US may pardon 1000 th execution& Noble Prize

• lionnoisy

  1 Dec 05, 14:40

  Ex-criminal nominated for Noble Prize.The 1000th execution in US may be pardoned.
  
  

  
  His date with death loomed as the United States stood poised later this week to carry out its 1,000th execution since the penalty was restored in 1976, making him a flag-bearer of the anti-execution movement.
  
  The 51-year-old Williams was convicted in 1981 for the murder of four people but has since renounced his violent past, penned children's books and worked to stem gang warfare, earning him a nomination for the world's top peace prize.
  
  "He's a guy that's been locked up for a long time, and he's been doing a lot of great things with kids in the community with peace, with just trying to educate the kids in what it is about gang banging that ain't cool."

  2.How can I explain to kids what happen?Do Calif. glorify
  criminal,even they have changed to new life?Is it too much?
• pearlie27

  1 Dec 05, 20:54

  They are not glorifying criminal but recognising what someone has been doing in preventing people from becoming criminals.
  
  Is it too much to give criminals a second chance?
• iveco

  1 Dec 05, 20:56

  At least the Californians recognise the contribution that this death-row inmate is doing to reduce crime rates.
  
  Even if Chia Teck Leng is sincere about helping gamblers come to grips with their addiction, I doubt his efforts will go recognised by our rigid administrators.
• meleagent

  1 Dec 05, 20:57

  Whats to prevent criminals from reverting back to his old ways.
  
  For all intents and purposes, he or she could be acting just to earn a reprieve.
  
  I am all for giving perpetuators of minor crimes a second chance. But the buck stops at major crimes (e.g murder etc)