Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday refused to spare the life of Stanley Tookie Williams, a death row inmate. I had been hopeful about this all week. I am plainly against the death penalty and Williams has done a lot of good in jail. Many have spoken about redemption and whether one can get it, and I believe this man has really done good things not as a show but out of a legitimate and serious change of heart. Life in jail is no fun time and I abhor that we as a society put anyone to death, especially someone who seems to be benefiting society a great deal now.

Good Talk Left post on the matter.