Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Why are we killing Troy Davis?

Unless something God-like and miraculous happens, Troy Davis, 42, is going to be executed tomorrow, Wednesday 21 September 2011, at 7pm, by lethal injection at a state prison in Jackson, Georgia.

Let me say up front I feel great sorrow for the family of Mark MacPhail, the police officer who was shot and murdered on 19 August 1989. I cannot imagine the profound pain they've shouldered for 22 angst-filled years, hoping, waiting and praying for some semblance of justice. Officer MacPhail will never come back to life, his wife, his two children, and his mother will never see him again. Under that sort of emotional and spiritual duress, I can imagine why they are convinced Troy Davis is the murderer of their beloved son, husband and father.

But, likewise, I feel great sorrow for Troy Davis and his family. I don't know if Davis murdered Officer MacPhail or not. What I do know is that there is no DNA evidence linking him to the crime, that seven of nine witnesses have either recanted or contradicted their original testimonies tying him to the act, and that a gentleman named Sylvester "Redd" Coles is widely believed to be the actual triggerman. But no real case against Coles has ever been pursued. Full story...

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