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Sacramento Save Tookie Rally w Bianca Jagger - Would You Execute an Austrian?

by Save Tookie
Save Tookie rally Thursday Capitol steps
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Bianca Jagger who had spoken earlier w Would You Execute an Austrian? banner
§Two signs at Save Tookie rally Sacramento from Chronicle
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by jd
kill the crip gangster who took lives
by Judith Anne Lindsay (lindsay2833 [at] hotmail.com)
A Plea to Governor Arnold Schwarznegger for Life not Death for Stanley "Tucci" Williams.

I was stunned to learn this evening that you will not make a decision on whether to grant clemency for Mr. Williams.

Seeing Mr. Williams' life story starring Jamie Foxx changed me forever and I cannot count beyond one hand such incidents.

What does one expect of a child given a "Violent Street Education?" Kill or be killed. If I was placed into his body and lived his life where the only way to stay alive is to bury all emotions of love or altruism. And since he was born with a talent for leadership which had only one direction to go based on what our nation had provided him with... I easily see where his initial life path was heading. We failed him. We are all responsible for each other and to turn away from areas or "zones" in cities only creates more one pathed life towards ultimate destruction.

But, Mr. Williams survived his violent childhood that I feel our nation paved for him. Even know I see throughout our country children left unattended, raised without any guidance and given no exits off a Highway out of control.

Children are very, very aware of the people and issues surrounding them today. Mr. Williams set an example by sharing his childhood which our nation handed him on a silver platter. He does not play a "victim" role. The fact that he didn't fade away in jail but closely examined the part he played in the lives of many humans managed to get the Crips and The Bloods in one room is a feat beyond my comprehension. Because he was sentenced to die based on who he was so many decades ago and is now not given a chance to stand before you and for you to look into his eyes and see the man he made of himself through years of introspection makes me so utterly saddened words fail me.

If he is taken from our Earth on Tuesday then we are letting our children down and setting an example that does not lift up spirits It sets a precedent that we will never be given second chances. I understand that we need to have boundaries in our society that shows anyone thinking of harming another human that if you take a life then so should your life be taken. BUT Mr. Williams is a one in a trillion soul who teaches all of us that deeds cannot be undone, but we can spend the rest of our lives doing good deeds. I feel for every family member and friend that lost loved ones, but Mr. Williams did something to stop further humans from experiencing pain by putting two violent gang members and leaders in one room and truly did the impossible.

I've seen what a wonderful father you are, I've seen your parenting skills in person and I've admired you ever since. Mr. Williams is a living legend still ALIVE and I truly believe he has many more years to share to our youth.

Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King and Ghandi walked their path and changed the world. Mr. Williams changed my world. Please don't allow a soul to be killed that has so much more for us to learn. We don't have enough role models as it is and we desperately need every human who devotes their lives to healing the world and humanity. Love will always conquer over evil and terror.

I cannot imagine a schooling from the streets filled with violence, no boundaries, and a "kill" or "be killed" mentality.

I personaly feel our nation failed him in childhood and it would be a horrible mistake to fail him in his adulthood which he took upon himself to turn around and give to the world instead of continuing to take.

Please do not fail to provide him with the safe and secure harbor of life so that he may continue his humanitarian works. He's done the impossible and kept his head above water.

I will feel his absence ever day of my life if he is executed.

Please know my life will be a better one for witnessing clemency to a beautiful soul.

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