Is Georgia going to execute an Innocent man?
 

The pending execution of Troy Anthony Davis, scheduled to take place on July 17, is raising serious questions about his guilt — and about the Newt Gingrich-era federal law that has limited his appeals options and prevented him, say his supporters, from getting a fair shake.

Davis, 38, a former coach in the Savannah Police Athletic League who had signed up for the Marines, was convicted in the 1989 murder of Mark Allen MacPhail, a Savannah, Ga., police officer. MacPhail was off-duty when he was shot dead in a Savannah parking lot while responding to an assault. Davis was at the scene of the crime, and an acquaintance who was there with him accused Davis of being the shooter.


http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...643384,00.html

You can send e-mails/fax/call to the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Parole, that is, if you choose to :cool: Here are some websites:

http://www.ncadp.org/

www.amnestyusa.org/abolish

wooow. how sad for the family.

i do hope that something works out for this man. guilty or not, he definately doesnt have the proof/evidence against him that would call for the death penalty...

i cant believe he even got it and the murder weapon was never found. probably just because he killed a police officer. its a shame this is just being seen by the general public, he only has one day left to appeal it...

Didn't he just get a 90-day reprieve? If there's even a doubt, I hope so!

Today's the day I wonder what will happen.

I am beyond appalled that a new trial hasn't been permitted, especially when 1) 7 of the 9 witnesses recanted 2) the weapon wasn't found and 3) no evidence was linking him to the crime. All of that is completely circumstancial evidence at best.

^^ here is what happened...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/07/16....ap/index.html

how exciting for him and his family. every little bit helps...

Like I feel bad for the officers wife and family, but come on now, when the evidence is pointing that the person convicted of the crime is INNOCENT shouldn't you be wanting to find the GUILTY person?

I've never been in a situation like that, but you see it all to many times in the media that the victims are so gung ho on convicting someone and having someone to blame that they don't really "see" the evidence and that the person being tried might not be the guilty party.

That is definately one of the flaws in our justice system (convicting possibly innocent people)

Four years later and he has run out of his legal options. He is scheduled for execution in 6 minutes (7:00pm).

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44592285...rts/?GT1=43001

4 years later and I still stand by what I originally said.

So why did his lawyer wait until today to ask for a polygraph?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Davis_case

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

This is exactly why I strongly oppose the death penalty. It's inexcusable to kill (some would call it execute) someone when there is even a hint of doubt.

Life & death ought to be the business of God, NOT the state.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011...cution-delayed

Yes.

Hopefully something comes of this.

I'm not so sure it's okay without any doubt, either :/ idk. Who are we to take away everything from another human being.

too true