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Snoop Dogg campaigns for condemned gang boss
Published Sunday, Nov 20 2005, 18:28 GMT | By Dave West
Snoop Dogg has been campaigning for the reprieve of a former LA gang boss set for execution.
Stanley "Tookie" Williams was convicted of four murders in 1981. He maintains his innocence, but his appeals in the California Supreme Court, the federal trial and appellate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court have all failed.
Through his time in San Quentin State Prison, though, Williams has been campaigning against violence. He has been nominated for five Nobel Peace Prizes and four Nobel Prizes for literature.
His supporters say he deserves a second chance, mostly famously rapper and former gang-member Snoop Dogg.
"Stanley Tookie Williams is not just a regular old guy, he's an inspiration," he explained. "He inspires me and I know I inspire millions."
Williams, who is due to be executed on December 13, set up Los Angeles Crips gang in 1971.
Stanley "Tookie" Williams was convicted of four murders in 1981. He maintains his innocence, but his appeals in the California Supreme Court, the federal trial and appellate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court have all failed.
Through his time in San Quentin State Prison, though, Williams has been campaigning against violence. He has been nominated for five Nobel Peace Prizes and four Nobel Prizes for literature.
His supporters say he deserves a second chance, mostly famously rapper and former gang-member Snoop Dogg.
"Stanley Tookie Williams is not just a regular old guy, he's an inspiration," he explained. "He inspires me and I know I inspire millions."
Williams, who is due to be executed on December 13, set up Los Angeles Crips gang in 1971.
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