URGENT Adventist Believer condemned to die

[carolaa]

According to the link above, the State of Georgia *purposely* scheduled the execution to happen before the Supreme Court was already scheduled to review the case. Talk about nasty and evil!!

[Woody]

It's probabaly pure economics. Having someone on Death Row is very expensive especially after appeal and appeal.

[phkrause]

Praise the Lord.

pk

[carolaa]

I think it's much more than economics, because the guy could be released if there is a retrial. Of course, the retrial would cost something, as well as opening up the case again, so ecomonics might be part of it.

But I suspect a lot of it is racism. I also think some of it is because it's a police officer who was killed, they *really* want someone to pay. And also, some politics and saving face enters in - they are loathe to admit that a mistake was made.

[carolaa]

Praise the Lord.

pk

Amen to that! But keep praying....

[Guest truthseeker007]

According to the Dutch media, the pope is responsible for the reevalution of the Troy Davis Case. Praise the pope?

[John317]

Sure, the pope does a lot of good things. So does the Catholic Church.

[Guest truthseeker007]

I agree, i think this pope, contrary to former popes, is a nice guy!

[Woody]

I think it's much more than economics, because the guy could be released if there is a retrial. Of course, the retrial would cost something, as well as opening up the case again, so ecomonics might be part of it.

But I suspect a lot of it is racism. I also think some of it is because it's a police officer who was killed, they *really* want someone to pay. And also, some politics and saving face enters in - they are loathe to admit that a mistake was made.

There you have it. They have to be seen supporting a fallen policeman. I REALLY doubt it has anything to do with race.

[carolaa]

Have you ever been to Georgia, or anywhere in the South?

[carolaa]

The Supreme Court is supposed to decide on Monday, Sept. 29, whether or not to review the case. If they decide no, then the State of Georgia may proceed with the execution. If they decide yes, then the execution is on hold pursuant to their review.

[phkrause]

its to bad that we can't get Bob Dylan to see a song, hahaha But I am thankful that Jimmy Carter got this stopped. I don't always agree with what he does, but this is right.

pk

[Gail]

Quote:

its to bad that we can't get Bob Dylan to see a song

You mean like the one for Hurricane Carter?

[Amelia]

its to bad that we can't get Bob Dylan to see a song, hahaha But I am thankful that Jimmy Carter got this stopped. I don't always agree with what he does, but this is right.

pk

Way

It's a good thing Dylan isn't blind. Because then he couldn't see a song at all.

[phkrause]

yes absolutely.

pk

[phkrause]

hahaha that's a good one. At first I couldn't understand what you where saying until I reread what I wrote. That's what I get for not checking my spelling. hahahahahaha

pk

[Woody]

Have you ever been to Georgia, or anywhere in the South?

No. I've spend most all of my life in the West. The county I am from claimed to have a total of 150 blacks. I am not sure where they came up with that many. I sure never saw them.

[carolaa]

Trust me. Racism is very real in the South.

[Amelia]

Unfortunately it's very real here in the west too.

[Amelia]

hahaha that's a good one. At first I couldn't understand what you where saying until I reread what I wrote. That's what I get for not checking my spelling. hahahahahaha

pk

Oh thank goodness. You had me thinking I'd broke my joke bone.

[rush4hire]

According to the Dutch media, the pope is responsible for the reevalution of the Troy Davis Case.

What does the Pope have to do with this case? Where did you hear this?

I was about to say thepopeisadope.com, but it looks like they took that domain out of service. That's evil.

http://www.sedo.com/search/details.php4?domain=thepopeisadope.com&partnerid=19016

http://www.popedope.com/

And ya race could have something to do with this in Georgia.

[carolaa]

Here's an article from yesterday that spells it out pretty well:

"Troy Anthony Davis was scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday. Two hours before the state of Georgia was to execute him, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay until Monday. It had earlier agreed to hear Davis’ case on Sept. 29, but Georgia set his execution date six days before the hearing.

"Davis was charged with killing Mark MacPhail, an off-duty police officer, in Savannah, Ga., in 1989. Davis had gone to the aid of a homeless man who was being pistol-whipped in a parking lot. Seeing the gun, he said he fled. MacPhail, working security nearby, intervened next, and was killed. Davis, an African-American, claimed his innocence, but was found guilty and sentenced to death. Since his conviction, seven of the nine non-police witnesses have recanted their testimony, alleging police coercion and intimidation in obtaining their testimony. By coming forward and recanting, they face serious repercussions, possibly jail time. Some have identified a different man as the shooter. This man is one of Davis’ remaining accusers.

"In July 2007, Davis faced his first execution date. Just a day before he was to be executed, the Georgia Pardons Board granted a stay of execution for up to 90 days. Then, Davis’ attorneys argued before the Georgia Supreme Court for a retrial or for a hearing to present new evidence. The requests were denied, by a 4-to-3 vote. In the same period, the U.S. Supreme Court was weighing whether death by lethal injection constituted cruel and unusual punishment (the court ultimately allowed its use).

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider Monday whether it will take on Davis’ case. If it decides not to, he very likely will be executed.

Among Davis’ defenders is former President Jimmy Carter. He said: “This case illustrates the deep flaws in the application of the death penalty in this country. Executing Troy Davis without a real examination of potentially exonerating evidence risks taking the life of an innocent man and would be a grave miscarriage of justice.” Georgia Congressman John Lewis also supports Davis."

[rant on the death penalty and racism omitted to save space - here's the link if you want to read the entire thing http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080924_troy_davis_and_the_supreme_decision/]

"According to the Death Penalty Information Center, since 1973 there have been 130 people exonerated—people wrongly sentenced to death—in 26 different states, including five exonerated on death row in Georgia. Evidence even suggests that at least four innocent people have been executed in recent years. There is no physical evidence in the Troy Davis case. After the stay was announced, Davis asked his mother to have people pray for the MacPhail family, and to keep working to dismantle this unjust system. He told her he wouldn’t be fighting this hard for his life if he were guilty. This is a case of reasonable doubt. Troy Davis deserves a new trial."

Amy Goodman is the host of “Democracy Now!” a daily international TV/radio news hour airing on more than 700 stations in North America.

[Servant]

"It had earlier agreed to hear Davis’ case on Sept. 29."

Does anyone have an update?

[carolaa]

Troy Davis case decision expected by Oct. 6

By BILL RANKIN

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Monday, September 29, 2008

When the U.S. Supreme Court meets Monday to decide Troy Anthony Davis’ fate, its nine justices face a fairly straightforward question: Is there sufficient doubt about Davis’ guilt to warrant further scrutiny of his case?

Davis needs four justices to vote “yes.” Otherwise, his execution, halted by the high court less than two hours before it was to be carried out Tuesday evening, will be rescheduled. The court is expected to announce its decision by Oct. 6.....

http://www.ajc.com/mero/content/metro/stories/2008/09/29/troy_davis_case.html

[phkrause]

I'm going to pray for God's will to be done in this case.

pk