The State of Georgia Has Killed Troy Anthony Davis
After a last minute delay of the execution of Troy Davis, the US Supreme Court refused to grant Davis a stay of execution. The state of Georgia killed Davis at 11:08 PM tonight. Davis was convicted for the 1989 murder of an off-duty policeman. He was sentenced to death though his execution was delayed several times. After many of the witnesses who had originally testified against Davis recanted, and doubts were raised about police and prosecutors’ handling of the case, many people came to believe that Davis was innocent.
I do not believe there was enough conclusive evidence to sentence Davis to death. Although I oppose the death penalty in all cases, I oppose it most fervently when a man’s life is on the line for a crime he may not have committed. I can’t say for sure whether Davis was innocent, but much more importantly I don’t believe the state proved that he was guilty. This is a deeply tragic night for Americans and for the world. I cannot help but believe that justice was not served in Georgia, that the death of Davis is yet another tragedy in a long line of tragedies that begun in 1989 and will go on so long as
