Troy Davis

Last night, Troy Davis was executed by the state of Georgia.  I have a problem with that.  I have a problem that a man who 1/3 of Americans believe was innocent of his crime was executed.  I have a problem that in our country, a man who 1/3 of Americans believe was innocent had no reasonable doubt at the time of his initial trial.
This is a man who had up to 7 "eyewitnesses" recant their statements.  Seven eyewitnesses stated that they saw him kill another man over 20 years ago, but since, have said, no they don't think it was him.  This is not enough doubt for Georgia to stay the execution?  That's b.s.  That is more than enough doubt.  That is opening the door and all you can see is doubt.

Troy Davis may have been guilty.  But those words, may have, are the key words in any phrase involving guilt.  That means that this man may have been innocent.  That Georgia may have killed this man in cold blood.  How do you live with that?  How do you wake up this morning and feel good about yourself, when last night, you may have murdered this man as viciously as the victim of the original crime was murdered?

It's especially important to remember that there are innocent people in prison.   These men and women have been wrongly convicted and years later, the convictions are sometimes overturned. 

The United Nations, arguably one of the greatest sources for the morals of the world, has passed a resolution calling for the end of the Death Penalty.  We are no longer the barbaric people of Biblical times.  We are thinkers and individuals who hold the sanctity of life high.

The Death Penalty makes a mockery of us all.