2009-06-01
Troy Davis
"THERE is no abuse of government power more egregious than executing an innocent man. But that is exactly what may happen if the United States Supreme Court fails to intervene on behalf of Troy Davis. [...] I am a firm believer in the death penalty, but I am an equally firm believer in the rights and protections guaranteed by the Constitution. To execute Troy Davis without having a court hear the evidence of his innocence would be unconscionable and unconstitutional." Full statement by Bob Barr.
"It’s bad enough that we still execute people in the United States. It’s absolutely chilling that we’re willing to do it when we’re not even sure we’ve got the right person in our clutches. [...] I’m opposed to the death penalty, but I would have a very hard time finding even the faintest glimmer of sympathy for the person who murdered that officer. The problem with taking Mr. Davis’s life in response to the murder of Officer MacPhail is the steadily growing mass of evidence that Mr. Davis was not the man who committed the murder. [...] Nine witnesses testified against Mr. Davis at his trial in 1991, but seven of the nine have since changed their stories." Full piece by Bob Herbert.
Please get involved as much as you can in the Troy Davis case.
"It’s bad enough that we still execute people in the United States. It’s absolutely chilling that we’re willing to do it when we’re not even sure we’ve got the right person in our clutches. [...] I’m opposed to the death penalty, but I would have a very hard time finding even the faintest glimmer of sympathy for the person who murdered that officer. The problem with taking Mr. Davis’s life in response to the murder of Officer MacPhail is the steadily growing mass of evidence that Mr. Davis was not the man who committed the murder. [...] Nine witnesses testified against Mr. Davis at his trial in 1991, but seven of the nine have since changed their stories." Full piece by Bob Herbert.
Please get involved as much as you can in the Troy Davis case.
Labels: death penalty
