especially not a female. you know what i mean. >> reporter: you shot plenty of women? >> yeah, i know, i know, that is true. you have got a point. >> reporter: franklin says he is no longer a racist, that he was wrong and sorry for his crimes. he now wants mercy, fighting his upcoming execution any way he can. there is almost no one in his corner, except? if you could stop it would you stop it? >> oh, yes, i would say put him in prison for the rest of his life. >> reporter: why? principle. he is against the death penalty. amazingly, flint has filed a lawsuit trying to stop his own shooter's death, but don't mistake all of this for mercy. is that how you see this, that you're forgiving him? >> i'm not showing him anything, if it was not joseph paul franklin and some other person that shot me my feelings would be the same. >> reporter: and what does franklin think about the man who he tried to kill but has never met and is now fighting for his life? >> my old pal, larry.