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Elspode · 12-13-2005, 12:32 PM

I saw an interview with the very eloquent brother of one of Tookie's victims. Said brother was most decidedly not in favor of a commutation of sentence. Neither did he seem particularly vengeful. He simply wanted the sentence carried out on the basis that his brother had been sentenced to die by Tookie with no possibility of parole. In my mind, the worst thing about all of this apart from the human suffering was that it took more than 25 years from the commission of the crimes to the execution. That length of time and wondering can only be seen as unnecessary suffering from my point of view. I am in favor of capital punishment, but I think it needs to be less drawn out.

BTW, "Pookie" also rhymes with Tookie.

12-13-2005, 12:32 PM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I saw an interview with the very eloquent brother of one of Tookie's victims. Said brother was most decidedly not in favor of a commutation of sentence. Neither did he seem particularly vengeful. He simply wanted the sentence carried out on the basis that his brother had been sentenced to die by Tookie with no possibility of parole. In my mind, the worst thing about all of this apart from the human suffering was that it took more than 25 years from the commission of the crimes to the execution. That length of time and wondering can only be seen as unnecessary suffering from my point of view. I am in favor of capital punishment, but I think it needs to be less drawn out. BTW, "Pookie" also rhymes with Tookie. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog