"At one point, a tear rolled down his cheek."

[bridgit]

'This was not a man who went meekly': An eyewitness account of Stanley Tookie Williams' execution

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/13/MNGCKG79QJ16.DTL

[ET Awful]

1. So what kind of fucking ghoul is this author that he would want to see

six executions?

[bridgit]

2. frustrated 'in cold blood' wannabe novelist is my guess...

x(

[lies and propaganda]

4. i yelled about the same thing

Some young, blonde AP reporter...could you imagine watching shit like that, especially if they didnt even kill your mother or etc?
Pretty fucking gross, I think

[TomInTib]

5. Major Papers in cities close to death chambers usually assign

a reporter who covers the executions.

I knew the guy who did them for the Houston Chronicle for years during asswipes (*) terms as Gov.

He was a busy guy.

[Clara T]

3. From Article

From there on it was a nail-biting vigil for everyone outside staring in, with no way to know which chemicals were being administered, since the plungers sending them into the intravenous tubes are pressed by unseen hands behind the chamber walls. Williams's chest heaved several times as he lay with his eyes closed, but somewhere in the 15 minutes from 12:20 a.m. to 12:35 a.m. the executioners filled his veins with pancuronium bromide to stop his breathing, and then potassium chloride to stop his heart.

<snip>

I know from talking to many others who have shared that chamber with me before that when months or even years have gone by, there will be no real closure or peace after what we saw Tuesday morning. Williams will not be alive for the supporters who wanted to save him, and the people he was convicted of killing will still leave huge empty spaces in the hearts of their loved ones.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/13/MNGCKG79QJ16.DTL

[saracat]

6. Very powerful writing.

And he got it right. This benefits no one, neither vistims family or Tookie's friends. Tragic.