Reply #25: You put responders in a difficult position here.

[Yollam]

If I were governor, I would not extend Tookie any special clemency, because I do not think he is especially deserving. In fact I find his "redemption" do be very convenient and insincere.

However, if I were governor, I would declare a moratorium on ALL executions like the Governor of Illinois did on the basis that it cannot be applied fairly and the fact that the chance of one innocent man being executed is too much. It's also prettu clearly "cruel and unusual punishment" as defined under the constitution, IMO.

There is a major distinction. Granting quadruple-murderer Tookie clemency indicates some sort of endorsement of his supposed "reformation", which I could not do.

However, I am opposed to capital punishment in general and would use the legal means at my disposal to stop it.

So to hell with Tookie, but no more executions, either!