tookie Williams who was the originator f one of the biggest gangs in LA was put to death. Some say that he got his just deserts. Do you hink that his punishment fit his crime, or do you think that because of the changes he made in his life he should have not been put to death?
2006-08-28 03:47:47 · 11 answers · asked by Bianca c 1 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
I would think that a person who accepted responsibility for killing people both directly and indirectly, would have accepted the punishment and not tried to get out of the death penalty.
2006-08-28 03:51:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes he got what the state demands for his crimes.
the fact that he reformend has no bearing on his sentence and its easy to be good when you are facing a death penalty,
he should have thought about being nice before his crimes and he would still be here today.
having said all that i have read the book and he states quite clearly that he was set up and framed by the police in his location, having dealt with the police here in glasgow i can relate to that possibility(cops do lie)i suppose in the end its all about what version you believe, one thing i am certain about is this,,if tookie was innocent and he went to the death chamber an innocent man, the cops that put him there have still to meet their maker and this is when the ultimate punsihment will be dealt out..
thanks for the thoughts.
ps he did a lot of good before his death and its never to late to repent..
2006-08-28 04:00:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The so-called changes in his life occurred on death row. He was sent to death row for murdering at least 4 individuals. The authorities also know he was a leader in his gang and probably ordered or participated in many more. He got what he had coming. Live by the sword die by the sword. May he rot in he** like he deserves.
2006-08-28 04:51:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was the co-founder of the Crips which is now one of the biggest gangs in the country. He was sent to death row for crimes he committed in the 80's, in which he cold bloodedly murdered people. It would make our justice system irrelevant if we were to have not upheld the punishment handed down by a jury of his peers. Repentance does not a valid appeal make.
2006-08-28 03:52:55 · answer #4 · answered by seeress_of_hell 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He never admitted killing the person. So he never apologize. People make changes in their life all the time but don't get forgiven of past crimes or punishments.
If someone get the death penalty then they should die. If he would have got life than that would have been OK with me too.
2006-08-28 03:57:49 · answer #5 · answered by Bill 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think anyone should pay the consequences for their deeds. The deeds he was sentenced for are just the ones they could convict him for; God only knows what else he did in his life. Just because he had a sudden revelation while incarcerated doesn't mean that he gets another chance. He was a cold-blooded murderer among other things and had to be treated like an animal to make him into a productive human being? YES..he got his justice. And to his victims, they got theirs. Amen.
2006-08-28 04:44:00 · answer #6 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wonderful question here! I feel for him and his death and I do feel he truly was a changed man, really I do. But at the same time he did do horrible crimes and he had to pay his dues to society. I am thankful that he died a christian and I know he is in heaven and forgiven for all his sins.
2006-08-28 04:15:36 · answer #7 · answered by momie_2bee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, penalty fitted the crime. Someone is not walking this earth because of him.
2006-08-28 04:34:49 · answer #8 · answered by Sick Puppy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would like to think the changes he made were not to avoid his sentence but to leave behind a message and a better world.
If I shoot your dog and burn your house and then tell you I'm truly sorry and bake you a cake would that be good enough for you?
2006-08-28 03:54:57 · answer #9 · answered by n317537 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think Tookie was finally doing good in his life. Its a shame that they killed him.
2006-08-28 03:58:50 · answer #10 · answered by a 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋