Posted by Dave on 09/22/08 at 12:55:40 pm
Categories: Capital Punishment, Troy Anthony Davis

Troy Anthony Davis is 27 hours away from being killed by the State of Georgia. Troy will be executed at 7pm tomorrow — Tuesday, Sept 23, 2008.

Davis was convicted of a murder of a police office in 1989 based on the testimony of nine eyewitnesses, seven of which have since recanted their testimony. There are very serious doubts about whether Davis was guilty, but the State of Georgia is ignoring the doubts and moving forward with their plans to kill a man who may innocent.

You can read more at the following links:

• Troy Anthony Davis
• My posts on Troy Anthony Davis
• Troy Anthony Davis Execution - Live Updates

Here are some things that you can do:

1. Please do not do this anymore. We are taking our focus off of the board. Call the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Georgia Attorney General's Office! Huffington Post put up an article this morning with working numbers for both of these offices. Call, give your name and state of residence, and briefly explain why you object to this execution. Focus on the specifics of this case, not general opinions about the death penalty as a public policy. BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES: 404-657-9350 GEORGIA ATTORNEY GENERAL: 404-656-3300
2. Are you a journalist? Write about Troy. Do you Blog? Write about Troy. Do you have a blogging friend/sister/dad/boyfriend/neighbor? Or, better still, are they on network news? You get the picture. Get them writing and talking about Troy!

An innocent may be murdered tomorrow. And none of us, regardless of our stance on the death penalty, should be okay with that.

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