Wow, lots of the pro death penalty people on this here board. 
Personally I am a pretty hard-core pacifist. I hate violence as it degrades the opportunities for intelligent thought and discussion. (Unless its fake on TV, thats just good entertainment). I wholeheartedly disagree with capitol punishment. As a citizen of this country and a taxpayer, the laws and govenment represent me. Therefore I cannot help but feel that capitol punishment, in part, is murder sanctioned by me. I believe that I am not a murderer, nor am I in the same moral league as those who commit such atrocities. By putting someone to death, I become as bad as they are. I don't want that, and I don't wish that it be done in my name.
Edit: I forgot about Tookie. Under the circumstances and the current law, all things and convicts being equal, I didn't feel that his case merited a commuted sentence. His lack of admittance in the face of overwhelming evidence seems arrogant and shows little humility. If writing a childrens book could get you off death row, I'm sure there would be an influx of new authors in the system.
Very nice statement, everyone is intitled to their own opinion here and it is nice to see someone voice their displeasure with a certain law but also will stand behind the current law in place. Instead we just had the funeral here and the usual activists were there saying how wrong it was to carry out the sentance of this murdering thief.
