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Stanley ``Tookie'' Williams, a former gang leader and convicted murderer was executed by lethal injection after last-minute appeals were rejected.
The execution went ahead as scheduled after the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday rejected a last-ditch appeal.
The high court's ruling followed California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to deny clemency for Williams.
"Based on the cumulative weight of the evidence, there is no reason to second-guess the jury's decision of guilt or raise significant doubts or serious reservations about Williams' convictions and death sentence," Schwarzenegger said in a five-page statement explaining his decision.
"Without an apology and atonement for these senseless and brutal killings," Mr. Schwarzenegger wrote, "there can be no redemption. In this case, the one thing that would be the clearest indication of complete remorse and full redemption is the one thing Williams will not do."
In seeking a stay from the governor, Mr. Williams's lawyers had argued that they needed time to corroborate the accounts of three new witnesses who came forward over the last few days with evidence of Mr. Williams's innocence.
Terry Thornton, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said the unofficial time of death was 12:35 a.m. (3:35 a.m. ET). The process of inserting the IVs to administer the lethal chemicals took about 20 minutes, with staff having particular difficulty getting a needle into Williams' left arm. While the personnel were probing, Williams repeatedly lifted his head off the gurney, winced visibly, and at one point appeared to say: "Still can’t find it?"
During the execution, the inmate’s friend Barbara Becnel and other supporters mouthed "God bless you" and "We love you" and blew kisses to Williams. Williams also seemed to mouth statements to Becnel reports Los Angeles Times.
After Williams was pronounced dead, Becnel and two other supporters of Williams turned toward the media in the witness room and yelled in unison, "The state of California just killed an innocent man!"
Mr. Williams declined to invite any witnesses to his death and said in an interview on Nov. 29 with The New York Times that he would not request a last meal.
"I'd be out of my mind to accept a meal from a place that wants to destroy me," he said.
Williams, 51, while acknowledging he had a violent past, had maintained he was innocent in the slayings.
A crowd of demonstrators began gathering outside the gates of the prison early Monday evening, with celebrities, activists and anti-death-penalty advocates pleading for Williams' life to be spared.
"I am saddened that we are continuing to demean human life by pretending that we are God and making determinations to kill other individuals for what it is claimed they have done," former "M*A*S*H" star and death penalty opponent Mike Farrell told CNN.
As Mr. Williams's supporters rallied around the state, other Californians said he deserved to be executed.
In South Central Los Angeles, where the Crips have been blamed for hundreds of killings, several residents said they believed that if Mr. Williams was guilty, he should be put to death.
"If he'd have killed your daughter, you'd want him dead," said Lee Johnson, 89, a retired construction worker. "He killed somebody. You got to pay for what you do."
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I think the decision made by arnold waz wrong ArnoldKillANigga was wrong
Posted by: Katelyn | December 13, 2005 3:56 PM
I don't think that tookie had deserve to die. There is no man that can call their selfs GOD. Therefore any man or woman who went along with the execution should have to answer to GOD. GOD should be the one to make decision for people or anyone on this earth. So I feel that when they took his life they create a problem. They added blood oh their hands and should be punished for what they have done. There are only one GOD not 2 or 3 just one. GOD said if anyone do something wrong will have to answer to him.Tookie was already receiving his punishment by serving his time in prison as life sentence. Every man in this world needs to wake up. They need stop acting like they are GOD. But I believe most people don't have a heart. What are they going to do if GOD ever strike land and ask this questions. Why do you have to kill these people especially innocent people? Why are these killing taking place in this world? In this world justice needs to get right and go to church and repent for their wrong doings. In this world all it is just revelation. GOD is coming home and everyone have to answer to him. Everyone has to answer to GOD. Those who don't believe in GOD needs to get to know. He's the only man going to run this world.Unjustice don't prosper because everyone will have they day especially the one who committ a sin or who is pretending that they are GOD. This world needs to get right and ask forgiveness to my GOD who I call jesus.
Posted by: shanika brown | December 13, 2005 4:06 PM
I know that the system has made a terrible mistake in the death of Stanley Williams. I feel so sorry for the person that was in charge of executing him. There is only one God. Who are we to determine whether or not a person is truly redeemed (Arnold Schwarzenegger).
Posted by: LaQunda Goods | December 15, 2005 1:34 PM
IN A WAY IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO TAKING TOOKIE'S LIFE CAUSE HE TOOK VARIOUS LIVE'S. ARNOLD TOOK ONE LIFE WHILE TOOKIE TOOK MANY TOOKIE TOOK MORE THEN ONE MORE THEN FIVE TOOKIE TOOK AN INOCENT LIVE'S HE TOOK A LITTLE GIRLS LIFE FOR CRIST SAKE!!! BUT THEN AGAIN THE CRIPS WOULD OF BEEN OUT OF THE STREETS AND THE COPS WOULD OF NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CRIPS. TOOKIE WOULD OF DONE A FAVOR FOR THE COPS... I HOPE GOD GIVE'S FORGIVENESS TO STANLEY TOOKIE WILLIAMS SOUL CAUSE THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE HAD THERE FAMILY MEMBERS TOOKEN AWAY BY A GANG MEMBRE THEY WILL NEVER FORGIVE MR. WILLIAMS FOR WHAT HE DID IT IS UNDOABLE...
Posted by: alex gomez | December 17, 2005 2:19 PM
i used to look up to Arnold Schwarzenegger, but now since he fucked up by killing tookie williams for nothing, only creating the most powerful gang in the world, he wrote childerns books! Arnold a big man, small heart!
Posted by: Dan | December 17, 2005 5:08 PM
fuck you all for haveing hem killed so let me tell you all something if we see you at the store you better run be for you get chought arnold
Posted by: your mom | January 26, 2006 5:17 PM
For taking his life is taking another life although he killed somebody or some people he should not be punish like this god knows everybody dies but tookie took a way for that somebody's life for having that life to be die naturally.
tookie killed many innocent people but to force him to be killed like this its scary cuz when u kno wen ur gnna die and u kno it all u can think about is how am i gnna be or do when i die .............in all my facts and conclusion no matter what u think i think that stanley tookie williams shud be given the chance to show how much he is deeply sorry to the families who got killed buh still no one shud be torcherd that much the way tookie was.................
Posted by: Unknownn | January 27, 2006 8:51 PM
noboby has the right to kill anybody and arnold was being grimy by doing that. how would he like it if he kept saying he was innocent but some jack*** of a governer put you to death anyway!!Excuse the anguage even though it's technically not a bad word.
Posted by: sakarah | January 27, 2006 11:52 PM
exactli aroldKILLANIGGA arnoldd u fukin wankaa godd bless 'tookie' ma herooo mann datt bree bree mre buffer den u u dikk fuk
Posted by: lyrical lankan | January 28, 2006 8:58 AM
The execution if Tookie williams was wrong and whoever doesn't read what i have to say they can kiss my @#$!!!!! so like i said it was wrong. Tookie did not form the CRIPS cause he wanted to kill he wanted not to be killed. and as of killing him the governor has started many gang wars and struck anger in the hearts of many crips. I'm a crip fromthe west yeah but we don't fight for fun but for respect and honor and protection. And if he was to be executed then the governor should be executed ccause he has just caused many deths among gang members
Posted by: Jeffrey McWilliams | February 2, 2006 10:31 AM
that was a straight bull shit move. tookie williams never deserved 2 die! whoever was n charge of that decision, may God have mercy on yo dark soul while he blesses my blue spirit. Rest In Peace Stanley "Tookie" Williams.
Posted by: Ceazer | February 5, 2006 10:50 PM
i think that we should do just like in the bible "an eye for an eye"
Posted by: larry | February 10, 2006 2:53 PM
i think that arnold the fag should of never killed tookie in the first place. arnold is gay and smell like booty . r.i.p ''tookie''
Posted by: michael anderson | February 18, 2006 9:01 PM
Tookie was a man who wanted a better life.Most people proably would'nt understand that because they had movie contracts to make a perfect life(ARNOLD).
And you proably would'nt understand that you've gotta do what you gotta do to protect yourself.Well would'nt you fight for your life?
I believe that the whole time Tookie was in jail that was good enough punishment.but i guess not.
Tookie changed many peoples life GOD put him on earth for a reason.
What other way can you get Bloods an Crips to join together and watch a movie?
Tookie was loved by many people and children and some one (ARNOLD) made a decision that his apolodgy was no good..
So now the world has to suffer over a good loss because he was'nt perfect..
WE all make mistakes ,And i guess forgivness does not excist in this world..
All because of ARNOLD the nigga killer..
THERES A HEAVEN FOR A CRIP
Posted by: Danielle M | February 23, 2006 10:03 PM
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TO TOOKIE WILLIMAS I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU AND I KNOW U WILL WATCH ALL THOUSDANDS AND MILLINONS AND BILLINONS PEOPLE WHAT THEY DID AND WILL ALWAYS THINK ABT U THAT U CHANGE US..
P.S. I THINK ARONALD SHOULD NOT PUT HIM IN DEATH PENLTY TO MAKE HIM DIED HE SHOULD STAY IN PRISON FOR HIS LIFE INSTED DIED....I WISH ARONALD IS NOT GOOD FOR GOVERNMOR!!!
Posted by: Lidia Johnson | March 3, 2006 4:23 AM
i have so much respect for stanley tookie williams yes he made mistakes n yes they were fuckin drastic but the fact that they put him in jail he cood ov done shit all bout his actions but no he was doin so much good he was gettin off his arss n tryin to make a right from his wrong if anybodi is following me ardold or how eva u speel it had to make a discion n it wood ov been hard fo him think ov it in his possion if he claimed clemsy for his life then the ppl hoo belive in exercusion wood have gone behind arnold so he did his choise for polictian reasons im sure if u asked him he wood honestly disagree but he needed popularity votes ..
tookie formed the crips to help his neighbour hood out to form peace it turned around n was uncontrollable that wasnt his planns now he has had a redemtion n i belive he was a good person his my role model so fuk all u ppl out der n stop this hole blood crips shit u dunno where it startd u wernt around i mena i live in sydney n eveboddi i no is either a blood or crip n they realli dunno the backgroud stori to it all its all bullshit n ppl shood let it all go ... rest in peace tookie
Posted by: kacey | March 12, 2006 10:34 PM
we don't know what happen for sure. Maybe the Tookie was inocent. I belive that a man like him would have admited it if he really was guilty...
Posted by: kapa | May 26, 2006 12:14 PM
I guess that the most important thing to say before I begin is that you can not put a price on life. And Stanley Tookie Williams III goes on to murder a 7-11 clerk while prone on the ground and three innocent motel workers for a grand total that does not even add up to $300. Is that a price for three lives ? A little under three hundred bucks? No, I would say it is not. So I guess it would have been all ok just to let him off the hook, right? I mean, whats four innocent lives? Nothing right? Apparently not even three hundred bucks. Was he a man innocent of his alleged crimes? No, he was not. Did he deserve the death penalty for the murder of four innocent people? Yes, he did.
Posted by: John Doe | June 3, 2006 3:13 PM