ATLANTA, GA; September 21, 2011) Tonight at 7 PM the State of Georgia executed Troy Davis for a 1989 murder that he always maintained he didnt commit after what has been reported as a 3 to 2 vote by the board of pardons and paroles rejected his clemency bid. Since his original trial, substantial evidence has come to light pointing to Davis innocence. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations has conceded that the ballistics evidence used against Davis was unreliable, and one of the Jurors who sat on the case said that if she had known about that she would not have voted to give Davis the death penalty. Seven of the nine witnesses who identified him as the shooter have recanted their testimony. One of the two witnesses who maintain that Davis was the shooter is thought by many to be the real perpetrator and has made admissions to others that he committed the crime. The other remaining eyewitness had been up for twenty-four hours straight at the time he observed the shooting and reported on the night of the crime that he wouldnt recognize [the shooter] again. Yet two years later, this witness identified Troy Davis in an in-court identification that required him to simply identify the only African-American sitting at the defense table. Misidentification was a factor in 75% of the 273 DNA exonerations. In 38% of these mistaken identification cases, multiple eyewitnesses misidentified the same person. Alana Salzberg
The Innocence Project
100 Fifth Ave., 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10011
212.364.5983
asalzberg@innocenceproject.org
Sorry for the off topic political rant- - but I think stories like this often get pushed away and forgotten about- - I just want the masses to be aware of what goes on, the Govt would like to stories like this and the whole Innonence project to disappear- - No need to respond or donate- just be aware and concerned- - this could happen to anyone
Maybe some of you people have seen my link at the bottom of my posts
Maybe some of you agree , maybe some dont - However ,iMO for this to take place with so much indecision, controversy, recanted testimonies, and prosecutors with nothing more than a warped political agenda is a friggin tragedy- -This is the US and we have higher execution rates than most counties in the world. With DNA and all the technology, never mind all the evidence that came to light pointing to Davis innocence- the murder by the state of Georgia went as planned.
"'Makes me ashamed to live in a land where justice is a game-" - Bob Dylan- Ballad of the Hurricane- 1975
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The whole thing made me sick to my stomach. I really thought it'd be called off and when I read about it this morning, I was sad.
My husband at one time was accused of a crime that he did not commit and the D.A. enhanced the charges so he was looking at 2 strikes (in Calif we have a 3 strike agenda & then you do life in prison)...anyways, to make a short story, he didn't do it, had witnesses but they insisted on proceeding. I'll never forget him telling me "Justice has nothing to do with guilt or innocence, it's who plays the game better."
We borrowed enough money to get an excellent defense attorney & the DA apologized a few months later.
It was biazzare, those couple of months, watching how an innocent person can be condemned, tried & found guilty before ever seeing a court of law.
I hear you, Jack.
My husband at one time was accused of a crime that he did not commit and the D.A. enhanced the charges so he was looking at 2 strikes (in Calif we have a 3 strike agenda & then you do life in prison)...anyways, to make a short story, he didn't do it, had witnesses but they insisted on proceeding. I'll never forget him telling me "Justice has nothing to do with guilt or innocence, it's who plays the game better."
We borrowed enough money to get an excellent defense attorney & the DA apologized a few months later.
It was biazzare, those couple of months, watching how an innocent person can be condemned, tried & found guilty before ever seeing a court of law.
I hear you, Jack.
I hear that, Jack...that is NOT justice, it's just cogs turning in a broken wheel =(
I am proud to say that both my BIL and sister are attorneys who made enough money through other financial ventures and investments that now all they do is pro-bono social causes work.
I am proud to say that both my BIL and sister are attorneys who made enough money through other financial ventures and investments that now all they do is pro-bono social causes work.
I was so hoping for last minute stay, we surely act uncivilized for a civilized country, dont we?
"I am in a place where execution can only destroy your physical form but because of my faith in God, my family and all of you I have been spiritually free for some time and no matter what happens in the days, weeks to come, this Movement to end the death penalty, to seek true justice, to expose a system that fails to protect the innocent must be accelerated. There are so many more Troy Davis. This fight to end the death penalty is not won or lost through me but through our strength to move forward and save every innocent person in captivity around the globe. We need to dismantle this Unjust system city by city, state by state and country by country." ~Troy Davis
God...that is just so maddening....sad ...makes you want to weep
Thanks taking the time to read , care ,and take an intrest in this misjustice
This is only one of many- -Can you imagine??
M&M You should be proud- in this day of greed -proBono work is needed more and more
momg- I sometimes think we get less civilized everyday
Stacy-
That is a scary story you shared and proves the point that something like this can happen to AnyBOdy - thank God it worked out- !!!!
and Con - I know where there is a wrong- YOU will be there - weep indeed* *
knowledgeISpower
jack
This is only one of many- -Can you imagine??
M&M You should be proud- in this day of greed -proBono work is needed more and more
momg- I sometimes think we get less civilized everyday
Stacy-
That is a scary story you shared and proves the point that something like this can happen to AnyBOdy - thank God it worked out- !!!!
and Con - I know where there is a wrong- YOU will be there - weep indeed* *
knowledgeISpower
jack
You know Jack, the thing that is most deeply disturbing is that all that was needed was TIME...and there was no shortage of that. Even if you support the death penalty, this was a case of a little more investigating...time...what was the big damned rush? We have the technology, we have the resources...but they put him in the express lane...it's shameful.
Stacey's husband's thing is exactly the type of stuff my sister and BIL do and I really AM proud. She's been working for ages on a case of a man accused post-911 of funding terrorism...the feds ruined his life, his business, everything gone...ostracized in his community, financially destroyed, reputation shattered...and even though they have quietly exonerated him (VERY quietly), it's like scattering the contents of a pillow into a hurricane and trying to collect the feathers 8 years later...the rumor and innuendo will dog him forever.
The 'system' was never suppposed to drive the bus, it was designed to BE the bus, driven by the Consitution...instead it's acquired a life of its own like Frankenstein's monster. People clogging up the dockets with all their bullspit litigation are contributing to the overall problem. It's broken, but it's a $$$ generator...big business.
Stacey's husband's thing is exactly the type of stuff my sister and BIL do and I really AM proud. She's been working for ages on a case of a man accused post-911 of funding terrorism...the feds ruined his life, his business, everything gone...ostracized in his community, financially destroyed, reputation shattered...and even though they have quietly exonerated him (VERY quietly), it's like scattering the contents of a pillow into a hurricane and trying to collect the feathers 8 years later...the rumor and innuendo will dog him forever.
The 'system' was never suppposed to drive the bus, it was designed to BE the bus, driven by the Consitution...instead it's acquired a life of its own like Frankenstein's monster. People clogging up the dockets with all their bullspit litigation are contributing to the overall problem. It's broken, but it's a $$$ generator...big business.
