So, the rumour is that America is a place of justice and freedom, where the good guys always win and the courts aren't near as corrupt as they are elsewhere.
Tell that to Troy Davis' family and supporters.
Davis, who was convicted of the 1989 murder of police officer Mark MacPhail in 1991, was executed by the State of Georgia last night at 11:08 PM local time, despite the heated protests of Davis' supporters across the world.
The tale of Davis' fight for innocence has gained worldwide attention for 22 years. His execution has been pushed back three times since 2007, based on challenges to the "evidence" condemning him in the case. Why is "evidence" in quotation marks, you ask?
Because seven of the nine "witnesses" brought forward in the case have come forward since the initial trial to retract their former statements, claiming that they were pushed by police into saying untruths. Forensics evidence did not definitively link Davis to the shooting death of MacPhail, and another man who was at the scene has even come forward to say that he was the real shooter.
Yet for all of this, all the Supreme Court did in this case was to push back his execution by three hours before giving the order for the lethal injection, despite faulty evidence on the prosecuters' side, worldwide support of Davis by countless numbers, including Pope Benedict XVI and former US president Jimmy Carter, and condemnation of the execution by Amnesty International.
Justice is dead in this world.
Rest in peace, Mr. Davis.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/09/21/troy-davis-deathrow.html
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