An innocent man may have just been executed in Georgia after Supreme Court denies stay of execution - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32421469]So in other words, the death penalty should never be used.[/QUOTE] I like your optimism.

[QUOTE=Abrown516;32421591]I like your optimism.[/QUOTE] That was cynicism, not optimism.

I can only hope that some good can come out of this, like a ban on the death penalty or heavy restrictions. At least he would get his last wish [IMG]http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-smith.gif[/IMG] Even if he wasn't innocent the dp is so horrible and inhumane, I could never approve of it.

[QUOTE=TH89;32421639]That was cynicism, not optimism.[/QUOTE] And I'm very optimistic that I will remain cynical about these matters in the future.

[QUOTE=TH89;32421639]That was cynicism, not optimism.[/QUOTE] These things need to be color coded!

This made my eyes water a bit: [IMG]http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Observer/Columnist/Columnists/2011/5/27/1306493595234/Troy-Davis-007.jpg[/IMG]

This is fucking terrible.

Sadly, it's more common than not that innocent people are executed. Putting aside the fact executing ANYONE is both hypocritical and downright immoral, it's also reckless.

Justice system fails miserably,murderess roam the country and innocent people get death sentences yay!

Makes me sick to hear about a story like this. Troy deserves freedom.

I'm going to repost what I said in my late thread on this. I can't even begin to fathom how royally fucked up this is. The US pride themselves on being "LAND OF THE FREE, HOEM OF THE DURRRR", and force their fake human rights and democracy bullshit on the rest of the world, when they completely disrespect a man's plea for his innocence, even with a SEVERE lack of evidence to put him to death? Aye, well, fuck you, America. Fuck your justice system. Fuck your racist cunts in the courts. Fuck your bullshit wars in the name of "Democracy". This is not democracy. This is the murder of an innocent man.

[QUOTE=Scotty.;32422030]I'm going to repost what I said in my late thread on this. I can't even begin to fathom how royally fucked up this is. The US pride themselves on being "LAND OF THE FREE, HOEM OF THE DURRRR", and force their fake human rights and democracy bullshit on the rest of the world, when they completely disrespect a man's plea for his innocence, even with a SEVERE lack of evidence to put him to death? Aye, well, fuck you, America. Fuck your justice system. Fuck your racist cunts in the courts. Fuck your bullshit wars in the name of "Democracy". This is not democracy. This is the murder of an innocent man.[/QUOTE] Well, the reason you find the whole "Land of the free" thing weird is because they forgot to add "if you're rich, white, Christian and male".

[QUOTE=Megafanx13;32421917]Makes me sick to hear about a story like this. Troy deserves freedom.[/QUOTE] More like "deserved". It's funny how changing one letter makes it a whole lot sadder. Or is he still alive? I'm not sure what to think.

[QUOTE=skynrdfan3;32420996]there has to be another reason they're not telling us.[/QUOTE] Might have something to do with how strange the whole thing is. [quote]On the evening of August 18, 1989, Davis briefly attended a pool party hosted by a friend in the Cloverdale neighborhood of Savannah, Georgia. As he left with his friend Darrell Collins, the occupants of a passing car yelled obscenities at them. A bullet was fired into the car and Michael Cooper, a passenger in the other car, was shot in the face, allegedly by Davis. Davis and Collins continued on, and later met Sylvester "Redd" Coles, who was arguing with a homeless man, Larry Young, over a beer near a Burger King restaurant in the nearby Yamacraw neighborhood. Off-duty policeman Mark MacPhail was working as a security guard there and was shot when he attempted to intervene in the pistol whipping of Mr. Young. MacPhail, age 27, the son of a U.S. Army colonel, was married and father to a 2-year old daughter and an infant son. He had joined the Savannah Police Department in 1986 following six years of military service as an Army Ranger. MacPhail had worked for three years as a regular patrol officer and in the summer of 1989 had applied to train as a mounted policeman. At about 1:15 am, seeking to help Young who was being attacked in a nearby parking lot, MacPhail was killed. He had been shot twice, once through the heart and once in the face, without drawing his gun. No physical evidence from the crime was retrieved, apart from the bullets and shell casings, which were determined to have come from a .38-caliber pistol. Witnesses to the shooting agreed that a man in a white shirt had struck Young and then shot MacPhail. On the evening of August 19, Redd Coles went to the police. He told them that he had seen Davis with a .38-caliber gun, and that Davis had assaulted Young. The same evening, Davis drove to Atlanta with his sister. In the early morning of August 20, 1989, the Savannah police, suspecting Davis and seeking a murder weapon, converged on the Davis home. Having sealed off the area, the police searched the house, and a pair of shorts belonging to Davis were found in a dryer and confiscated. Police issued a reward for information leading to Davis's arrest. Davis's family began negotiating with police, motivated by concerns about his safety; local drug dealers were making death threats because the police dragnet seeking Davis had interrupted their business. On August 23, 1989, Davis was driven back to Savannah by members of his family, where he surrendered to police, and he was charged with MacPhail's murder. Hundreds of mourners, including county, state and federal law enforcement officials, had attended MacPhail's funeral at Trinity Lutheran Church in Savannah the day before.[/quote]

[QUOTE=Scotty.;32422030]I'm going to repost what I said in my late thread on this. I can't even begin to fathom how royally fucked up this is. The US pride themselves on being "LAND OF THE FREE, HOEM OF THE DURRRR", and force their fake human rights and democracy bullshit on the rest of the world, when they completely disrespect a man's plea for his innocence, even with a SEVERE lack of evidence to put him to death? Aye, well, fuck you, America. Fuck your justice system. Fuck your racist cunts in the courts. Fuck your bullshit wars in the name of "Democracy". This is not democracy. This is the murder of an innocent man.[/QUOTE] I'm glad you arrived, it's not like we have enough sweeping generalizations in this thread already.

And America was appalled because of the Australian tv show segment and ridiculed for being backwards? Hypocrites.

[B]THE LAND OF THE FUCKIN' FREE.[/B] I'm ashamed to live in Georgia.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;32422163]More like "deserved". It's funny how changing one letter makes it a whole lot sadder. Or is he still alive? I'm not sure what to think.[/QUOTE] maybe he's a zombie

If Georgia wants to stay a stable state (and not a smouldering crater of rioters), it WILL make repairations for this heinous state-authorised murder.

Shit. I saw this on the news when I was at work today. I didn't pay much attention because we were busy, but 'Troy Davis' was on the screen for almost my entire shift.

[QUOTE=ironman17;32422499]If Georgia wants to stay a stable state (and not a smouldering crater of rioters), it WILL make repairations for this heinous state-authorised murder.[/QUOTE] I'm wondering if somewhere in Georgia might end up getting their own LA Riots moment in the future because of this.

[QUOTE=Zeke129;32422670]I'm wondering if somewhere in Georgia might end up getting their own LA Riots moment in the future because of this.[/QUOTE] Canadian & US riots only start when people have enough room in their houses to loot shit, so it all depends on that.

Was watching the Democracy Now live coverage last night, and saw the moment when they were told he'd been given a reprieve but not a stay. Watched for another hour but then went to bed, thinking he was safe (the reprieve could last 'anywhere from day to a week' was the last I heard). Get up this morning to find they executed him. Not only has a potentially innocent man been murdered by the state, but if he was innocent then whoever did kill Mark MacPhail has gone free. How can shit like this happen - the state clearly [i]wanted[/i] to kill him.

His final words. [quote=Troy Davis]I'd like to address the MacPhail family. Let you know, despite the situation you are in, I'm not the one who personally killed your son, your father, your brother. I am innocent. The incident that happened that night is not my fault. I did not have a gun. All I can ask ... is that you look deeper into this case so that you really can finally see the truth. I ask my family and friends to continue to fight this fight. For those about to take my life, God have mercy on your souls. And may God bless your souls.[/quote]

There is probably stuff we don't know that the media don't care to tell.

God dammit.

Wow. He looked like the guy who's actually nice and kind hearted aswell, not to sound stereotypic or something, even though I know nothing of his personality, that's how he comes off as in my head.

I can't even begin to imagine how terrifying it was to be Troy Davis last night during the delays.

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

[QUOTE=SuperDuperScoot;32423240]I don't want to live on this planet anymore.[/QUOTE] I am SO sick of seeing this. You do realise there are 95 other countries where this would not have happened, right?