Daniel Davies wrote:
>On the general issue of the Stanley Williams execution, I think
>it's revealing that he was constantly referred to as "Tookie". I
>really can't think of many other defendants in criminal trials who
>are routinely referred to by their nicknames ("O.J" Simpson is the
>only other one that comes to mind) and this is what confirms to me
>that the guy almost certainly didn't get a fair shake.
Not that this is or ought be especially important in the Scheme of Things, but he said in his DN interview w/ Amy Goodman that "Tookie" was his given name, not a nickname.