Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Is It Okay to Execute Innocent Citizens? The Supreme Court Isn't Going to Think About It.



Supreme Court refuses to hear Troy Davis case.

From Alternet:

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider the case of Georgia death row prisoner Troy Anthony Davis, giving the go-ahead for his execution. The Court's decision came mere weeks after it blocked Davis's execution at the last minute so that the justices could examine his appeal, something they were scheduled to do six days later anyway. Davis was less than two hours away from the death chamber on September 23, when the Court intervened; it was the second time Davis had come within hours of death; last summer, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole granted a temporary reprieve based on overwhelming evidence of his possible innocence. Among other factors, seven out of nine eyewitnesses who testified against Davis at trial have since recanted, with some saying they were coerced by the police. Of the two who have not recanted, one, a man named Sylvester Coles is said by many to be the real murderer.

More coverage:
The Associated Press ABC Christian Science Monitor The New York Times Time CNN The Guardian The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
and more and more- thanks to x_3mta3.

4 comments:

  1. The justices made no comments justifying their position, nor were any dissents attached to the one sentence finding. What kind of fucked up system allows a potentially innocent man to go through and be turned down at every step of the way without an explanation? Without someone stepping forward and taking the responsibility of saying, "I condemn you to death for this reason." "You are going to be killed, using taxpayer dollars, because I don't believe you." There is no justice in this decision. Why are the justices hiding behind their one line statement? Somebody step forward and take responsibility.

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  2. you can send an email to the board of pardons and paroles of georgia through amnesty international at amnestyusa.org.

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