Death Row

[cailc-e-sios]

I was just watching Jools Holland tonight and I noticed that the drummer with Keane was wearing a slogan with the message :

'Justice for Troy Davis'

I googled the name and found this;

http://www.troyanthonydavis .org/

It appears this guy was due to be executed in Georgia USA recently.
He was convicted on dodgy witness evidence of killing a cop.
Seven of the nine witnesses have now retracted their statements but the appeals failed and now Troy is to face execution on Monday next,(Oct 27th).

[POL]

no smoke without fire, fry him

[cailc-e-sios]

Over 30 views and one crass reply!

Where is the love people?

:confused:

[scottyspud1]

have they started executing people again?

[cailc-e-sios]

They never stopped!

42 executions last year, 26 of which happened in Texas!

28 so far this year. 20 more pending.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/death-penalty/page.do?id=1011005

[RutlandStreet]

But, hang on!!!!!!!

They have such a safe society, don't they?


So it obviously works!!!

[cailc-e-sios]

Troy is facing execution tomorrow.

[sooz1]

But, hang on!!!!!!!

They have such a safe society, don't they?


So it obviously works!!!


Yes, the US is proof that the death penalty is an effective deterrent against murder.
If only our limp wristed, sandal wearing, lentil eating, tree hugging, whale saving government would follow their example we could slash the murder rate.

[mariebeth]

Yes, the US is proof that the death penalty is an effective deterrent against murder.

It's actually proof that Capital Punishment does not act as a deterrent against murder. The states that do practice the death penalty actually have a higher homicide rate than the states that do not practice the death penalty. The link below backs this up:

Statistics on death penalty (http://www.deathpenaltyinfo .org/deterrence-states-without-death-penalty-have-had-consistently-lower-murder-rates#stateswithvwit hout)

[cailc-e-sios]

Troy has been granted a stay of execution.

This grants him some more time to fight his cause.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/24/troy.davis.stay.exec ution/index.html

[sooz1]

It's actually proof that Capital Punishment does not act as a deterrent against murder. The states that do practice the death penalty actually have a higher homicide rate than the states that do not practice the death penalty. The link below backs this up:

Statistics on death penalty (http://www.deathpenaltyinfo .org/deterrence-states-without-death-penalty-have-had-consistently-lower-murder-rates#stateswithvwit hout)


Sorry, I didn't realise I'd need to use my <sarcasm> </sarcasm> tags.

[cailc-e-sios]

Three years after starting this thread and I'm now listening to Troys sister talking to Pat Kenny on the radio.

Troy is still fighting for justice, but at least they have'nt executed him yet!!!!

http://www.troyanthonydavis .org/