Europeans Outraged at Schwarzenegger
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005 -- J. DoeThis is not a surprise….
VIENNA, Austria - The execution of convicted killer Stanley Tookie Williams sparked outrage Tuesday throughout Europe, which has a deep aversion to capital punishment sustained by the painful memory of state-organized murder during the Nazi era. The disappointment was particularly strong in Austria, native country of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, where many had hoped the former bodybuilder and film star would spare the 51-year-old Williams.
Leaders of Austria’s opposition Green Party even called for Schwarzenegger to be stripped of his Austrian citizenship _ a demand rejected by Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel as “absurd” despite his government’s opposition to the death penalty
Volker Beck, a leading member of the opposition Greens party in Germany, expressed disappointment at the execution. “Schwarzenegger’s decision is a cowardly decision,” he told the Netzeitung online newspaper.
In Graz, Schwarzenegger’s hometown, local Greens said they would file a petition to remove the California governor’s name from the city’s Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium. A Christian political group suggested it be renamed for Williams.
Williams stadium? I have never been to Austria, but do they always name monuments and places of interest after murderers ?
What next ? Idi Amin Piazza ? Adolph Hitler YMCA ? Perhaps Joseph Mengele Medical Center ?
Geez. What is in the water up there ?
You can read the rest of the article here.
I found this post on Drudge report.

