“Stanley Williams – Murderer, Thief, Philanthropist”. This is how one bibliographic site described Stanley Williams' occupation. It was very bizarre to see those three surprisingly different words in the same sentence because they don't normally go together. Stanley Williams however was not at all what some would classify as normal. He grew up in very bizarre living conditions. Stanley Williams was born on December 23, 1953 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father soon left the family and forced Stanley's mother, who was seventeen at the time, to raise him. In 1959 he boarded a greyhound train with his mother and moved to sunny Los Angeles. He started wandering the streets at six, shortly after moving in, because he found home life boring. He had to quickly learn to defend himself on the street and described that he could only be the predator or the prey. Without the close influence of his parents, William grew up idolizing criminals, pimps and drug dealers. During his time on the streets, he met Raymond Washington. Together they founded one of the most famous gangs in the United States: the Crips. Through the gang, he was accused of committing terrible atrocities. He was accused of killing four people through actions allegedly accepted by the gang. It is sometimes disputed whether or not he killed those people. In one newspaper, an author strongly expresses his opinion that Williams did not even kill the four. The author even says, “This society needed a boogeyman to kill and they killed him.” (New York Amsterdam News) It is believed that Williams did not even kill the four people he is accused of killing. Many people think it's because he had an all-white, biased jury during his sentencing. Although... middle of paper... it seems a little far-fetched to say that one man could change the world, but it's true. It was the one domino that had to be here before a revolution could occur. With his experience, he could have helped demolish gang activity and change today's youth. He never confessed to the murders he was accused of participating in, but if he committed them, I don't find him guilty. There is no denying that if he happened to commit the murders, it would definitely be tragic and terrible. He would definitely have to pay the price for the lives of the people lost if he had committed the crime. He should also receive a lesser sentence or change his sentence to life without parole because of the lives he has potentially saved through his writings. He was unjustly killed by a broken system, but he will remain alive forever thanks to the people he touched through his activism..