According to the reporters at the news conference afterwards, most of which was broadcast this morning on Democracy Now, these weren't Tookie's words. He didn't say anything in the chamber. That statement was made by three of his supporters, after the death was confirmed, as they left the chamber. They would all then mention that, upon hearing this, the step mother of one of the victims started crying after having shown no emotion up to that point.
> Portions of this were posted to another list:
> <...>
> Schwarzenegger also said that the dedication of a Williams book entitled
> "Life in Prison" mentions convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal and the
> one-time "Soledad Brother" prison activist George Jackson, the accused
> killer of a San Quentin correctional officer who was killed trying during
> an escape attempt from the prison in which three officers and three other
> inmates also died.
>
> "(T)he inclusion of George Jackson on this list defies reason and is a
> significant indicator that Williams is not reformed and that he still sees
> violence and lawlessness as a legitimate means to address societal
> problems," Schwarzenegger said.
> <...>
> http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/13970837p-14804839c.html
>
On the program, Angela Davis also commented on the words below, which is excerpted from A.S.'s letter denying clemency. Her reflections on this are somewhat predictable, but still interesting. Namely, that the standard applied here is that Tookie isn't reformed because he still sees violence as a way of solving his problems, a bit ironic coming from the "terminator" in the process of allowing the application of the death penalty.
link to the program page here: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/13/1524248
press conference: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/13/1524254
Angela Davis: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/13/1525201