Troy Davis Denied Clemency

oldbetang said:

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The man that actually killed this officer may indeed be running around free right now. And we may well never know who it is. Never mind bringing him to justice.

That is a true shame. I work with LEOs daily in my job and it pains me to know that an officer was killed and the person they executed had such a poorly handled case.

pgp_protector said:

so from 1991 to 2011 (20 years) he never had any hearings, Appeals, District Courts Appeals, Supreme Court appeals, opportunities for the White house to step it? none of them ever hear of this?? No, oh that's right he DID have 20 years of second chances.

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What I want to know is how the recanted testimony was handled in all these appeals. And I remember reading that another witness (that wasn't called) said they heard the real killer admit to the crime.

20 years my eye. If things like recanted testimony is systematically overlooked or ignored then 100 years wouldn't have made any difference.

Is it just me, or if seven (that's a lot I would think!) people recant then that puts the whole case into question? Police gathering statements using coercion is not a new thing. And if that happened here (as has happened in other cases I've heard about) then our justice system may as well not even exist. Our justice system has enough problems just staying afloat what with all the budget cutbacks.

If you really think about it, cases like this that are handled badly are a further drain on the system. Since they waste so much money not only on all the appeals, but on the execution which is not a cheap process at all. And the wasted manpower, the wasted emotions of everyone involved.

One. Huge. Waste.

Billnew said:

I believe each state could have better fail safes in justice, but only God knows for sure.

My personal beliefs in DP must meet minimum:

1. Killed more then one person(occupation does not matter, and definately if the occupation played no part in the crime.)
2. Killed or tortured one or more children
3. Must have one last hearing prior to sentence be carried out for up to date evidence review.
4. Must have eye witnesses or direct witnesses, ie they didn't see the incident but viewed within seconds of the event.
5. If evidence is not over whelming, sentence must be reduced to life without parole.
If the state can't offer llife without parole, then death must be seriously considered. (sad that LWOP would be unconstitutional, but death is.)

The death penalty should not be the "go to" sentence, it should be reserved for the worst of criminals.

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We know for sure too. There is abundant data on this.

The problem with having criteria for who gets the DP and who doesn't is that it really is arbitrary. Who are we to decide who is the more horrible criminal? That is for God to decide.