Stanley Willaims
So Schwarzenegger has denied Stanley Willaims's petiton for clemency. I am so mad. The sick thing is, it's such a political move. I doubt the govenor really looked at whether Tookie deserved to live. He just looked at his political situation. Hmmmmmmm, he looks pretty much like an idiot right now with the ballot initiatives failing and all. Better not be a softy by granting life. Wouldn't want to look like a girly man after all. So let the guy die.
It pisses me off. Majorly. I mean, Schwarzenegger wasn't being asked to pardon him. He didn't have to say he was innocent. He just had to agree to not kill the man. Is it really that hard? And in his official denial, he says "but the continued pervasiveness of gang violence leads one to question the efficacy of Williams' message." Yep, there's still gang violence, so obviously he's not doing enough. If he'll save just one more life, its worth it to let him live. And the guy's been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times. That's really help the country's image abroad. Here in the U.S. we execute Noblel Prize nominees. It's just sick. If granted clemency, he'd still spend his life behind bars. He'd be no threat to society. But there is a great potential for him to be a benefit. Why kill him? Because it bodes well politically. And because execution probably appeals to Arnold's tough guy sensibilities.
F U Scharzenegger.
Eleanor, sorry you're getting such a shitty birthday present.
It pisses me off. Majorly. I mean, Schwarzenegger wasn't being asked to pardon him. He didn't have to say he was innocent. He just had to agree to not kill the man. Is it really that hard? And in his official denial, he says "but the continued pervasiveness of gang violence leads one to question the efficacy of Williams' message." Yep, there's still gang violence, so obviously he's not doing enough. If he'll save just one more life, its worth it to let him live. And the guy's been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times. That's really help the country's image abroad. Here in the U.S. we execute Noblel Prize nominees. It's just sick. If granted clemency, he'd still spend his life behind bars. He'd be no threat to society. But there is a great potential for him to be a benefit. Why kill him? Because it bodes well politically. And because execution probably appeals to Arnold's tough guy sensibilities.
F U Scharzenegger.
Eleanor, sorry you're getting such a shitty birthday present.