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Originally posted by Nathans_Dad
I actually think Tookie should get clemency. I worry that it would set a bad precedent, i.e. that our bookstores would be overrun with children's books by death row inmates, but I try and look at it from a perspective of how he would benefit society best. If you execute him the only benefit is any deterrent for future criminals. If you allow him to live, he might continue his anti-gang and anti-violence work and change the lives of a few inner city kids.
Do I have to give up my right wing nutbag membership card now?
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You worry about what you think might "benefit society" best, but I and many other worry about "justice" in the name of the four people who were executed face down on the ground from shotgun blasts in their backs, including three members of the same family, by a scumbag who has never even acknowledged that he committed the crimes, let alone expressed any remorse.