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DELIVERANCE: THE STORY OF STAN "TOOKIE" WILLIAMS

Hello. Please
take your seats.

I would like to welcome you
all.

Every year on this date,
we do this in honor of the idea

of freedom, fraternity
and humanity.

I draw your attention to a man
right now facing death,

in California.

He turned from a member of
a gang of villains,

in an active international militant
for peace

in a remarkable manner.

His own experience
from prison,

made him exhort the young men
not to follow his example.

Should our world,

to destroy souls?

It is not our duty to do
that every person on the planet counts?

Remember his name!

Stanley Tookie Williams.

I was the king of CRIBS.

Look what was chosen from my kingdom.

This is not a school for the brave.
You have nothing to prove here.

This place will not make you men.

Look at me!

Hi !

Sorry for the delay.

I thought you came through
South Central.

- Dorothy...
- I was joking.

So... I read your proposal.

A book about the formation of the CRIBS gang?

Barbara, that's not your style.

Dorothy, I'm tired of doing
historical documents.

We are in the midst of events.

10,000 young black men died
in the last 20 years,

due to the violence between
existing gangs.

We no longer count the wounded
or incarcerated.

Okay, but how are we going to sell something like this?

I do not know ! It is your business !
You are an agent.

But something must be done.

Maybe my book will open more
the eyes of some.

Barbara, this is not for you.

Look, I'm a mother too.

I have a son who is also submissive
this risk.

I don't know how, but I will have to
I write about it.

What do you know about this guy, Tookie?

Well...

All this started from him.

Can you get an interview with him?

I tried.

He is sentenced to death.

The murder weapon was a semi-automatic pistol
with 12 cartridges...

The head shot...

The second bullet entered the back...

...under the victim, showing that the second
fire was fired from above.

- How much was missing from the cash register?
- 120 dollars.

A man killed in a convenience store.
Three more killed for $120.

The prosecution has finished its plea.

Sorry. We have to close now.

Jurors, have you reached a verdict?

Yes, Your Honor.

I found the accused, Mr.
Stanley Williams...

...guilty of all four
degrees of murder.

So it looks like they're going to kill me.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON

Tookie! Tookie!

Tookie! Tookie!

Open mouth !

Stick out your tongue!

Spread your legs!

What can I do for you, madam?

I don't understand why Mr. Williams refuses
to see me.

I can't say either. Are
a simple lawyer.

It's certainly not personal.

In the last 10 years he refused the
all the reporters.

And he has been locked up for 12 years.

And what is his situation now?

I'm afraid I'm not allowed to
I tell you. But I can tell you this…

The chances of saving his life are close
that they disappeared.

All those who go to exercises, come out
in front of the cell.

Run things in D block.

We have jewelry, money...

Do you know what that means?

- We have to keep the formation.
- Yes this is it.

We have to stand strong, because we
we will run things here.

You understand ?

Do only what I tell you.

Go now and we'll meet in the yard.

Wait ! Hands up !

I now run the D block.
Does this bother you?

Of course it bothers me!

You mean the former boss
of CRIBS, cooperate?

All those who are not on his side,
I pay some kind of rent.

Everyone who spins something in this place,
I pay him taxes.

And we can't blame him for anything
of all this?

What's with this music so loud?
You know I don't like this shit.

- Charles!
- What is it?

Where are you going ?
And pull up your pants.

I'm going to the dance club.

Why do you always dress like that?
when are you going there?

If you dress like a golan, you will
be treated like a golan.

That won't happen, mom.

- Take care !
- Good.

"Good"...

All those who go to exercises, come out
in front of the cell.

Turn on.

Don't move!
We will open fire!

Perfect ! Let them both be thrown
in the cell.

Williams can and
rot there.

Bastards!

That's enough ! Calm down!

Albert, this is the last warning.

Hey...

Leave him alone.

He didn't hurt anyone.
You just know that she's crying...

If you want to use that thing on
someone you can use me

Take care of yourself, man.

It's not your problem.

I said something.

As I said, if you want to use the
someone that thing

do it to me

Why are you freaking out, man?
Relax...

Use it on me!

- Speaks slowly !
- Come on !

Come on !

Come on.

Is that all it can be?

That's all... can you?

Tookie?

Tookie?

Tookie!?

Out in the yard today, Mr. Peterson?

- Who is this ?
- I used to call him Ancient.

He hasn't left his cell since
they brought him here.

Ask him, just in case,
if he wants to go out.

He won't do it anyway.

He says that
he has everything he needs there.

You must be Mrs. Becnel.
I'm Tony Bogard.

- Hi, how are you?
- Not too well.

Welcome to the Supreme Court.
The Gate to Hell.

-Can I buy you a drink ?
- Oh, no, thanks.

First of all, not with me
to talk about the book.

You must speak to the Great Took.
He is our hero, our legend.

If he says we can talk,
we will talk.

I wrote to him 5 times, but I did not receive
no answer.

This is Stan. I will
I see what I can do.

Thank you.

What's up, man?

What the ?
What you said ?

I said they are
windows, young man.

You should try to make some.
It could set you free.

Mr. Williams, Mr. Peterson left
these for you.

Who's this ?

Ancient, from the end of the hall.

Those are windows, young man.

It could set you free!

You should try to make some.
It could set you free.

Perception: to gain knowledge of the senses.

To detect: to discover, to find out.

Opinion: contrary to the others...

What God gives is
better than man knows.

And it is more honorable not to...

Fear can be cured by
faith.

Money... peace...

We are all condemned to
loneliness.

An idea that is not dangerous,
it doesn't deserve any attention.

He who does not know, cannot understand
what good can be found in anything.

Salvation: to be saved.

To be saved from death.
To do good.

Salvation.

Salvation.

Mr. Williams,

I'm writing a book about the gangs on
streets and their social evolution.

As one of the founders of such
find, you could give me valuable information

about how it is formed
such a band.

Tony Bogard suggested that I
I am writing to you again.

He knows my works well.

I intend to do one
serious description,

well researched, well evaluated.

I don't intend to
demonize

Are you ready ?

- Yes Mrs ?
- I came to Mr. Stanley Williams.

- Straight ahead.

- Thank you.

Please put on your shoes
and personal items in the basket.

Is this your first time here dear?

- Yes.
- It's better after a while.

Get used.
I got used to it too.

Except for the times when
that red light is on.

That's a room.

When the red light is on,
he is going to execute someone.

It's a thing with no
I'm still getting used to it.

Enter.

Do not advance further.

Finally...

- Mister. Stanley Tookie.
- Mister. Tookie.

Tookie?

I apologize.

Is all this really necessary?

They think so.

Good...

Don't you think you should ask first?
to use that thing?

I'm really sorry.

- Maybe we should...
- You could start by telling me...

...who sent you here?
Police, Justice, F.B.I...

What the ?

Is it an arranged thing? you ask me
questions, so you can incriminate me?

I have no intention of doing such a thing,
Mr. Williams.

Are you married?

I'm divorced.

- Children?
- One. A son.

He is in college.

- Good. So you were a student.
- M.I.T. University of Chicago.

I graduated.

What are your parents doing ?

My mother was a teacher and my father had a
bitter business, a dry cleaner.

Your father worked hard all his life,
and you say its business

she was bitter.
Why ?

That's all ?

- Why do you want to write this book?
- To find out the truth!?

- To hear it from you...
- And what will you do with him then?

I think you just came here
to see the monster.

Take notes on the monster that
founded CRIBS,

then retire to your place and
to write about gangs...

You're not going to intimidate me, and I'll stand my ground
the negative opinion about gangs.

But my point of view, it will not affect
the objectivity with which I will write the book.

Come on, ma'am. Back, that's what I say
all journalists.

I come here and tell my story
always.

"Tookie, we'll take care of you.
Tookie, we'll do this and that...”

And then, after he leaves,
bury me

I don't know "them".

I only know why I am here.

I'm here to find out the truth
your truth

You can not do that.

You can't do that because my truth
it is completely different from yours.

So I don't think we will get along.

You know something, sir. Williams?

The information is there and it is
call it public domain.

Whether you tell your story,
or that I say mine,

Based on my point of view.
It is very simple.

So I suggest you look me in the eye,
then look into your soul

and see if you can have it
confidence in myself.

- Mom, Mayley called.
- Thanks, kid.

You have a new message.

Hello?

This call comes from an institution
correctional facility in California.

You have a reverse charge phone
from...

Stanley Williams.

Get in.

What's up ?

These people show you a lot of respect.

Some.

Mr. Williams, thank you
for the phone.

I'm glad you decided to have it
confidence in myself.

I didn't say I trusted.

I'm just giving you the chance to earn it for me.

I respect your decision.
Thank you.

So...

First question:

I want to know why you founded CRIBS.

To protect my neighborhood.

You started a criminal organization
to protect your neighborhood?

No, she wasn't a criminal to begin with.

I moved from Louisiana to the South
Central when I was 9 years old.

There were several gangs...

It was a world where the dog
eat another dog

The policemen in the area were doing nothing
in support of the community,

to make things right.

From that moment, I knew that
I'm on my own.

So things followed
the natural course.

After the dogs finished fighting,
they put us in a circle

and a guy named Monroe
he made us fight.

There I learned that I must
to be strong

I could only be a victim
or victorious.

I had to earn their respect
very fast.

And that's what I did.

I was not backing down from anyone.

That's how I realized that violence
it is efficient.

I had to do the wildest thing
thing, a reflex.

I earned my reputation by doing so
that I never backed down.

A recipe for death.

Someone outside could see
that's how things are

but for us it was a way
of survival.

Any dog can run to hide,
but we wanted more.

Who are these "we"?

Our friends, our people. All
our warriors.

Good. Then you met him
Raymond Washington?

Yes. Yes then.

And did you fight him?
Was it some kind of robbery?

It was nothing like that.

Raymond and I considered
that we must meet

and to attract people for
our cause.

Take!

Look who's coming.

- You are Tookie...
- So what ?

I heard you have 20 people
with you.

The way I see things, you
rule the west side,

and we the East side.

In the middle is the danger.

The west side is cool...

...but the East side is the strongest.

No, man.

The east side is cool...

...the western side is the strongest.

You understand ?

We are both recruiting new members, for
to eliminate the other gangs.

I destroyed many other gangs.

From all the streets...

...North...South...

...East West.

The problem is that CRIBS has become in
short time so strong

that no one wanted to fight with
us because we were destroying them.

Many tough guys preferred to
to join,

than to fight against us.

Listening to you, it seems to me that you have
just having fun, absolutely innocent.

For a while things were like that
is that so.

Because it was about power, about
people who trust other people

which were stronger and nine
we were not afraid of anyone.

Then things started
to change.

We started shooting each other.

- You mean... those from BLUTZ?
- Yes, those from BLUTZ.

- They fired first. You fought back.
- Normal.

We couldn't back down.

But they were not your enemies.

There were other black youths,
just like you.

This is my question,
Mr. Williams.

How can you justify killing a man
who is exactly like you?

I think the answer lies in
self hate.

I want to say that...

Every time you share
the portion with an individual,

common images related to race,
start to appear

and after a while even
you come to believe in them.

The images I'm talking about
they are stereotypes.

They are characteristic of blacks,
for jesters, functioning negatively,

disorderly, violent, vindictive,
leading to crimes.

Unfortunately for many young black men
they allow themselves to be manipulated by it

and I think these stereotypes
are true.

Then you eliminate the individuals who
I believe in these stereotypes.

You try to hide these
negative images,

to get rid of this monster
that you hate

and who sits, stalking you,
in your subconscious.

Brilliant hypothesis!

Really.

But with all due respect, Mr. Williams...

...there is no African American in the
this country,

that had nothing to do with images
negative stereotypes.

What do you want to say ?

I mean you are responsible for
the fighting mode you chose.

Because you assimilated this information.
where was your family

That's what I was trying to tell you.

There was no one near you to tell you
help to get rid of these images?

To help you get through
this programming.

I couldn't tell my mother
what we were doing on the streets

- What about your father?
- Those with him ?

Here.

When my mother couldn't control me anymore,
took me to Oakland to my father's.

Stan, he's Stan.
Your father.

Come with me.

Wait here, I'll be right back.

So the streets held me
father's place.

CRIBS has become my family.

Have you ever stopped to think
how many black youths have you sent

you and your "family", in
graves?

What do you want to say ?

When we talked about the interview you said
that you want to rehabilitate my name...

- I told...
- I am sorry.

If I didn't start this thing,
someone else was doing it anyway.

Not.

Don't you think that if there were no CRIBS,
would it have been something else?

I told you from the beginning, that was the point
about survival.

That's why I came here. To stay
it's been happening for a long time.

Nonsense.

Why are you criticizing me so much?
What have you done for the community?

- Or just go and write?
- Are you trying to deny my race?

Because of the choices you made?
You don't know me, you don't know anything about me.

You don't know what I've been through
to get where I am.

You don't know how hard I work to last,
to get to where I set out to be.

You have no idea!

And what have you become?

Look at you. the way you walk
in which you speak...

In your mind, you are lost.

Maybe I'm lost, but
I'm free.

And you are not.

- I do not need it.
- Yes, you do.

Guardians!

See you next week.

Undress!

Bend over!

The visitor did not appear.
We will send you back.

I had a bad reputation.

I thought people
if they were afraid of me

they will respect me
That was a mistake.

Respect is not earned by using
violence and fear.

Many gang leaders are fearful
always,

but I'm not saying that because people
them not to see that they are afraid.

Gang bosses live after
their own rules.

Their rules make them feel good,
even if they are not correct.

Their rules make use of violence
as normal.

Their rules make them put their lives on the line
in danger.

But you don't have to live
according to their rules.

You can choose not to live by the rules.

What's with all this?

The administrator has changed,
the system has also changed.

Well...

I saw that everyone
bring food so...

I think I did one thing
a bit out of place.

It's a peace offering.
Don't feel offended.

What are you doing ? You want to put me
new accusations in the works?

- What the ?
- Accusations of assault?

Because I will "attack" this food.

The food they give us here
it is terrible.

I know there's a car over there. You
thank you for the gesture.

With pleasure.

is she good

She is more than good.

- I had to bring some Tabasco sauce.
- That's how it should be.

I read what you wrote.

And ?

- I was very impressed.
- Thank you.

I appreciate this. It makes me feel better
easy to ask for your help.

- What you want me to do ?
- I want to stop this.

I want to stop this madness
which I created.

I want to write a book.
A book for children.

That's great. I can't wait to read it.

So if I can
gather information...

...I can give them to you again when I want
he had other ideas...

- Sir. Williams, excuse me.
- Call me Stan.

Stan...

I don't write children's books.

I am a journalist and as you know,

you accepted my own book project.

I don't have the necessary time.
I am sorry.

I'll tell you something about time.
I had another call rejected yesterday.

With each declined call, I get closer
more and more death.

Who has less time?

Hear me out ! I don't want to leave
the legacy here

to remain as a simple founder of CRIBS.

If I can make the young people not
come to this place again

- mrs. Becnell...
- Barbara.

...Barbara...

...you are the only one who
can help me

- Fool me ?
- What the ?

If you, in your gangster mentality,
you try to use me

to gain your freedom, you know
that I will not allow myself to be manipulated.

But if you are honest about
saving these children

and admit your mistakes for
to positively influence them...

...I will do anything to help you.

Well, I'll use you too
i will manipulate you

how?

To get some more chicken wings
from that machine.

They told me you have no sense of humor.

You're kidding ?

I was browsing through your writings, and...

Something hit me.

You wrote that there was a period,
back when you were a gangster

in which you felt that death
he was close to you.

Yes Yes...

One day, I thought about all those who
they were close to me

and I saw that many had died.

Raymond, dead. Monroe, dead.
Buddha was no more.

Then I saw an image.

I thought I would follow.

- He's dead.
- Yes, he's dead.

Let's go.

They tried to kill me...

When I survived, they told me
that I won't go too far.

Then when I started walking,
there was no way back.

It was a violent and full week
of blood in los angeles.

Two hours ago, 6 people
they were killed...

With the murders of South Central, the picture
the carnage is overwhelming...

More than 20 people killed...

I don't understand why brothers and sisters,
they killed each other.

Know.

I'm trying to get the City Council together.

CRIBS and BLUTZ.
They got out of control.

- Know.
- We have to bring them to the discussions.

-Okay, and what would my role be?
- Talk to Tookie.

- To talk to... Hey, hold on.
- Maybe he can do something.

Talk to the leaders...

...maybe you can do something.

I don't feel like I'm in the position
from which I can do this.

- Talk to them.
- Come on, Tony!

- I can not...
- Ask them for that.

I am a journalist, not a negotiator.

Barbara...

...you owe me !

Stan, if you, the founder of CRIBS,
you were attacked in broad daylight

then there is no turning back.

You can say that you do not approve of violence
among the gangs.

You can say you don't do it anymore
part of a gang.

You can be a remarkable man.

I do not know what to say...

Are you ready to take this risk?

Listen, if I have to choose
between blood and CRIBS,

with the violence in our community
there is no chance.

It's time.

Think about this.

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God, how messy!

Yes.

Yes.

Yes Yes. You are very funny.

I hate you, though.
Do not worry.

- We need to talk, Charles.
- Now I'm talking on the phone.

Mom and me...

Leave the phone!

Give me one more second!

anyway man...

I will call you later.

- Where did you get this?
- Are you going through my things now?

- Who gave it to you?
- Give it to me!

- Your father ?
- You always blame him!

Your father had his chance
and put her in the bar.

- You don't know him anymore.
- Well, I know him. You don't know him.

- Okay, I'm leaving. give it to me
- No way.

Give me the gun.

Good good ! Keep it!

Charles, don't leave the house!

otherwise what do you do? Are you looking through my things?
Are you violating my privacy?

Know something ? Dad must have done something
nonsense in the past.

But at least he respected me.

- Yes, go and learn from him!
- That's what Im doing !

- Believe me, I don't know what to do.
- I would tan his ass!

- All the things...
- Yes, that's what I would do.

- But look where I got.
- I worry about him.

Listen, being your son, you
you are the bow and he is the arrow.

After choosing the direction,
once you release the arrow...

...you can't stop it anymore.

But if you had enough power
to stretch that bow

then he will find his way.

Know something ? I'm tired of everything
this philosophical crap.

What do you say, do you want to talk?
about the transition?

Good.

The main message, it must be unmasking
gangs as self-destructive activities,

which devastated...

For 20 years we have developed
a gang called CRIBS.

Today I speak to you from the position of
sentenced to death.

I never imagined that
CRIBS will also expand outside of California,

outside the nation, in the whole world.

And I sincerely regret the legacy
that I left

because we left a legacy of genocide
of blacks on blacks.

I apologize for the role that
I had him in all of this.

I am encouraged to see you here,
to know that I am not alone

in my deep regrets
of the situation reached.

And no one can have an influence
greater on gang violence,

gang culture, than
their members themselves.

That's why it's the best
stance against violence,

but we have to work for it.

We must go out and promote peace.

We have to stop
we still kill each other.

We have to stop this madness,
because at the end of the day

we can only blame ourselves.

We must have such an attitude
"do it or die"

when we are street warriors

to rebuild our culture and
to leave it as a legacy.

The legacy of peace.

They were young men from the BLUTZ and CRIBS gangs,
who were relatives, Stan.

They haven't seen each other in years,
because they couldn't walk
some in each other's neighborhoods.

At the end, they hugged. It was incredible.

CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON
SAN QUENTIN

Morgan! Morgan!

Don't give up, Morgan!

Morgan, Morgan!

GOD BLESS YOU

I have a statement from him
Robert Lee Morgan,

which I would like to read.

On March 27, the state of California,
it will flood my veins

with sodium pentathol,

potassium bromide and chloride,

causing my death.

I voluntarily abandoned the call
commutation of the sentence.

Many categorized this as suicide.

But it's not like that.

Most of my adult years
I lived them in prison.

Almost 30, plus the death sentence.

I am a rational man.

I don't even think about spending anymore
another 10 years behind bars.

That would be an irrational decision.

Ice cream.

Ice cream.

Ice cream.

Ice cream.

ANYTHING NEW ABOUT THE VICTIM?

STOP THE OFFICIAL KILLINGS

I stopped working on the book for good.

What the ?
What are you doing ?

I kicked my ass
to sell this book.

They are willing to give you an advance.
Now you want to give up for good?

I'll help Stan with his book.

Barbara, no publisher will
publish a children's book,

written by a death row inmate.

- Forget it !
- That's what I'm doing!

Do you know what I think?

That you get too involved in life
this man.

i need an agent
not by a therapist.

If you are interested in being that agent,
well, if not, i...

Stop the ultimatums.

Really !

So, do you accept or not?

OK, I accept.

But I think they are playing with
your mind.

The titles in the series will also include
"Gangs and your neighborhood",

"The gangs and the abuse of power", "The gangs..."

Sorry, this is not for us.
We better go.

Some of the titles in the series,
will be...

"Gangs and abuse of power",
"Gangs and self-respect",

"Gangs and your neighborhood."

I'm sorry Mrs. Becnel,
we're not interested.

Why ?

I don't want to make it easy for an accused man
of murder, access to other people.

What makes him a voice now
which one should my children listen to?

excuse me

It is a Latin quote that
Stan uses it often.

It means: "they condemn what
i can't understand".

Don't leave yet, please.

Can you explain more
about it ?

With pleasure.

I should start by explaining
why do we think these books
must appear.

I think it is very important…

Stan, there are many mistakes, we have
many corrections to be made.

But the material is good.

Okay, the fourth paragraph?

Yes.

Presentation of today's book.

"Gangs and your neighborhood",
by Stanley Tookie Williams.

"When kids join gangs,
innocent people suffer.

Sometimes even children younger than
you are shot..."

"A boy is not your friend if
he thinks you're a coward or a coward..."

"I thought that by the fact that I was knocking
other people, I'm cunning and tough.

I thought I would earn their respect.
I was wrong."

"Many gangs abuse their power.

I learned that from the abuse of power
nothing good comes

nor from the fact that you impose fear
other people."

Stan, the books sell in Europe,
in Africa, in Japan...

- Japan?
- Yes.

And Stan, Winnie Mandela asked
to come visit you.

And if we refuse?

Then the journals announcing the visit
to Mandela, they will eat our bread.

- How did it get here?
- Interesting books.

They seem to have become popular.

ENTRY OF VISITORS

I was warned that Stan
he is shy at first.

Talk to him, he will
heat up quickly.

Good morning.

Please, Ms. Mandela, yes
we follow the rules.

- This is not the way to deal with her.
- We have to search her.

- They want a full search.
- I do not accept such a thing.

Then you will not be allowed to enter.

- Do you know who she is? Do you have any idea ?
- I'll take care of it, Madam. Mandela.

- This way Madam.
- Thank you.

It was ridiculous.

This is...

This is...

...a big moment for me.
I am excited.

I wish it would happen
in other circumstances.

- I am honored to meet you.
- No son, the honor is mine.

Thank you.

The books written by you have us
impressed many of us.

Your words are on your lips
many children in my country.

The situation of youth in South Africa
it's the same

as in the ghettos of this country.

Yes, but some say that this topic
it is taboo in schools

and that I am not the right man
to deliver this message.

They are blinded by their fear.

But you must go on.

Mandela did not think about death
how long was he incarcerated?

Daily.

That kept him alive.

Do not be afraid.

Can you give me an autograph?

Yes, anything for you...

- Yes.
- Ms.

It is amazing.

Courage.

Thank you.

- Mrs. Becnel!
- Hi.

- First the books, then Mandela.
- It was exciting.

We don't need advertising...
It could have consequences.

I am waiting for a legal advisor.

I'm trying to keep this man alive.
That's my job, you understand?

Sure, sir. Gates, but I tell you, the books
these have something to convey!

I do not care ! I can do harm
his case.

I want to ask you:
do you want the books, or do you want the man?

- What do you mean?
- His life or his work?

I suggest you work with him
that's it for now.

Your relationship with him is,
obviously, beyond your reason.

Mrs. Becnel, I'm Maley Offure, member
of the Swiss Parliament.

I had the opportunity to read the books
written by Stanley Williams.

They are impressive.
He is a good writer.

These days, it serves
our devotion, our freedom

and first of all, humanity.

He is now in San Quentin Prison
from California, a convicted man.

His name is Stanley Williams.

Mister. Williams launched
an international program...

to protect the youth from evildoers,
drugs, violence and incarceration.

It's revolting!

It should like our world
to destroy a soul?

It is not our duty to keep
account of every person on the planet?

Stanley Williams stopped the gangs
from his own country.

And he stopped the robberies between the gangs
from the streets of Switzerland.

The international campaign of Mr.
Williams to save the children

and for supporting one
civilized societies,

represents an unusual opportunity that
a person with his past

to remodel and rehabilitate
youth issues around the world.

So today, I use the power
with which I was invested,

as a representative of my country,

to nominate Stanley Williams,

to the Nobel Peace Prize.

It will appear in the papers tomorrow!
Congratulations, Stan!

Barbara, be careful out there,
because there will be repercussions.

The only repercussion will be
a Nobel Prize.

I heard that.
But be careful, okay?

I will have.

Mrs. Becnel, what is the relationship
You with Williams?

It is said that this nomination
it's a desperate move...

You know I have nothing hidden here.

Are you trying to "plant" me?

Yes, I spoke with Mr. Williams,
he is delighted and honored

to be nominated.
yes can you wait

Thank you.

Mister. Williams is still involved
in gang activity.

- Shouldn't he have been nominated?
- I'm a correctional officer. That's all I know.

-Williams is still running his gang?
- Yes.

What evidence are you relying on?
when do you support this?

On the statements of some detainees.

- Are they anonymous statements?
- Yes.

- Who the hell are these guys?
- Condemned, my enemies.

Stan, I gave up a lot to
i help you

If I suspect for a moment that
you will return to that world...

I'm not a hypocrite.
I am a man of my word.

Whatever happened, happened.
When I went out into the streets

and I told myself that I would be a slob,
I did my job well.

I told myself I would be
the worst gangster in the world.

And that's what I became.

Through discipline and hard work
I became the king of CRIBS

and I was afraid to tell the world
about it.

Meanwhile I started in a
different journey.

A useful journey,
a journey of redemption.

And I practiced. I don't take drugs
I don't profane, I don't drink alcohol..

I don't do anything that isn't right.
And this for years.

Don't you see that?

Don't you see that you and my mother
you are the only people where
can i trust

You have done more for me than
anyone else in this world.

Of course they want to divide us.

But it's crazy.
You are nominated for the Nobel Prize

and they throw mud at you.
I wish I could kick their ass!

No no no !

What the ?

It means that anger provokes
damages and losses.

That's how they want you to react.
Look how you behave.

That's what they want.
You are smarter than them.

You are right.

You're right, but do you know something?

We have to force the grade.

I get 50 calls a day.
We can fight, send your message!

We are already doing this, through books!

Listen, let me do this
my way, okay?

And what kind is this?

I was on good behavior here.

I've been in this hole for 6 years.

Know.

6 years of solitude.

- I had nothing!
- Know.

I'll start here.

So you mean you've changed.

I spent the first decade here
under the aspect of negative behavior.

But during this time we spent
a few years of re-education

I learned by myself, I learned from
my harmful behavior

that brought me here.

And thus I became a man
principled.

I also engaged in a
project to save the children.

And the efforts paid off.

How do we know that, once released,
will you not seek revenge?

Revenge no longer exists
in my vocabulary.

The word is all I have left
and the word is my covenant.

I give you my word that it won't be like that.

Hello?
Yes, I accept the phone.

- Stan?
- Yes, I have good news.

They will move me to a normal cell.

That means more books,
more utensils,

maybe even a television.

Barbara?

- It's good, Stan.
- What happened ?

Barbara?

- Have you talked to your lawyer?
- Not.

- So you don't know!
- What should I know?

The judges' decision came.

They refused your call.

We are going to address the Supreme Court
of the United States.

No no.....

They won't want to hear about it
this case.

Something could change.

Barbara, in the next 6 months,
they will execute me

Come on, mom.

I cut out all the articles from the newspapers
about your nomination.

It's great.

I also received a few phone calls.

Aunt Syria, cousin Shaun, even
uncle ray, they saw you on tv.

Do you remember Uncle Ray?

Yes I think so.

- Did the press call?
- They called a few days ago.

I told them they had the wrong number.

Fortunately, there are many with the name
Williams in the phone book.

Are you treated well here?

Yes it's OK.

I haven't gotten used to it even now
with this place.

All these years...

Sometimes I wonder what would have been
happened if we had stayed
in Louisiana.

I moved to the South because I
thought it would be better.

I remember you didn't want to
to come here

The day I left here
you ran.

I found you, in grandma's arms...

Don't remind me of that.

We had to pull you out
her arms and drag you to the car.

It was certainly not easy.

Who is it for?

I wanted to keep you away
of all this.

hey listen

You can't change the past, understand?

Sometimes I sit here and think...

If this is the right way
to do what I have to do

then it's set.

I'm proud of you.

You don't have to be proud of it.

I love you.

What is this ?

I picked it up from outside when
the guard was not paying attention.

I have never seen a flower before
For 20 years.

She is good.

I want to feel its essence.

I want to take advantage of every moment
that I have left.

- Stan, I think...
- Leave it.

While exhaling.

Yes.

- Good.
- Good.

Let's focus on what
we have work to do, okay?

Because that's all that matters now.

Good.

Mr. Williams, you are ready
be moved?

- Hi.
- Hey!

I came to get the rest of my things.

I see that.

How is work going?

I'm fine, thanks.

- Mrs. Becnel?
- Yes.

- Barbara Becnell?
- Exactly.

This is from the victims!

Hey, hey!

No no !

What's wrong with you, man?!

- Get over here!
- Let him !

This is the blood of the victims
to Williams.

Support a criminal!

I support human rights.

But the rights of the dead?

- I support a man...
- What about Alvin Owen's rights?

- Busted every day...
- Who else respects his rights?

To stop the killings.

This man did his best
to change, can you hear me?

Everyone has rights.

- God will not forgive you!
- Are you accusing me in the name of God?

You are no better than those who
they use violence to prove something.

This is not God.
That is not the voice of God.

God does not mean
hatred and revenge.

God means
forgiveness and repentance.

Now, if you come any closer to me
or my family

I have the legal right to self-defense
and I promise you I will.
Leave now !

Darling...

Mom, it's okay.

Dear...

I'm sorry, mom.

I'm right.
I know I have.

Darling...

I love you mom.

No, but I've told you so many times
take care barbara

The guy appeared out of nowhere and even to me
I realize, I was full of blood.

Yes, an eye for an eye.

My life was like that.

Barbara, I want you to go investigate
something for me, okay?

- Good.
- Send me everything you find.

I will write a battle plan about
how to stop all this madness.

And I also want to
I'm talking to Tony.

Barbara?

Barbara?

Stan, Tony's dead

What happened ?

He was shot.

All those who go to exercise,
to go out in front of the cell.

Go ahead.

Aren't you going out today, Mr. Williams?

Well ?

We have two gang leaders
at the same time.

Is there a mistake?

Let me see.

It must be a mistake, sir.

They have to fight.
It's the rules of the gang.

Keep an eye on them.

You don't have to do that anymore, bro.

I no longer live by the rules of the gang.

Violence is no longer part of it
from my life.

I will not fight.

You hear me ?

On my word.

It's my word.

This morning, on a bus from Jerusalem,
two bombs killed at least 10 people,

And they injured another 30, according to some
Police sources.

The terrorist, a 30-year-old Palestinian,
from Bethlehem, boarded the bus...

Most people in the country agree
that as long as there are drugs,
there will also be gangs.

And they can only hope...

A 10-year-old boy was killed today,
while playing in front of the house.

The boy was caught in one
from frequent exchanges of fire what
take place in South Central.

15 people died this weekend,
these being two of the most
bloody days of the month.

Come with me, please, Mr. Williams.

Why ?

They just told me to take you.

You have to take it off
the shirt and pants.

Mr. Williams, you understand the procedures
what must be followed?

What it is ?

Your execution date will be set tomorrow.

How come...?

I do not understand.

Your lawyer didn't bring all the papers
for the extension of the term.

So you will kill me because of one
technical issues.

I'm just doing my job
Mr. Williams.

Can't you refuse that?

Mr. Williams, you understand the procedures
what must be followed?

Yes, I understand your procedures.

The last meal, the priest,

new clothes for death, last
words of the prisoner,

the long road to the chamber of death,
seat strapping...

Yes, I know about your procedures.

Mr. Williams, it will be as soon as possible
painlessly as possible.

Painless? Which part of it
isn't it painful?

What religion do you have, Mr. Williams?

I believe in one God.

In your last hour, you want to be
assisted by a priest?

I will pray directly to God.

We can contact Mr. Keen.

I do not care.

Tookie! Tookie!

Anybody here ?
I will be right back.

Those are windows.

We find the accused Stanley Williams
guilty of all degrees of murder...

Yes Yes !

I dreamed it was happening.

They came to eliminate me
like old times,

only this time it was a
mistake, but no one knew that.

It's scary...

Barbara, listen.

Every day I wake up I'm angry
but I pray and do exercises,

to get peace, because
I don't want to get used to it.

I will never get used to this.

My cell neighbors sit and paint
the walls with blue, with green

and say they will make the most of it,
but i can't do that

Even in 100 years I will not
used to prison

because every morning that I
I wake up, I know I shouldn't be here.

But what are we doing right, Barbara?

We do good to receive good.

We are doing well to maintain the positive score.
But is God keeping score?

Do they write down everything we do?

We do good because it does us
to feel that we live.

The first half of my life
i was dead

I was dead, but in the second half
i have the chance to live

to do something that will bring me peace
and if I must die

to show the real thing
face of things...

- Not...
- Then it's set.

And I know that I reach people's souls,
since I impressed the
one from a distant country.

And he nominated me for the peace prize.

I didn't start all this for
to get the Nobel Prize.

We were just trying to save them
those children.

And this is what we must continue to do.

Let's fight for them, let them have
the chance to become something

a husband, a wife, to have the chance
to dream

and to fulfill some of
these dreams.

We still have to fight.

What do you say ?

Greetings brothers and sisters.

I congratulate you because you were received in
Ms. Barbara's youth program.

I found out that you are one of the best
and more promising young people of the country.

I am honored to be able to answer you
to a few questions.

Me, me!

One by one.

This is not a gladiator school.
You won't prove anything here.

This place will not make men of you.

Look at me!

I want you to understand too
listen to me well!

From the moment you start to find yourself
sorry for the harm you do,

make the choice for which road
brings you directly here.

They want you to be here.

They are waiting for you here.

But look at me.
I will not allow this.

I won't allow it. I do not want to see
none of you in this place

to waste your time here, because
this place is not for you.

I have a plan.

We will swear together that you will not make it
in the situation I'm in, have you heard?

- Yes.
- Good.

Dear Heavenly Father, we are here.

Knowing that you know them all,

that you are the beginning and the end
Alpha and Omega.

We know here and please guide us,

we need the presence
and your knowledge.

Please, Lord, help us to
we continue what we started.

It is a small seed;
You turn her into a flower

for everyone to admire
and smell it

and be inspired by it.

And then, one day, when it won't be anymore
need to fight

to be equal to each other,
especially with our brothers.

Dear God, help us to
we keep our eyes peeled

on what follows
to happen to us.

I also help Mrs. Becnel
in her work.

You shut me up like an o
caged bird,

but give me the strength to get through
these walls

make these walls come tumbling down

for people to see the dream
that I have in my heart

God if I have to do this
if it is necessary to be a sacrifice,

for this message to be transmitted,
then it's set.

Amen.

Professor William Keach nominated him
on death row

of San Quentin, Stanley "Tookie" Williams,
to the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Former Los Angeles gang boss,

Williams has written a number of successful books,
for the children,

He was also nominated
to the Nobel Peace Prize

last year, by Mario Fare and
by the director of the council, Kofi Annan.

I made this nomination with in mind
see the cause for which he fights.

Now we return to the news.

In September 2002, the Court of Appeal refused
the last call made by Stan Williams,

leaving the original sentence in effect,
the death sentence.

However, the Court suggested that Williams could
be considered for pardon,

by the Governor of California,
for his "commendable" work.

After 23 years in prison, Stan Williams
he remained convicted, while his lawyers

continue the process by claiming
the innocence of their client,

and the fact that his constitutional rights
were violated.

Currently, Williams' message and books
reach children all over the world.

His efforts to propose a "protocol
of peace", to put an end to it

gang violence in the United States
and from the rest of the world, he continues.

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