Another Argument Against Commutation
Obviously, if justice didn't require Tookie Williams execution in accordance with his sentence, it would be wrong simply to go ahead as a disincentive to threats of gang violence.
In a case like this one, however, an argument in favor of the execution should be the hints of "civil unrest" in the event of Williams' execution that have been emanating from the gang bangers. It's worth considering the fact that, if the sentence is commuted, some in the gangs may believe that their threats helped carry the day. That's hardly a recipe for ongoing social order.
Notice, too, that Nobel Peace Prize nominee Williams hasn't called for calm in the event that his execution goes forward.
In a case like this one, however, an argument in favor of the execution should be the hints of "civil unrest" in the event of Williams' execution that have been emanating from the gang bangers. It's worth considering the fact that, if the sentence is commuted, some in the gangs may believe that their threats helped carry the day. That's hardly a recipe for ongoing social order.
Notice, too, that Nobel Peace Prize nominee Williams hasn't called for calm in the event that his execution goes forward.
posted by LadybugUSA at 5:24 PM
2 Comments:
If all the hotheads had kept quiet maybe there would have been commutation now because of their comments there can not be commutation. Did they always want the execution to fulfil some other agenda?
Carol,
Your last comment is an excellent point I hadn't yet considered. Just why hasn't "Tookie" called for peace and calm even if he is executed?
That may very well be the most revealing aspect of this entire case. Afterall, those advocating his life be spared are touting his conversion from a life of violence and his nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Wouldn't a leader for world peace call for peace in this very circumstance?
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