In a time where we live with a Black President; there are still instances that seem to shine through in the resurrected south that sprinkle subtle racism. Today in Georgia Troy Davis execution was executed and was pronounced dead by lethal injection just after 11 p.m. Wednesday September 21st, 2011. Troy Davis is a 42 year old black male who was found guilty in 1989 of killing a off duty cop by the name of Mark MacPhail. What makes this story most intriguing is that no gun was ever found, but prosecutors say shell casings were linked to an earlier shooting for which Davis was convicted. Witnesses also placed Davis at the crime scene and identified him as the shooter, but several of them have recalled their accounts and some jurors have said they've changed their minds about his guilt. Others have claimed a man who was with Davis that night has told people he actually shot the officer. This same man testified against Davis saying he was the shooter the night of the crime. Davis legal team requested polygraph test to be taken hours before his execution but the lower courts have denied. A day after his execution reality starts to settle in and Al Sharpton hops on the plane to go chase another ambulance. However it doesn't change the fact that possibly a innocent man was killed yesterday for a crime he did not commit. Do you feel he is really innocent? Do you think there is enough evidence to prove him guilty? Let us know as we explore the case.....
In a country so "civilized", we still rule with a third world eye for an eye mentality. Makes you question exactly how just the justice system really is. Maybe it was because he was black; possibly because he didn't have a rich family. Maybe it's cool to put a man to death when the blood of a cop is in question. Worst of all, maybe it's because the system couldn't fess up to a mistake. They say never argue with fools, but there's an exception to every rule.....
ReplyDeleteIts unfortunate that this is even being discussed. My heart goes out to all the families affected by this.
ReplyDeletesubtle racism? more like blatent racism. in a country where casey anthony can kill her child and get off but a black man is accused of killing a cop and given the death penalty shows how skewed the justice system really is.
ReplyDeleteI just hope everyone who is upset about this, as they should be, will go out and vote in next years election. That's the only way our voices are truly heard. And don't just stop at the Presidental election. We need to get out to the polls in local elections to vote in councilmen and judges, as they make and enforce the local laws. It's sad our justice system failed this brotha.
ReplyDelete"Innocent until proven guilty"...I guess that's just an idea and not a principle. Guess evidence is irrelevant in 2011.
ReplyDeleteThis whole situation saddened me! Another man died the same day in Texas & was guilty. With all the ppl backing him, nothin was still done. It cld have all been avoided if ppl had integrity the first time around.
ReplyDeleteI definitely am a proponent of the death penalty but the abundance of circumstanstial evidence complemented with the multiple witness recants should have warranted Mr.Davis a re-trial. We can sit here all day and discuss racism in America. 95.5% of the time black people don't even realize when they are being played by "whitey" due to centuries of mental/psychological abuse. If we wanted to think outside the box just for a moment, we could discuss how the effects of this trickery have caused us as a people to turn on one another. After all, it was Troy Davis' "boy" that pointed the finger and said he did it, mind you that nigga was right there with him. Mind you this "friend" of his also testified against him and was one of two witnesses that did not recant. At the end of the day this aint nothing but black on black crime and we as a people need to be more proactive than reactive. This man dealt with this hipocrisy for 20yrs. I am quite positive that not too many of us started shouting"Give him free" until a month ago. If we as a people were more concerned with the plight of our generation instead of when Drake's album is about to drop, we might actually be able to start making a difference. If you think what I'm saying is BS, take a look at your FB page on the day this man was executed. How many of your friend's were discussing this on their wall? See what I'm saying?
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