Tookie's fate in Arnold's hands

All that remains between Tookie Williams and the death penalty is Arnold Schwarzenegger, as the California Supreme Court has rejected his latest plea.

I think Arnold had been hoping that someone else would have made this decision for him so he could avoid the political land mines that came with the case. And there is no good read on what Arnold will do.

Tookie now does more good than he would were he executed. Prison rehabilitation in this instance seems to have worked, and while I feel for the families of those who lost loved ones, Tookie and his anti-gang teachings now could save more families from troubled times.

No one here is advocating releasing Williams. His crimes were severe, and he deserves to spend the rest of his life punished for them. But troubled teens do not need to see that either as a gang member or a anti gang leader, the end result will be death.

*UPDATE* Arnold says no.