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- Neiby, on 10/11/2007, -27/+133Georgia...again? Jesus ***** Christ. That State needs to be burned to the ground. Seriously. Just ***** start over.
- JMidd24, on 10/11/2007, -25/+94What I find more disturbing is how this guy was sentenced in 1991 and it is now 2007. Whether he is guilty or not, it should never take that long.
- mcclelland, on 10/11/2007, -5/+60Sounds like To Kill A Mocking Bird.
- art42, on 10/11/2007, -3/+57It almost always takes that long in the US. Better to go slow than execute another innocent person.
- sgtbutterscotch, on 10/11/2007, -6/+56The jury didn't convict him because he's black. As it says pretty early on, the witnesses said the lied under duress from the police.
- art42, on 10/11/2007, -13/+53Amnesty International will FAX Georgia's State Board of Pardons & Paroles in your name at no charge:
http:// www.amnestyusa.org/ page.php?id=138
Georgia governor Sonny Perdue:
http:// www.gov.state.ga.us/ contact_dom.shtml
Office of the Governor
Georgia State Capitol Atlanta, GA 30334
Office Phone: 404-656-1776 - art42, on 10/11/2007, -5/+40Troy Davis gets 90-day stay of execution:
http://digg.com/politics/Troy_Davis_maybe_innocent_gets_90_day_stay_of_execution_for_new_evidence - ericsilva2, on 10/11/2007, -8/+38It's even better not to execute anyone at all.
- ATH025, on 10/11/2007, -10/+38Blacks are approximately 12 percent of the US Population.
But they represent 40% of the prison population
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/crimoff.htm
Over 50% of homicides (murders) are commited by blacks
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/race.htm
1) In 2005, there were more than 645,000 victims of cross-racial ** violent crimes ** between blacks and whites in the U.S.
In 90 percent of those crimes, black offenders attacked white victims.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-murders_bdjun10,1,118837.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed
2) Based on current rates of incarceration, an estimated 32% of black males (1 in 3 Black Men) will enter State or Federal prison during their lifetime.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/crimoff.htm - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+26Thunderdome
- MacEnvy, on 10/11/2007, -2/+26Just because you won't take action doesn't mean that others are as inconsiderate as you are.
- Nougat, on 10/11/2007, -3/+27It was this kind of thing - the execution of innocent people - which led the governor of Illinois to put a moratorium on the death penalty. George Ryan did a whole lot of screwed up things, but that one was a good move.
- Qeveren, on 10/11/2007, -16/+39You're right. It should never happen at all. The state has no business killing its citizens.
- kosmoX, on 10/11/2007, -1/+21Almost as bad as starting a country with convicts, mate.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -9/+28where did the prosecutor lie? or the cops? I was hoping for a much killer story here. But 7 of 9 witnesses recanted (maybe to just save the poor guys life)? I'm all for a retrial but seriously don't try to spin this as what it is not.
- tonkboogie, on 10/11/2007, -3/+21where in the article did it say he was involved in a fight? it just says he was there- why are you calling this man a gangbanger? how come he just couldn't have been hungry and wanted some fast food, and just been in the wrong place at the wrong time?
- Tabou, on 10/11/2007, -1/+18Why did you add spaces within the URLs?
- CornStarch, on 10/11/2007, -7/+24Blind faith in the system is how people like Bush have been able to strip our rights over these last few years.
- rbot2010, on 10/11/2007, -1/+17It appears that Troy Davis has been granted a 90 day stay of execution. This will allow for presentation to the court the new evidence that he is not responsible for the death of the police officer. If the man is innocent he should not be executed. If there is evidence to show his innocence it should be reviewed. I'm not an advocate for the death penalty for any crime. I think other methods of punishment should be found. However, until we can change this method, it is important that we don't execute an innocent person. I am pleased that Mr. Davis is being given time for new evidence to be reviewed. What if he was executed and the evidence showed him to be completely innocent?
In the interim, from this link: http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6799052
I'm very disappointed with the police officer MacPhail wife's remark, "the decision sets a precedent for criminals that it's all right to kill a police officer and get away with it." I'm sorry for your loss. But I'm even more sorry that you would advocate the execution of someone who may be innocent and taking the blame for another person that is really responsible. - Phrag, on 10/11/2007, -2/+17or starting a country based on acceptance of other people's belief's and rights by massacring the people who were there first and justifying it by calling them savages.
This could go on all day... - Szandor, on 10/11/2007, -2/+17Do you have to be an ***** in *every* digg that you comment on?
You must be a very bitter and lonely person, Don. I don't have anger towards you, just pity. - rationalthinker, on 10/11/2007, -16/+30Digg is quickly becoming marginalized for it's liberal leaning, fact deficient, arrogant, uninformed posts. I for one can't wait for you ***** to go down. - Your resident independent.
- nblsavage, on 10/11/2007, -4/+17because the cops never use strongarm tactics yes?
- DaedalusX, on 10/11/2007, -6/+19White Guilt FTW!
He's obviously being put down BY THE MAN! - cryinlion85, on 10/11/2007, -14/+26buried as lame. poignant story. but this news link has exactly one word ("black" in the first sentence describing the defendant) that has been vastly exaggerated in the extremist paragraph description of the link. this is a story of police incompetence, not racial hostility.
- leth4l, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11My first use of the "Is XXXX being offensive" feature. Thanks!
- IADTatami, on 10/11/2007, -3/+13I've heard this whine on Fark, bannination and Slashdot (of all places!) as well.
Who's becoming marginalized, again? - Bigsby, on 10/11/2007, -3/+13You mean to tell me that a black man is considered guilty without the required evidence to prove it? What? No way! Not in the US of A! *Sarcasm +100*
- martyFREEDOM, on 10/11/2007, -3/+13Him being at the scene does not make him a gang banger. It was a public parking lot after all.
- ThinkFr33ly, on 10/11/2007, -6/+16You confuse correlation with causation. There is absolutely no casual evidence that blacks are violent or commit crime because they are black.
There is plenty of causal evidence that poor people are much more likely to commit crimes for a wide variety of reasons. Funny enough, more than 25% of ALL blacks live below the poverty line. These blacks also represent a very large portion of inner city poor, which make up the majority of all "criminals" that you mentioned in your lovely stats. Poor white people tend to live in rural areas, and rural areas tend to experience much less crime than urban areas.
If you examine crime in predominantly white / poor urban neighborhoods, you'll amazingly find nearly identical crime statistics as black / poor urban neighborhoods. Imagine that.
So, in summary, you're a racist and you are part of the problem. Have a nice day. - DRINKxREDxBULL, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10And here I thought this was going to be about the Duke Lacrosse team.
- Aero347, on 10/11/2007, -9/+18Be quick about hearing, slow about speaking, slow about wrath.
- ericsilva2, on 10/11/2007, -5/+13Speaking of baseless, your statement that the majority of people support the death penalty is exactly that.
- itsme92, on 10/11/2007, -10/+18Give them life in prison. Two wrongs don't make a right, and the death penalty is no exception.
- okcomputer1982, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8Like it or not, the statitics show that blacks and latinos tend to have harsher penilties for the same crime commited by whites even when economic factors are equalized. Though I am sure the long standing history of black men being viewed as naturally more savage and violent has nothing to do with it. Obviously these are just bad guys.
Also, can we talk about how anyone who even talks about possible examples of racial inequality is automatically racist? Does anyone else find this incredible sad? The fact of the matter is that that slavery happened and we as a country have never took the time to deal with it's repercussions. My grandmom's grandmom was a slave. It's not that long ago and it's not going to disappear because you will it to. Wake the ***** up, grow some balls, stop being scared of someone because of the color of their skin and listen to not like you for once. - noblepenguin, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8Justice and revenge are not the same thing. The purpose of our _justice_ system is exactly what its name implies. It is not meant to satisfy the revenge of certain people who want it (especially while other people in the same situation may not want revenge, thereby guaranteeing that justice will never be equal to all people).
- nblsavage, on 10/11/2007, -4/+12The death penalty should be abolished. Studies have shown that it has no real deterrent and if even one innocent is killed, it makes us all murderers.
- s1mph0ny, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8A 7/9 witnesses confessing they either didn't see him do it, or saw that he didn't do it says differently.
The cops involved and witnesses with no back bones should all be sent to jail. - brutalentropy, on 10/11/2007, -3/+10Yeah they should've killed him ASAP, that way there wouldn't be all these pesky questions about guilt versus innocence!
- SonOfHam, on 10/11/2007, -2/+9So the fact that you live in a country where an innocent person can be put to death doesn't bother you. Having to hear about it, that's what bothers you.
- XFDRaven, on 10/11/2007, -11/+18US Soldiers in Iraq have killed innocents once in a while. You help pay for their actions. With your logic, we should arrest and punish you because you're just as guilty as them.
Way to go there champ. - galore, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7The problem with this logic is that if he is indeed innocent and you keep him in jail or execute him, the REAL killer is still on the loose potentially preying on future victims...
- capiCrimm, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Wait -- you just implied going insane on death row is punishment for innocent people, and that it's a good thing.
Sadly, I don't think as many people disagree with you as I hope. - TheDarkTipper, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8Atticus will save Tom Robinson.
- MacEnvy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6That's fair. Doesn't mean they're right. I could find several who agree wih me as well.
The great thing about philosophy is that no matter what one person says, another can rationally reason the opposite opinion as well. I think the bottom line is that none of us can really say what the correct life path is for another (that's where religion gets it wrong). - zip000, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7I live in Georgia, and couldn't agree more - just give me some forewarning.
- Urusai, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6The problem is that a majority (as in, two thirds) of capital convictions have gross errors in them, and executing just one innocent person is unconscionable (it's murder then, not merely some clerical or procedural failure). Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun came to the conclusion that the procedural problems with the death penalty are intractable, this after the SCOTUS, while he was a member, suspended the death penalty for being applied in a biased manner and later reinstated it with an attempt at safeguards. He concluded that after the reinstatement failed to correct the original problems (poor people and black people being disproportionately sentenced to death), it was time to give up on the whole process.
- MammasMilk, on 10/11/2007, -3/+9@ WhiteRaven - So if the majority of the citizens think slavery is okay then it is okay and they cannot be told they are wrong. I suggest you think a little bit more about your statement, it is very foolish.
- sgtbutterscotch, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Whenever you do that it just get worse. It's like when Sherman marched to the sea. Look at us now.
- nblsavage, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Racist *****.
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