Reply #20: Maybe I misread the article

[BronxBoy]

While Tookie does bring the the air of credibility to any anti-gang message, is he the only one who can fashion solutions.

I really was reluctant to post on this topic because it has a potential to suck you into a million different whirpools of thought.

I understand the death penalty argument and I respect the opinions of people on both sides of the fence.

I just feel that as I see overlooked in all of this are some very uncomfortable things that the Black community has to come to terms with and I just see Jamie Foxx on CNN saying "Don't kill him on my birthday". The writer of this article didn't present a well thought out argument for sparing this man's life. She basically said America is racist and that's why Tookie is going to be executed. I don't know what race she is but if she's Black, she totally dimisses any responsilibilty the Black community has in gang proliferation.

That's what I find troubling