The state of Georgia is bound and determined to kill Troy Davis

[CatWoman]

:(

from what I understand, several witnesses have recanted their testimony and there never was any physical evidence

Troy Davis execution date set for Sept. 21

Georgia corrections officials Wednesday set a Sept. 21 date for the execution of Troy Anthony Davis for the 1989 slaying of Savannah police officer Mark Allen MacPhail. Chatham County Superior Court Judge Penny Haas Freesemann signed the death warrant for Davis on Tuesday, marking the fourth time since 2007 the state has scheduled an execution for Davis.

“After reviewing the evidence, I am convinced that Troy Davis is an innocent man,” said NAACP President/CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “It is appalling to me that with so much doubt surrounding the case, Mr. Davis is set to be executed in 14 days. Justice will never be served by the state-sanctioned murder of an innocent man.”

He joined Amnesty International USA in opposing the execution. The amnesty group has urged the parole board to commute Davis’ sentence.

Davis’ case has become a focal point for the international anti-death penalty movement. The NAACP, Amnesty International and dignitaries such as former President Jimmy Carter and Pope Benedict XVI have all urged Georgia officials to spare Davis.


http://savannahnow.com/news/2011-09-08/troy-davis-execution-date-set

[Dogtown]

1. K&R n/t

[Gregorian]

2. We know. We're sickened. Everyone needs to sign his page for a new trial.

http://action.naacp.org/page/s/write-to-troy?utm_medium=email&utm_source=NAACP&utm_campaign=20110906DavisExecutionOrder&utm_content=LettersOfSupport&subsource=20110906DavisExecutionOrder

[spanone]

3. done. k&r

[jorno67]

4. just did it...

[RebelOne]

9. Me, too.

[pacalo]

5. Troy believes his name was turned into the police by the one who committed the crime, & believing

that the police would investigate & discover that Troy had nothing to do with the crime, he turned himself in.

There was no evidence, other than witnesses who later recanted their testimony, provided by the prosecution. The prosecution didn't have the weapon on which to conduct ballistic testing.

When a state is willing to execute a man based on such questionable grounds, it's nothing short of murder. And that's what is happening here.

[Birdiesmom]

7. There is no more thorough condemnation of the court system...

...than the fact that they are willing to let a potentially innocent man die rather than consider facts that may show that they made a mistake in convicting him in the first place.

[pacalo]

12. If you check out the editorial I posted downthread & read the comments following it,

you'll read a lot of willingness to do just that.

Here's the link: http://savannahnow.com/opinion/2011-09-07/editorial-troy-davis-punishment-time#comment-212607

[pacalo]

6. I just read the very unconvincing editorial from that same site & the comments

there are unbelievably backward & disgusting.

Please leave a comment there. You have to register, but after reading the comments you might feel it's worth the trouble.

Oops...here's the link: http://savannahnow.com/opinion/2011-09-07/editorial-troy-davis-punishment-time#comment-212607

[LadyInAZ]

8. oh my

[pacalo]

11. Pretty disgusting, isn't it?

And welcome to DU, LadyInAZ ~

:hi:

[Puregonzo1188]

10. I can't believe this is still going on. I remember the first time I ever about the case.

It had to be at least four, if not five years ago. I was in my car and it was on Democracy Now! I was so upset I almost drove off the road.

Never thought this shit would still be going on.

[angstlessk]

13. Well, if Georgians are anything like Texans...they think a governor is pretty tuff

to execute an innocent man!