the murder of Troy Davis

[lala]

Thousands of people joined rallies in Atlanta and around the world on Friday night to oppose the execution of the Georgia death row inmate, Troy Davis.

Davis, 41, has been on death row since the last two decades for allegedly murdering a policeman.

Death row inmate Troy Davis is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Wednesday after Georgia's pardons board denied clemency. Davis is shown here in a handout photo from the Georgia Department of Corrections. Related Articles

He is scheduled to get the lethal injection on Wednesday, but as his execution date nears, hundreds of protest rallies are being held worldwide in order to stop the judicial killing.

Davis' execution is planned for Sept. 21, more than two decades after someone pointed him out, following a 1989 shooting death of a police officer in Savannah, Ga., stating he did it.

Davis was 19 years old when he was arrested for killing officer Mark MacPhail in 1989.

People are protesting because no murder weapon was found and there was no DNA evidence; he was arrested due to questionable witness statement and now they want a new trial for that case.

People supporting Davis say he is innocent. They noted that 10 questionable witnesses in the case have signed affidavits withdrawing their statement saying that police forced them into accusing the 41 year old.

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles received petitions with 663,000 names urging clemency on Thursday. The board is scheduled to meet on Monday to consider whether to stop Davis' execution by lethal injection.

"If I knew then what I know now," Brenda Davis, one of the jurors in the trial told CNN in a 2009 interview, "Troy Davis would not be on Death Row. The verdict would be 'not guilty.'"

There were more than 2000 coordinated rallies from downtown Atlanta to Ebenezer Baptist Church on Auburn Avenue on Friday showing support for Davis.

Martin Luther King III, son of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., also joined the march, Reuters reported.

For years the case has been attracting much attention. Many notables like former president Jimmy Carter, Pope Benedict XVI and Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu have urged authorities to spare Davis' life.

Laura Moye, the Death Penalty Abolition campaign director for Amnesty International USA, said that rallies for Davis were first started in Hong Kong. Those rallies went on throughout the day in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia. There were 10 events in France on behalf of Davis, Moye also told the AFP.

The U.S. Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Davis in August 2009 to judge what he said was new evidence showing his innocence.

The U.S. Supreme Court then transferred the case to a U.S. District Court in Georgia for the trial. But a year later, the judge, William T. Moore Jr., discarded Davis' claims of innocence.

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Davis was killed 21. 9. 2011

His last words:

"I'd like to address the MacPhail family. Let you know, despite the situation you are in, I'm not the one who personally killed your son, your father, your brother. I am innocent. The incident that happened that night is not my fault. I did not have a gun. All I can ask ... is that you look deeper into this case so that you really can finally see the truth. I ask my family and friends to continue to fight this fight. For those about to take my life, God have mercy on your souls. And may God bless your souls."

[Mo]

It doesn't amaze me that they wouldn't bow to the (inter-)national pressure. But whatever happened to in dubio pro reo? Especially since there had been no hard evidence, and seven out of nine witnesses changed their testimonies after the fact?
Puzzling.

[lala]

Originally Posted by Mo

It doesn't amaze me that they wouldn't bow to the (inter-)national pressure. But whatever happened to in dubio pro reo? Especially since there had been no hard evidence, and seven out of nine witnesses changed their testimonies after the fact?
Puzzling.

with the somewhat happy conclusion of the wm3 saga ... i was hoping for a positive resolution of this case. didn't happen. cannot believe 37 of usa states have a death penalty. many innocent people died

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by Mo

It doesn't amaze me that they wouldn't bow to the (inter-)national pressure. But whatever happened to in dubio pro reo? Especially since there had been no hard evidence, and seven out of nine witnesses changed their testimonies after the fact?
Puzzling.

he'd exhausted every legal avenue he had. he'd already been convicted and lost appeals.

which is exactly why death penalty advocates need to shut the fuck up and get in line. this can happen, and there's nothing anyone could have legally done about it. i wish we knew more about how the SCOTUS decided this last night. but they can't just unilaterally order new trials and whatnot. this rests with the state of georgia (especially the pardon and parole board) and every person in this country who supports the death penalty.

also there's already a thread about this. jerks. http://forums.netphoria.org/showthread.php?t=174209

[stripes]

Originally Posted by Eulogy

he'd exhausted every legal avenue he had. he'd already been convicted and lost appeals.

which is exactly why death penalty advocates need to shut the fuck up and get in line. this can happen, and there's nothing anyone could have legally done about it. i wish we knew more about how the SCOTUS decided this last night. but they can't just unilaterally order new trials and whatnot. this rests with the state of georgia (especially the pardon and parole board) and every person in this country who supports the death penalty.

also there's already a thread about this. jerks. http://forums.netphoria.org/showthread.php?t=174209

what a buzzkill

[Shallowed]

Originally Posted by lala

Davis was killed 21. 9. 2011

WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK?

His last words:

"I'd like to address the MacPhail family. Let you know, despite the situation you are in, I'm not the one who personally killed your son, your father, your brother. I am innocent. The incident that happened that night is not my fault. I did not have a gun. All I can ask ... is that you look deeper into this case so that you really can finally see the truth. I ask my family and friends to continue to fight this fight. For those about to take my life, God have mercy on your souls. And may God bless your souls."

[Mablak]

God... damn it. I really don't think I know anyone in favor of the death penalty. Hopefully its advocates will just die off eventually.

Edit by sppunk: Fuck you and your autoplay.

[soniclovenoize]

Originally Posted by Mablak

Hopefully its advocates will just die off eventually.

So, you're wishing death upon people who wish death? Doesn't that make you as bad as them?

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by soniclovenoize

So, you're wishing death upon people who wish death? Doesn't that make you as bad as them?

no because he wants them to die of natural causes, not have the state murder them.

[soniclovenoize]

Originally Posted by Eulogy

no because he wants them to die of natural causes, not have the state murder them.

Ah.

[scottytheoneand]

No government should ever be allowed to "legally" kill it's own citizens.

[Shallowed]

Twenty-two fucking years this went on...

[reprise85]

I don't really know anyone in support of the death penalty either.

This is insane, why not commute his sentence to life? I really don't understand how people can be in favor of killing people, especially when there's not a lot of evidence.

[scottytheoneand]

Originally Posted by reprise85

I don't really know anyone in support of the death penalty either.

This is insane, why not commute his sentence to life? I really don't understand how people can be in favor of killing people, especially when there's not a lot of evidence.

most of the people I know (friends and family) support government sanctioned exections. Of course, these are the same people that believe the government can't be trusted to collect taxes.

there's a significant segment of society would probably support summary executions with no trial at all.

IMO, the only reason this is legal nationally is the large number of conservative judges appointed by all presidents since Reagan (including clinton). If there were only one or two more moderates on the supreme court it would probably be illegal.

as it should be.

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by scottytheoneand

If there were only one or two more moderates on the supreme court it would probably be illegal.

this is doubtful.

[Shallowed]

Thinking about this makes me nauseous. I can't remember if I'd heard about it before he was executed, but if I did, I would have never thought that such a decision would get passed. I can't imagine what goes through the minds of whoever made the decision, and how they sleep at night.

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by Pasta of Muppet

Thinking about this makes me nauseous. I can't remember if I'd heard about it before he was executed, but if I did, I would have never thought that such a decision would get passed. I can't imagine what goes through the minds of whoever made the decision, and how they sleep at night.

this was a verrrry long and drawn out process with all safeguards (LOL) and legal options explored. if you have the death penalty, this is going to happen. the only way to make sure it doesn't is to abolish the death penalty.

although i really don't understand the pardon and parole board. those people might have trouble sleeping. as well they should.

i'm at least glad i live in two places that don't have it.

[reprise85]

This is really emotionally getting to me. What a tragedy.

[reprise85]

Maybe this case will spur more serious talk about the abolishing the death penalty. :/

[JokeyLoki]

Originally Posted by reprise85

Maybe this case will spur more serious talk about the abolishing the death penalty. :/

Don't worry, people will go back to bitching about Facebook and their iPhones soon enough.

[Trotskilicious]

Originally Posted by JokeyLoki

Don't worry, people will go back to bitching about Facebook and their iPhones soon enough.

did you hear that kim kardashian is already unhappy with her neanderthal like husband who apparently is only using her to raise his profile?

[soniclovenoize]

Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

did you hear that kim kardashian is already unhappy with her neanderthal like husband who apparently is only using her to raise his profile?

Have they released a more interesting sex tape yet? The last one was a real disappointment.

[Spira|_]

Hmm if they took 22 years to find out the conclusion he is guilty, maybe is because he is not the murderer.

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by Spira|_

Hmm if they took 22 years to find out the conclusion he is guilty, maybe is because he is not the murderer.

it didn't. that's not how it works.

[duovamp]

I'm glad justice was done and this monster was put to death.

Talking about Macphail btw.

[Eulogy]

also can people quit fucking autplaying songs in threads. jesus christ that is obnoxious.

[sppunk]

Mablak, fuck autoplay.

[Eulogy]

thanks sppunk

[Mablak]

That autoplay was keeping this thread alive. YOU FOOLS.

[Corganist]

Tell you what, if we're going to sit here and wring our hands about the death penalty, then let's just have a good cry about this asshole too while we're at it.