Sadly, the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Troy Davis's appeal. So, in effect, they are allowing the state of Georgia to execute a man who very well might be innocent of the crime for which he was convicted.
With this decision, the stay of execution has automatically expired and Georgia will likely set a new execution date very soon.
Georgia will execute this man despite reasonable doubt as to Davis's guilt. This is not justice.
And I can't help but wonder if things would be different if Davis were a white man.
Our only hope now is to appeal for clemency to the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles. You can easily send them an email and a fax through the Amnesty International USA website here: Urge Clemency for Troy Davis
Thank you so very much for the update! I have sent the "urge for clemency" email and have posted your update to all of my social networking sites!
ReplyDeleteIn Peace,
Kathrin
Kathrin,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for helping to spread the word.
And, above all, thanks for caring.
Mary
Please do not place all of the blame for this outrage on the Supreme Court. The individuals who lied on this man and now want to assuage their conscious, and the jury who refused to acknowledge reasonable doubt (since there was no evidence directly tying this man to this act) are more guilty because they could have stopped this before it got to the Supreme Court level. Individuals need to take responsibility for the great damage they cause when they are dishonest in carrying out the legal responsibilities and public trust with which they are entrusted. These people need to be held accountable for what they did as much as the higher legal processes are being held accountable.
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