There are heartfelt moral and religious reasons to oppose capital punishment, but holding up Stanley Tookie Williams as a symbol of redemption is absurd and obscene.
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In deciding whether Stanley Tookie Williams should die Dec. 13 for murdering four people, Gov.
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AS A CAREER educator in urban schools, including 10 years as principal of Washington Preparatory High School, which is in the community where the Crips street gang originated, I have experienced the horrific effect of gang culture and violence in our schools and neighborhoods.
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It’s foolish to execute a man who represents a real opportunity to break the cycle of gang violence.
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Celebrities and community activists are dishonestly painting romanticized portraits of men such as Stanley Williams.
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I ALWAYS THOUGHT Stanley Tookie Williams wanted to kill me.
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MANY advocates of clemency for Stanley Tookie Williams note that he has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Prize in literature for his anti-gang work, which includes writing children’s books.
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I PROPOSE that Gov.
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THERE’S A LOT of time to read in prison. Tolstoy? It’s not like you’re in a rush.
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But appeals panel suggests clemency for the killer who became a peace prize nominee for his anti-gang work.
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Notorious gang founder “Tookie” Williams, on death row for murder, says he’s reformed. A new cable movie shines a favorable light on his road to — and possibly from — perdition.
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Gangbanging brought Tookie Williams to death row. Can a series of children’s books that decry violence bring him redemption?
