Tookie Williams was executed

Tookie Williams is dead. Justice is served. I fell asleep last night right about the time they announced his death on TV. I awaoke curious to read Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger rejection of Tookie’s request for Clemency. I found it on Schwarzenegger's website. It makes great reading. The Governor said there can be no clemency if Tookie has not accepted responsibility for his role in the murders he was convicted of 24 years ago. The Governor also questioned the sincerity of Tookies alleged redemption given that he honors other murders in the dedication sections of his books. However, most telling was the dismissal of any question as to if Tookie Williams was mistreated by the legal system. Tookie had 24 years of legal appeals - the court consistently found that he did not have a case. Tookie deserved to die for his crimes.

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