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With anger, disgust, and sadness... and a continued committment to end
these<br>
killing systems of caging and executions... we go to San Quentin
tonight.<br>
There are other vigils and demonstrations across the state (and
nation)<br>
tonight: more at savetookie.org<br><br>
It will be COLD - please bring warm clothing. News article
announcing<br>
denial of clemency is below.<br><br>
- SAN QUENTIN, Calif.<br>
PROTEST AT THE PRISON<br>
We plan to have a large protest at San Quentin. At 8 pm at the East Gate
of<br>
San Quentin Prison. You can park on Francisco Blvd. E, but expect to walk
1<br>
to 1.5 miles to get to the east gate. It will be dark, and there is
uneven<br>
pavement. We suggest you bring a flashlight, water, and wear good shoes
and<br>
warm clothing. This will be a peaceful protest. Please listen to
security<br>
people and don't engage the opposition as it only encourages them.
Contact<br>
the Save Tookie Committee at 510-253-5418 or 510-333-7966, or e-mail<br>
info@savetookie.org for more information.<br><br>
Schwarzenegger denies clemency for Williams<br>
- Mark Martin, Chronicle Staff Writer<br>
Monday, December 12, 2005<br><br>
Sacramento, 12:41 p.m. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger rejected
Stanley<br>
"Tookie" Williams' plea for clemency Monday, setting the stage
for a<br>
midnight execution of the four-time murderer who became an anti-gang<br>
crusader from Death Row.<br><br>
After mulling over the decision for weeks and meeting with prosecutors
and<br>
Williams' lawyers last Thursday, Schwarzenegger said in a written
statement<br>
that "clemency cases are always difficult and this one is no
exception.<br><br>
"After studying the evidence, searching the history, listening to
the<br>
arguments and wrestling with the profound consequences, I could find
no<br>
justification for granting clemency. The facts do not justify
overturning<br>
the jury's verdict or the decisions of the courts in this
case."<br><br>
Barring any last minute, longshot legal appeal, Williams will be given
a<br>
lethal injection at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. The Ninth Circuit Court of
Appeals<br>
also denied a petition for a stay of execution.<br><br>
Convicted in 1981 for four shotgun murders during two robberies,
Williams<br>
was the co-founder of the Crips street gang. In the last decade,
however,<br>
Williams has published eight children's books warning against gangs
and<br>
violence and has attempted to broker truces between gangs from his
San<br>
Quentin State Prison cell.<br><br>
Williams' clemency bid has garnered worldwide attention, and the
governor's<br>
office has reported a major uptick and phone calls and letters on the
issue<br>
in recent weeks.<br><br>
URL:<br>
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