Troy Davis to be executed tonight

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SportsAndLady
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Sep 21, 2011 6:36pm
Pretty big uproar about this. The Georgia Supreme Court just rejected his appeal.

On the evening of August 18, 1989, Davis briefly attended a pool party hosted by a friend. As he left with his friend Darrell Collins, the occupants of a passing car yelled obscenities at them.[SUP][6][/SUP] Michael Cooper, a passenger in the other car, was shot in the face, allegedly by Davis.[SUP][7][/SUP] Davis and Collins continued on, and later met Sylvester "Redd" Coles, who was arguing with a homeless man, Larry Young, over a beer.[SUP][6][/SUP][SUP][8][/SUP] Off-duty policeman Mark MacPhail was working as a security guard at a Burger King restaurant in Savannah, Georgia.[SUP][9][/SUP]MacPhail, age 27, the son of a U.S. Army colonel, was married with 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.[SUP][10][/SUP] 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.[SUP][6][/SUP][SUP][8][/SUP][SUP][11][/SUP][SUP][12][/SUP] 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.[SUP][6][/SUP]
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.[SUP][6][/SUP][SUP][13][/SUP] The same evening, Davis drove to Atlanta with his sister.[SUP][6][/SUP][SUP][13][/SUP] 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.[SUP][14][/SUP] Police issued a reward for information leading to Davis' arrest.[SUP][15][/SUP] Davis' 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.[SUP][13][/SUP][SUP][16][/SUP] 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.[SUP][13][/SUP] 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.[SUP][17][/SUP]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Davis_case
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SportsAndLady
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Sep 21, 2011 7:13pm
Anyone following this?

I just got home, got on twitter and it's blowing it up.

Apparently they just delayed the execution..it was supposed to be 7 pm tonight
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Big_Mirg_ZHS
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Sep 21, 2011 7:15pm
Still no concrete word from what i can see
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Sep 21, 2011 7:16pm
Haven't been following much but if i'm understanding correctly, 7 out of 9 witnesses recanted, no physical evidence and no gun. I'm all for the death penalty but in this case there is too much doubt here.

Latest i'm seeing is it's been put on hold but could still happen tonight.
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Sep 21, 2011 8:35pm
SportsAndLady;906016 wrote:Anyone following this?

I just got home, got on twitter and it's blowing it up.

Apparently they just delayed the execution..it was supposed to be 7 pm tonight
glad i dont have twitter.
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tk421
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Sep 21, 2011 9:05pm
Don't really care.
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Sep 21, 2011 9:19pm
some black bitch is claiming racism on my twitter and was going off earlier...stfu
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Sep 21, 2011 10:19pm
And this is why I don't support the death penalty.
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Sep 21, 2011 10:32pm
ccrunner609;906194 wrote:If the case was heard 20+years ago and he was convicted in a courtroom then he needs to man up and take the needle.

I highly doubt he is innocent.
This. Everyone hates Arnold for not pardoning Tookie Williams... seems like they forget he killed many people and founded the deadliest gang in America.

Fuck criminals. 1000000% for the death penalty.
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Sep 21, 2011 10:37pm
Trueblue23;906213 wrote:This. Everyone hates Arnold for not pardoning Tookie Williams... seems like they forget he killed many people and founded the deadliest gang in America.

Fuck criminals. 1000000% for wasting money (fact this costs more than life imprisonment) and killing innocent people occasionally.
FIFY
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Sep 21, 2011 10:52pm
I don't know who I trust less, shady witnesses recanting or prosecution/law enforcement claiming there was no coercion. Especially considering the cops were dumb enough to not get a search warrant for his house. Following procedure wouldn't appear to be a strong point.

The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 seems like a pretty sucky law.
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Sep 21, 2011 10:54pm
I do not believe that injecting somebody with a drug and killing them costs more of the taxpayers money than taking care of them for life in prison
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Sep 21, 2011 10:56pm
Pick6;906234 wrote:I do not believe that injecting somebody with a drug and killing them costs more of the taxpayers money than taking care of them for life in prison
The extra costs are in the legal expenses to prosecute the original case, appeals, etc.
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Sep 21, 2011 11:05pm
Did he play RB at Iowa State?
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Sep 21, 2011 11:09pm
Pick6;906234 wrote:I do not believe that injecting somebody with a drug and killing them costs more of the taxpayers money than taking care of them for life in prison
Well you are wrong. Death Penalty is a huge expense.
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Sep 21, 2011 11:14pm
Pick6;906234 wrote:I do not believe that injecting somebody with a drug and killing them costs more of the taxpayers money than taking care of them for life in prison
Lawyers and Judges cost way more than food and a bed and some guards.
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Sep 21, 2011 11:16pm
Little Danny;906237 wrote:The extra costs are in the legal expenses to prosecute the original case, appeals, etc.
Because people who get life in prison do not have any costs to prosecute the original case and they never have any appeals?
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Sep 21, 2011 11:20pm
chicago510;906267 wrote:Lawyers and Judges cost way more than food and a bed and some guards.
If it were only that simple. smh

http://www.lao.ca.gov/2009/crim/ab900/ab900_051409.pdf
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Sep 21, 2011 11:48pm
Don't know anything about the case, but he has been executed.
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Sep 22, 2011 12:03am
Skyhook79;906272 wrote:Because people who get life in prison do not have any costs to prosecute the original case and they never have any appeals?
The costs of death penalty cases are far higher than the cost to imprison someone for life. That is simply a fact.
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Sep 22, 2011 12:05am
People want it both ways...

Casey Anthony-looked like she murdered her child, but no evidence: she should rot in jail.
Davis-more than likely that he was the murderer of multiple men, witnesses had mixed stories..no hard evidence. Has been caught before with possession of handgun WITH altered serial number.- he shouldnt be killed.

What are you doing carrying a handgun ilegally, especially one with an altered serial number? Must not have good intentions.
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Sep 22, 2011 12:09am
Pick6;906319 wrote:People want it both ways...

Casey Anthony-looked like she murdered her child, but no evidence: she should rot in jail.
Davis-more than likely that he was the murderer of multiple men, witnesses had mixed stories..no hard evidence. Has been caught before with possession of handgun WITH altered serial number.- he shouldnt be killed.

What are you doing carrying a handgun ilegally, especially one with an altered serial number? Must not have good intentions.
I just don't want people killed. Especially when there is even the most minute chance that we were wrong and they didn't do what we say they did.
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Sep 22, 2011 12:12am
http://boingboing.net/2011/09/21/james-byrds-killer-arrives-at-texas-death-house-final-meal-served.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+(Boing+Boing)

petty good read about another execution taking place last night, mainly the fact that the slain victims family did not wish to see the killer executed.
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Sep 22, 2011 12:38am
"Ross Byrd said about the case: “Life in prison would have been fine. I know he can’t hurt my daddy anymore. I wish the state would take in mind that this isn’t what we want.”"

The state should not kill people.
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Sep 22, 2011 12:45am
You don't live in that state, so move to one that doesn't have the death penalty!