The Tookie Williams debate

Since 1998 Crips.com has been committed to Gang Intervention. Crips.com, owned by Dirk Lemmons and  developed by Dirkster Productions, strives to turn young kids away from gang life. The foundation of Dirk's work starts from the premise that "the youth of America born into urban street life, by no choice of their own, need to be made aware there are options, other than the life of crime, gang life offers them". Dirk's time spent on the mean streets of St. Louis in the most crime infested areas of the city, convinced him  that  these young urban  kids  had  great potential if  given the same opportunities as their suburban counterparts. Dirk was amazed as he became a part of the fabric of the community how creative and ambitious the young gang members were. Their sense of industry and toughness exceeded that of their pampered suburban peers. The creative power of free will, and the importance making fundamental life choices have been the vanguard of Dirk's message to the Urban gang members and gangster "wana-be's". The tremendous negative outcome of gang life coupled with the fact that other options were out there for these Urban kids form the basis Crips.com.

The Tookie Williams debate has brought Crips.com into the limelight regarding Gang life in general, and more importantly the big questions of capital punishment and what it means for society as a whole when a convicted criminal changes his or her fundamental life purpose. Dirk Lemmons has written a short essay regarding this subject in an effort to stimulate productive debate on the subject. Debate for the sake of debate has very little value except entertainment. Debate for the purpose of coming to important life changing conclusions regarding a subject and then using those conclusions to improve ones life and society as a collective whole is a far better use of  the Debate effort. Please take the time to read what Dirk Lemmons has to say about the Tookie Williams Death Sentence and then send in your thoughts on the subject. Dirkster Productions will publish your response as long as it follows the long standing rules of the site.

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