Georgia to execute death row inmate tomorrow, who could possibly be innocent

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

A death penalty that takes twenty years to go from trial to carrying out the sentence is not particularly useful.  That said, I think it think it is well past the time for the sentence to be carried out.

[nclib]

While I do not support the death penalty to begin with, this is a very disturbing story that goes well beyond being for or against the death penalty. There are clear doubts about his guilt--why else would 7 witnesses recant?

I know death penalty supporters will say that the DP is necessary to protect innocent life, but given that there is a good chance he is not guilty, then that entire reasoning wouldn't work. If he turns out to be innocent, who should be killed to punish the taking of this innocent life?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

While I do not support the death penalty to begin with, this is a very disturbing story that goes well beyond being for or against the death penalty. There are clear doubts about his guilt--why else would 7 witnesses recant?

I know death penalty supporters will say that the DP is necessary to protect innocent life, but given that there is a good chance he is not guilty, then that entire reasoning wouldn't work. If he turns out to be innocent, who should be killed to punish the taking of this innocent life?

Lil Wayne would be a most excellent sacrifice.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Any idea what's going on since the USSC issued the hold?

[© tweed]

Any idea what's going on since the USSC issued the hold?

nobody really seems to know.  this seems to be a decent rolling update type page:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/09/21/140675230/with-a-few-hours-left-before-troy-davis-execution-protests-mount

[NVGonzalez]

The Supreme Court and the state of Georgia are allegedly about to commit murder. Unbelievable.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Good Lord...

[DrScholl]

This is highly unsettling, there were so many doubts, yet this is still happening. It's scary to think that someone who may not have committed a crime could lose their life for it.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Awfully sickening.  And they say this is the best judicial system in the world?

[Napoleon]

I like to look at the bright side of things. At least he wasn't beaten to death brutally by a gang of "peace officers" and had something resembling a trial by jury.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

It's awful - regardless of how long it took for the recantations - if they happened, the basis for the guilty verdict is severely compromised.

I understand the victim's family wanting closure, I completely do, but this is not justice for their son.

It's sickly sad that he might achieve more by being murdered than by living.

[krazen1211]

Executed. Smoke and mirrors claims did not hinder justice today.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Well, the state of Georgia just committed murder.

[they don't love you like i love you]

Ugh, I remember the ray of hope earlier....

Blood on the hands of at least a majority of Supreme Court justices and the Georgia Board of Clemency.

[justW353]

It's the 21st century, and still we murder people.  What a miscarriage of justice.

[Free Palestine]

The American "justice system" really is retarded anyways.  Nobody bothers to question the notion that killing someone for killing someone is really justice.

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[Joe Republic]

I don't know why people are so surprised clemency was denied.

Here's the supposed killer:




And here's the victim:




You figure it out.

[NVGonzalez]

Casey Anthony remains alive because there was reasonable doubt.
Troy Davis dies despite reasonable doubt.

Sick. Very sick.

[Lief 🗽]

Sure it's disgusting, but it's hardly surprising. That's just America for you.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

I don't know why people are so surprised clemency was denied.

Here's the supposed killer:




And here's the victim:




You figure it out.

We're not surprised, but God, we are pissed.

Ugh, I remember the ray of hope earlier....

Blood on the hands of at least a majority of Supreme Court justices and the Georgia Board of Clemency.

The entire Supreme Court, I'm afraid.  They all voted to kill him.

[King]

Executed. Smoke and mirrors claims did not hinder justice today.

I'm sure krazen has done more research on this thread topic beyond reading its title.  I'm sure of it.

[Joe Republic]

Casey Anthony remains alive because there was reasonable doubt.
Troy Davis dies despite reasonable doubt.

Sick. Very sick.

Some more pictures:

Troy Davis:




Casey Anthony:




Again, not much to figure out here.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

And they say this is the best judicial system in the world?

In fairness, if They actually do say that, then no one actually believes Them.

[krazen1211]

Executed. Smoke and mirrors claims did not hinder justice today.

I'm sure krazen has done more research on this thread topic beyond reading its title.  I'm sure of it.

Certainly quite a bit more than the peanut gallery here, including you, obviously, since the reference flew over your head.

[krazen1211]

I don't know why people are so surprised clemency was denied.

Here's the supposed killer:




And here's the victim:




You figure it out.

Are you implying that the jury that sentenced him to die was not majority black? Surely not.