On Monday, January 16th, 2006, a crowd gathered at San Quentin to
protest against the execution of Clarence
Ray Allen. Allen's medical health was poor
at best. He was crippled due to complications related to diabetes, and
had recently suffered a heart attack. This inspired some of the
handicapped to show up and protest. Of course, there was no
accommodation of their special needs, so they had to walk the from the
roadblock to the gate.
Not shown very well, but the man has a white tipped cane. Arnold's country of origin,
Austria, does not have the death sentence. Thus far, Arnold has
murdered an African-American and a Native American.
Mahatma Gandi, still in shock
from the Tookie Williams execution, found himself at an execution a
month later. In order to improve their standing with wing-nuts,
both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Bill Lockyer
will try to murder as many prisoners as possible before the
gubernatorial election, lest they be called girlie-men. All Californians are guilty of
state-sanctioned murder. Join Death Penalty Focus. Get out there and protest. Note the halo on the guy on the
left. On the right, members of the Catholic church, which is on record
as being against the death penalty. Free speech is practiced in many
manners at these protests. There are speakers, tables for
organizations, groups that gather some distance from the main crowd to
sing, and those who hold candles, much like the symbol of Amnesty International.
Speaking of wing-nuts, there were
a few pro-death penalty protesters present. Of course, since they are
getting their way, you have to wonder why they are protesting. This
particular gentleman is anti-choice (or as they say, pro-life), but for
the death penalty. Clearly a confused person, which explains the
support of President Bush.
I spotted this vehicle parked a
few blocks from the prison. Clarence Ray Allen was a member of the
Choctaw tribe. Here we have identical twins,
each of which thinks the other is the doppleganger. [Ok, my attempt at
equal time.] Hard to believe, but after the execution of Clarence Ray
Allen, those he killed did not come back to life. Not only did they murder Clarence
Ray Allen on his birthday, but the murder took place on the Martin
Luther King national holiday.
San Quentin, a tobacco free
environment. Hey, you wouldn't want these prisoners to die from lung
cancer, right? The road to the gate has a
collection of fine looking homes that have a view of the bay. This one
still had their seasonal lights up.
