Wrong

Troy Davis is on death row in Georgia, his execution imminent.
Everything wrong with this case is what is wrong about the death penalty in general.
There were nine “witnesses” but seven have recanted and one of the other two is the guy that most likely actually committed the murder.
The witnesses have spoken of police intimidation, another common thread in death penalty cases.
Even if the witnesses had not recanted, all research points to eyewitness testimony being unreliable, particularly the way most police including in this case, elicit the testimony.
There is no physical evidence in this case. Convict a person in such a case? Maybe convict them, but with the uncertainty it is madness to put such a person to death.
Do you think that it is a coincidence that Troy Davis is black and about to be executed? Think again. Blacks and whites are murder victims in nearly equal numbers of crimes, but 80% of people executed since the death penalty was reinstated have been executed for murders involving white victims. More than 20% of black defendants who have been executed were convicted by all-white juries.
Most people think that there are endless appeals and these cases “tie up the courts.” In fact, Troy Davis has never even had a day in court to bring up all the facts about the tainted evidence that convicted him.
This execution is wrong. The death penalty is wrong. Most of the world has abolished the death penalty and most of the world have lower murder rates than the United States. It is time to stop the execution of Troy Davis and it is time to end the death penalty.
Join Group 133 and people all around the world on May 19th protesting the death penalty of Troy Davis.
“There but for the grace of God go you or I”
I AM TROY DAVIS!

I AM TROY DAVIS