The bell tolls for thee...


So murder's okay, as long as you do a little community service afterward.

[Stanley Tookie] Williams' case became one of the nation's biggest death-row cause celebres in decades. It set off a nationwide debate over the possibility of redemption on death row, with Hollywood stars and capital punishment foes arguing that Williams had made amends by writing children's books about the dangers of gangs.
It reminds me of HBO's America Undercover look at life inside of Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary. Their interview of an inmate went something like this:

INMATE: I believe that if you forgive yourself in the eyes of the Lord, than you should be set free of your bonds. And I've forgiven myself for what I've done, I've made amends, I think that I should be set free.

INTERVIEWER: What are you in for?

INMATE: [with a straight face] Triple murder. But I must have blacked out during that third murder, because they say I stabbed my sister 27 times and I only remember cutting her throat.

Enjoy your dirt nap Tookie.


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I saw a sign that a protester was holding. It read "Let God make the decision" I found it ironic, the state of CA just arranged the meeting.

Posted by: Derek at December 13, 2005 9:01 AM

I suppose now there will be dozens of hollywood directors wanting to make a movie about him like MICHEAL MOORE,OLIVER STONE or SPIKE LEE

Posted by: sandpiper at December 16, 2005 10:13 PM

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