The case of Troy Davis

[lonelybrit]

Capital punishment is one of those issues that I'm unable to not take seriously (I'm utterly against it, in case anyone was wondering). So when this dropped in my inbox I did actually bother opening and reading.

From a quick search through various news archives, this story does appear to be legit. Troy Davis' initial execution date was postponed after several key witnesses recanted their evidence, in some cases claiming statements were taken under duress. The request for a new trial was denied, and a new execution date is set for later this month, with a clemency hearing set for 12 September.

It's the USA, it's Georgia, so obviously I'm a bit misplaced for this, but if any of the US folks are interested, or would consider sending an email, here is the link as given to me.

Comments

[captcrashsc.livejournal.com]

Crap like this just drives me nuts. Yeah, sure...racial profiling and corrupt cops/ lawyers/ judges are a thing of the past.

I hate to say it, but sometimes I'm NOT proud to be an American.

[lonelybrit]

I just find the case incredibly sad, whatever happens nobody will have come out on top by the time it's all over. Even if we don't have capital punishment in the UK anymore, we still have similar problems lurking in the system. Fingers crossed it will all eventually move on sooner rather than later. Thanks for commenting :)