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Originally Posted by suebee
The Supreme Court has requested that the execution be delayed so they can consider the motion before them. No indication how long this could last. He could still be executed tonight. I cannot even imagine what Davis and his family are going through. Nor the family of the victim.
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I didn't follow all of the media coverage on the SC stay- this is outrageous! The man is now dead. I don't understand why if the Court requested a delay, the execution was just not called off- why a time frame was part of this motion for delay? 24-48 hours- something like that.
Personally, I think that if the US Supreme Court agrees to hear matters in a stay of execution, there should be an automatic time frame in which the court can study the facts. It is bad enough that these situations always seem to be heard by the SC at the very last moment. How the hell can the Court rule on a case like this (with 23 years of material) in a couple of hours??
My gut tells me that we will be learning of some awful facts about the GA Pardons Board in the immediate future. How it is "appointed," etc. In GA, it has sole power over pardons, stays etc., not the govenor. Is this body made up of former cops? What is the history of it's make-up throughout the years of this case? Was there pressure on it from police? The victim was a police officer. What is the racial break-down of the board?
Since I first learned of this case about 5 years ago- I have always wondered about the GA Pardons Board and political ramifications.
This is not about the death penalty for me, it is about fair trials and competent investigations without prejudice. The fact is that any of us or someone we love could be Troy Davis. I feel for the victim's family, but it might very well be that they are hit with the fact that the wrong person was executed in the future. I hope that some renegade reporter and a PI set out to find the real truth. And if Davis was guilty, so be it, but I wouldn't want to live with the doubt of his guilt.