Although Stanley “Tookie” Williams has gone to his — never a more appropriate phrase has been coined — just rewards, here’s part of the take from syndicated columnist Bob Weir’s December 15 column about the murder of NYPD officer Daniel Enchautegui, 28, last week. This has just started making the rounds of the Web, and I thank my buddy Paul for passing it on to LRRP’s World.
“How many Hollywood celebrities will hold public demonstrations to praise this fallen officer who sacrificed his life for law and order? Will we see Susan Sarandon, Mike Farrell and Snoop Dog [an ex Crip, by the way - gpj] organize protests against any further cop killings? Will Jesse Jackson give a speech about the need to respect the symbols of justice in America? Nah! They're too busy trying to keep a cold-blooded multiple-murderer from paying the penalty for his brutal rampage of death. Will this brave officer be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize? Nah! All he did was risk his life for his fellow man. How can you compare that to what "Tookie" Williams did?”
Well said ...
... and just for accuracy sakes, let's not leave out the names of others who have supported Tookie or spoken at his execution: Angela Davis (has-been Black Panther revolutionary and alleged murder conspiracist), Joan Baez (she's still ALIVE?), Louis Farrakhan (duh!), Bianca Jagger (social activist and very long-in-the-tooth looking broad who won't use her real name even if she IS divorced), Jamie Foxx (ah, jeez, Jamie. You gotta play that game?), Danny Glover (ditto) and - ta dah - Mr. Social Consciousness-Important-Hollywood-On-The-Scene-Reporting "tough guy" Sean Penn. You also have to throw in the usual groups of West Coast misfit activist groups of dubious intelligence, committment and authenticity. Hey, this happened at San Quentin, as in California, as in La-La Land.
If I gotta count on that motley crew to keep me alive, stick it in my vein now.
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