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Killer spared from death hours before execution

Samuel David Crow “killed store manager Joseph Pala during a robbery at the lumber company in Douglas County, west of Atlanta. Crowe, who had previously worked at the store, shot Pala three times with a pistol, beat him with a crowbar and a pot of paint.” There seems to be no doubt about his guilt [...]

The Executioners Toll

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How to be against the death penalty and keep the kids off the lawn at the same time

People need to realize it is natural to want someone to die for a horrible deed they have done, just like it is natural to want to Rule the World or to get a Pony, but then also live with the fact that you don’t get the pony, world domination, or to snuff out a [...]

SCOTUS: Execute Troy Davis

Troy Davis will be executed. The supreme court denies his appeal, unanimously. I wonder what the consequences of this whole maneno will be?

Troy Davis’s Execution

RUMOR: “Word is the Supreme Court gave a 7 day reprieve for the execution.” (twitter) … Is delayed for no known reason. There are rumors of a stay, there are rumors of the Supreme Court being involved. Stronger rumorsAmnesty International reports that there was a reprieve delay. UPDATE: The US Supreme Court is apparently considering [...]

Day of Justice, Day of Shame: The killing of Troy Davis

I do not know for certain that Troy Anthony Davis is not guilty of killing Mark MacPhail, a Savannah Georgia cop. But I do firmly believe that there is more than reasonable doubt of his culpability to say he is legally not guilty, and I am not alone in thinking this. The other people who [...]

I am Troy Davis