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Kadie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-11 02:17 PM
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Al Sharpton leads a group of demonstrators calling for a halt to the execution of Troy Davis - pics

Rev. Al Sharpton leads a group of demonstrators calling for Georgia state officials to halt the scheduled execution of convicted cop killer Troy Davis at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Georgia, on September 21, 2011. Davis is scheduled to die wednesday for the 1989 murder of a Savannah police officer, although his supporters contend several witnesses have recanted their trial statements.










and in Paris...


People take part in a demonstration, on September 21, 2011 on the Concorde square in Paris, in support of Troy Davis, a US citizen to be executed in the most high-profile US death penalty case. The countdown to the execution of Troy Davis entered its final hours tonight, despite an international campaign to spare the US convicted of killing an off-duty policeman. On the placards is seen Troy Davis.








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Booster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-11 02:23 PM
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1. Not giving Troy Davis a stay just might be the straw that broke
the camel's back. I sure hope, for everyone's sake, that they do the right thing and grant this man a stay. Good Lord, it's just a stay; it's not like he's going to get out or something. They need to investigate the witnesses, jurors, etc before they kill an innocent man. I don't know if Mr. Davis is innocent, but he deserves further investigation just like all of us. Come on, Georgia, do the correct thing. Give him a chance.
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teddy51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-11 02:28 PM
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2. I would be very surprised if the 5 that have condemned this man to death
are not getting death threats from around the globe at this time.
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Gregorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-11 02:33 PM
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3. I'm getting a feeling we may be on the brink of stopping the madness.
I cannot thank everyone who cares enough. I'm not neurotic. This is not my way of projecting my life issues onto a civil situation. I truly empathize with the Troy Davis's who are languishing in jail without due justice. You know who they are. 20, 30 years.

We are living in a cruel nation. I slept poorly last night. This was heavy on my subconscious. I dreamed I had moved to Norway. There was great relief that I was living in a country with caring people. We can be that nation.

Come on America. Let us know that you care. I want a big nation. Not a small, dark, dirty place.
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Liberal_in_LA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-11 03:13 PM
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4. +100
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plcdude Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-11 03:21 PM
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5. MSNBC
may have to find another anchor. Aren't the hosts supposed to speak for the establishment not against it. It will be interesting to see the fall out if any from this.
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-21-11 03:29 PM
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6. Watched Al Sharpton on my local Atlanta new station today.
I don't think it is going to help. This is Georgia, a barbaric state. It is too late.
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