Cowardly U.S. Supreme Court Helped Execute Troy Davis

Posted on 21. Sep, 2011 by in Social Issues, WTF Moments

Despite an outcry for justice from the far-reaches of the world, Troy Davis was put to death by lethal injection on Wednesday night in Jackson, GA. Until his last breath, Davis and his supporters proclaimed his innocence.

Remember the names of the nine current U.S. Supreme Court justices: Elena Kagan; Clarence Thomas; Sonia Sotomayor; Samuel Alito, Jr.; John Roberts, Jr.; Stephen Breyer; Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Anthony Kennedy; and Antonin Scalia.

These are the names of the nine cowards that have had the last word in the Troy Davis case.

The decision came down from the high court in Washington, D.C. after 10:00 p.m. ET. They would not intervene and stop Davis’s execution.

People are wrongfully blaming President Obama for not stepping in. Legally, he had no authority since this was a state-level case. I still believe that the president has an opinion and could have spoken out with SOME form response whether or not it could have made a difference. The White House’s silence has been pretty loud. But, who am I?

Mark McPhail was the 22-year-old off-duty officer killed in 1989 in Savannah, Georgia. Davis was convicted of the crime in 1991. But, since then seven of the nine eyewitnesses have recanted their testimony. The evidence is fuzzy at best and definitely not strong enough to warrant the death penalty. It seems like they just wanted to kill someone to “seek justice” for McPhail. Too bad Davis stood in that path.

In his last words, Davis told the McPhail family seated on the first row of the execution room that he was innocent. He asked that people look deeper into the case. His last words to those who were carrying out the execution were, “May God bless your souls…”

Davis was put pronounced dead by lethal injection at 11:08 p.m. ET, according to CNN. The entire process took 15 minutes beginning at 10:53 p.m. ET.

The state of Georgia and the U.S. Supreme Court ain’t shit!

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Thanks to the Democracy Now live stream for the quotes and information.

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4 Responses to “Cowardly U.S. Supreme Court Helped Execute Troy Davis”

  1. Margo Schulter

    23. Sep, 2011

    At some point in this case, the U.S. Supreme Court could have and should have ruled that the death penalty constitutes a cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment in cases where there is substantial doubt as to guilt, although arguably not enough to support a finding of actual innocence which would require a new trial or the release of a prisoner. The Royal Commission on Capital Punishment in the UK (1953) and the American Law Institute’s Model Penal Code Section 210.6 (1) (f) (1962) reported, or in the later document advocated, such a standard — which would have saved Davis’s life, since doubt was very widespread, and voiced by jurists and law enforcement officials. However, by taking such a humane and reasonable stand, the Court would be taking a step toward the humane and reasonable conclusion that the death penalty itself is inhumane and unconstitutional. As Troy Davis has urged us, that’s the direction we need to follow as the struggle continues!

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  2. ybl

    22. Sep, 2011

    This is just one of the many injustices in our community. I still refuse to let black people off the hook entirely. We had momentum in the late 60's and early 70's. He didn't do it, but I wonder if he knew who actually pulled the trigger? This is really just another log on a fire that has been burining for 400 years. We have a deep, dark, and bloody history. Troy Davis is one of the many that died and will die.

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  3. Jocy

    22. Sep, 2011

    I don't know that the White House has ever spoken on specific executions or death row inmates. Considering the current POTUS is a Constitutional Law scholar, he tends to avoid anything that looks like he is stepping outside his presidential powers. At the end of the day, Pres. Obama's opinion would not have meant much. Also, any show of sympathy from the White House would have opened another can of worms on the political landscape that the current administration simply could not afford.

    I find Troy Davis' execution to be a sad situation. There have always been flaws in our justice system. While I believe the law is a necessity, I am saddened when things turn out this way.

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  4. TheHKAccess

    22. Sep, 2011

    I have never been more disappointed in our judicial system than I'm today. Although I believed Casey Anthony was guilty I strongly agreed with the jury 'Not Guilty" decision, simply because there wasn't enough evidence and we can't convict people based on emotions or assumptions. But here comes the State of Georgia executing someone for a case which had not physical evidence and 7 out of 9 witnesses recanting their statements. They convicted the guy mainly based on the statements of the 9 witnesses and when almost all of them recanted their statements this case should have immediately been considered a mistrial or something of the sort. I really hope that Troy Davis death wasn't in vein but instead the removal of the blinders most people have when it comes to electing public officials and getting involved in standing up for justice. RIP Toy Davis

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