Troy Davis sentenced again

On September 12th, the Georgian Pardon and Parole board rejected clemency for a most likely innocent man, Troy Davis, in the murder of an off-duty police officer. He was first sentenced in 1991. He has been fighting for his freedom since then.

The problem with this case is Davis is both a black American and there is absolutely no physical evidence against him. The court found him guilty on only eye witness reports. Since then, seven of the witnesses have changed their stories. Some have said police coerced them, others have signed affidavits saying that one of the two remaining witnesses was the real murderer - but because of our broken justice system, none of this evidence has made it to the appeals.

Troy Davis was rejected again on the twelfth and is scheduled to be executed on the twenty-third.

The ACLU is currently leading a campaign to free Troy Davis, as there is no real evidence against him. Unfortunately, the restrictive appeals process and inherent Georgian racism has led to a frightening conclusion; and despite the ACLU's best efforts, Davis will be punished for a crime he did not commit.

Though this is my personal blog, I feel obligated to share this with all of you. It is important that we realize a black man is sentenced to death on only one credible witness while a white man has nine credible witnesses against him. I ask you to share this with those you know and to take a moment to write the board to commute Davis's sentence.

For more information, visit the ACLU page dedicated to Troy: https://secure.aclu.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=SplashPage&id=906

read this article by Time writer Brendan Lowe: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1643384,00.html?cnn=yes

and visit Troy Davis's advocacy website: http://www.troyanthonydavis.org/


Thank you for your time. The next blog will be cheerier.