Everyone is entitled to their opinion however he has always claimed innocense of the murders and it is thought by many that he was set up by corrupt police officers. I don't think anyone can say for sure whether he did or didn't. Around this time it was very well known and common for police to set up the african Americans of south central and their predujice is extremely well know; And to those who feel he never changed, the man educated himself in prison, he is known for his great anti gang work and he was nominated for the NOBEL PEACE PRIZE - and he managed all this from his prison cell. Obviously he is undoubtedly guilty of many gang related crimes and agree for this he should be punished. However no-one can deny his amazing work from prison. I don't see why he couldn't have simply received lifetime in prison which is still a big punishment but he could have continued his work for peace and leading youths away from a gang life from prison. If he was so awful and clearly guilty of murder I don't believe he would have managed to get such a large number of people on his side and protesting for his life including many actors, musicians, Anthony Robbins and Nelson Mandela's wife - a woman known as mother Africa.