Man set to die on Sept 21

[RachelandSadie]

Originally Posted by roseylovestosho

I don't think you're playing devil's advocate, your point is very well taken. I don't think the entire police force or the profession is to blame...just some people who whether they meant well (or not) did not reach an outcome that I think is fair in this particular case. Troy Davis probably had a publicly appointed defense attorney, and given that there were so many witnesses (at the time) to implicate him, I'm not so sure much was done for his defense. Again, I'm speculating, but given that he has maintained his innocence for 20 years, along with Amnesty International's continuing support, and the international community's interest...I feel as if there is enough reasonable doubt where an innocent man might die, and that would be a travesty.

i agree. unless the man is for sure the murderer than it would would be a travesty to say the least having another innocent man die over this case

[roseylovestosho]

The state of Georgia killed Troy Davis tonight.

Despite so much doubt about Troy Davis's guilt -- including seven witnesses who changed or recanted their testimony, and three jurors who convicted Troy who later asked that his life be spared -- Georgia's parole board decided he should die. And so tonight at 11:08 Eastern Time, he was killed by lethal injection.

His sister, Kim Davis, wanted to tell you what her brother said before he died:

"When Troy saw that more than 250,000 Change.org members signed a petition that was delivered to the board in his name, he called to tell me he was deeply moved. He told me he knew that he had supporters around the world, but he had no idea that the support was that widespread."

Kim has said that she'll keep fighting, for the next Troy Davis and the one after that. And she knows so many of us will join her in this fight.

Troy Davis was not alone when he died. Thank you for standing with him.

- Patrick and the entire Change.org team


P.S. Troy's case has brought international attention to deep, long-existing flaws in our criminal justice system. If you're interested in becoming more involved in advocacy around the death penalty, visit Amnesty International, The Innocence Project, or the NAACP. You can also start your own campaign on this issue on Change.org.

[Jennxling]

Originally Posted by roseylovestosho

The state of Georgia killed Troy Davis tonight.

Despite so much doubt about Troy Davis's guilt -- including seven witnesses who changed or recanted their testimony, and three jurors who convicted Troy who later asked that his life be spared -- Georgia's parole board decided he should die. And so tonight at 11:08 Eastern Time, he was killed by lethal injection.

His sister, Kim Davis, wanted to tell you what her brother said before he died:

"When Troy saw that more than 250,000 Change.org members signed a petition that was delivered to the board in his name, he called to tell me he was deeply moved. He told me he knew that he had supporters around the world, but he had no idea that the support was that widespread."

Kim has said that she'll keep fighting, for the next Troy Davis and the one after that. And she knows so many of us will join her in this fight.

Troy Davis was not alone when he died. Thank you for standing with him.

- Patrick and the entire Change.org team


P.S. Troy's case has brought international attention to deep, long-existing flaws in our criminal justice system. If you're interested in becoming more involved in advocacy around the death penalty, visit Amnesty International, The Innocence Project, or the NAACP. You can also start your own campaign on this issue on Change.org.

This makes me feel so sad and hopeless!! Our "justice" system should really be the "wealth" system...where those who have money can get away with murder and those who are innocent will simply die for nothing but injustice.

[chachi]

I signed it and am thinking of this man and his family

[roseylovestosho]

Originally Posted by chachi

I signed it and am thinking of this man and his family

Hi, thank you for taking the time to sign it. Troy Davis was executed last night though

[chachi]

Originally Posted by roseylovestosho

Hi, thank you for taking the time to sign it. Troy Davis was executed last night though

Im sorry this is so sad. We will never know if we just executed an innocent man

[Lil Sis]

This makes me beyond sad. I do feel for the family of the police office, but taking the life of a man who is possibly not guilty is another item of grief for this family and for our nation,.

[roseylovestosho]

Unfortunately, this kind of thing is not unusual. There have even been several death penalty cases where people have been executed even after taking lie detector tests and passing them. However, the lie detector tests are viewed as evidence that cannot be brought to court so that's pretty devastating as well.

[gidget529]

I saw on the news one of the things he uttered before passing was he wished God would have mercy on the souls of the ppl who were killing him. I don't know anything really about the case, but I thought those words really said a lot about who he was as a person.

[roseylovestosho]

Originally Posted by gidget529

I saw on the news one of the things he uttered before passing was he wished God would have mercy on the souls of the ppl who were killing him. I don't know anything really about the case, but I thought those words really said a lot about who he was as a person.

Thank you for bringing that up, here were his last words:


Georgia inmate Troy Davis was defiant to the end, proclaiming his innocence in the 1989 slaying of off-duty Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail.

Here are his final words, as witnessed by an Associated Press reporter:

"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."

[Christinee]

This is so sad.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

I had read this and also watched some of it on tv. I had to find this thread to see what ended up happening. I must say that I am a little shocked and sad. After hearing that the "witnesses" said that they were forced to say he did it, how could they go through with this? I feel so sorry for his family and for the family of the officer. Because if this is the case, the real killer is walking free. I really thought that something would have been done. We have some real problems in our country in certain areas.