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The Governator Agrees To Meet Death Row Inmate ''Tookie'' Williams
Margita Thompson, Schwarzenegger's press secretary, stated, "The Governor reviewed the material in the case this week and he decided the best route is a private clemency hearing, so he can hear directly from counsel." Schwarzenagger could have called for a public hearing - allowing celebrities like Snoop, actor Jamie Foxx, and The Rev. Jesse Jackson to plead the ex gang banger's innocence - but felt that a closed session will keep stars from meddling with the process. Williams was sentenced to death in 1981 for killing four people in two robberies. His supporters like the aforementioned Snoop and actor Foxx are asking for clemency, arguing that Williams has become an inspiration to troubled youths and that his books have helped kids leave gang banging behind. In related news Snoop, along with fellow Dogg Pound members Nate Dogg, Kurrupt, and Daz Dillinger, recently shot a video for their single "Real Soon" dedicated to Tookie. In the video Snoop is seen wearing a Save Tookie.Org t-shirt.
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