We Are All Troy Davis
We are all Troy Davis.
Given a set of circumstances we could all be Troy Davis. How does an innocent man or woman defend themselves when everyone is out to make sure they are convicted no matter what the facts of the case are? How do you defend yourself when not a shred of physical evidence is used?
Our criminal injustice system is flawed. We should have fixed it long ago. Instead we imprison a higher rate of our citizens that any other nation in the world. We have created a prison-industrial complex.
We have allowed private corporations to run our prisons and use those incarcerated as slaves to enrich themselves.
In the last three days three men have been executed. Troy Davis in Georgia, Lawrence Brewer in Texas and Derrick Mason in Alabama.
In the case of Derrick Mason even the judge that sentenced him asked the Governor to grant clemency.
When will this ever end?
I have created two groups on FriendBurst to combat this insanity. If you agree, please join.
I find it shocking that so many who justify the death penalty are so unconcerned about guilt or innocence.
God gives life to all of us – only He has the right to take it. Troy’s death was not in vain – this injustice will have focused many hearts and minds on the abolition of this cruel and barbaric thing that is the death penalty.
Troy is now in the arms of our Lord – free forever.
I believe in being able to put people to death for certain crimes…but our death penalty does not work. It should be scrapped and they can start over and if they can’t get it figured out correctly then there shouldn’t be a death penalty at all.
I am amazed after reading about Troy Davis that they carried out the sentence!!! As you stated “We are all Troy Davis”, in other words this could be any of us!
Thank you for bringing this to my attention John!!!!!
Scarier yet…Homeland Security said wait until we make being in debt illegal! They would have to lock up the whole country if they did that.
Anyway…your a true humanitarian John, to bring awareness to this terrible injustice and death of Troy Davis!