So, in the next day or so, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will decide whether or not to grant clemency to Stan "Tookie" Williams, who co-founded the notorious "Crips" gang.
Back in 1979, Williams killed 4 people in a one week period. He killed a former soldier who was working at a 7-eleven when Wiliams and friend(s) robbed the place. Tookie took the cashier, after he had given up the money, into the back room and shot him in the back twice in the back with a shotgun. A week later Williams and firend(s) robbed a motel, which was run by a married couple. Williams killed the couple AND their daughter.
Stan Williams had been held on death row since 1981. On Thursday, December 8, Williams' lawyers had a clemency hearing with the governor. Clemency from the governor is Williams last chance to avoid the death penalty, as all of his appeals have been exhausted. Williams maintains his innocence, but at the same time, tells the governor that he "is a changed man".
Williams is the author of 9 childrens books, dealing with staying away from gangs. He has been nominated 4 times for the Nobel Prize in Literature, and 5 times for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Stan "Tookie" Williams is scheduled to be executed Tuesday, December 13, pending that he doesn't recieve clemency from the governor. Williams is 51 years old.
When the decision is handed down, come back here to see my views on the issue.
MSNBC was granted an interview with Williams, you can read it here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10404019/site/newsweek/
-Adam
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