Troy Davis willing to take polygraph to delay execution
Condemned death row inmate Troy Davis is running out of time. Yesterday, just after 8 a.m., the 5 member Georgia Pardons and Parole board denied the 42-year-old’s petition for clemency.
It’s been 20 years since a jury convicted Davis of gunning down off-duty Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail who had rushed to help a homeless man being assaulted by Davis and an accomplice in 1989.
In all of those years it has never dawned on Davis or his attorneys to prove his innocence by taking a polygraph test — until yesterday.
According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Stephen Marsh, one of Davis’ lawyers said “Mr. Davis believes he is innocent and he wants to show it.”
But before he agrees to take the polygraph test, Davis wants some assurance from the parole board that it will take his test results into consideration, Marsh said.
“He’s not going to spend three hours away from his family on what could be the last day of his life if this does not make any difference,” said Marsh.
But wouldn’t it have made more sense for his attorneys to have gone before the parole board on Monday armed with a copy of a polygraph test that proved their client’s innocence?
Innocent men behave innocently. An innocent man would have turned himself in 22 years ago when he learned the police were looking for him in connection with the death of a police officer.
An innocent man would have demanded a polygraph test right away to prove he wasn’t the cop killer they were looking for.
It is doubtful that the Department of Corrections will approve Davis’ polygraph exam request at the 11th hour. Davis’ lawyers say they will show up at the state prison in Jackson with a polygraph examiner this morning anyway.
Why ‘Two And A Half Men’ Crushed ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Two words: Ashton Kutcher (and sex sells). ‘Two And A Half Men’ destroyed ‘Dancing With The Stars’ because of the show’s new leading man, Ashton Kutcher, who spent most of last night’s season premiere naked.
CBS also won the ratings race becuase ABC pissed off a lot of their viewers by substituting good family entertainment for a freak show.
As you know, Kutcher was hired after CBS fired Charlie Sheen in spectacular fashion after last season (and to think we assumed it was all a publicity stunt to boost ratings).
In last night’s season premiere, which drew a record 27.7 million viewers, we learn that womanizer Charlie married his stalker neighbor, Rose. But just one day after his new wife found out Charlie cheated on her, he met an untimely death when he fell off a train platform and under an oncoming train.
Rose explained what happened to the mourners at his funeral:
“I forgave him because I loved him unconditionally, so you can imagine my horror when the very next day he slipped on the metro platform and fell in front of an oncoming train,” she said.
Rose added: “I just want you to know that Charlie didn’t suffer. His body just exploded like a balloon full of meat.”
In Case You Missed It: Basketball Wives LA, Ep 4
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as Jackie and Doug Christie renewed their vows for the 16th time, during last night’s episode of VH1′s Basketball Wives LA.
The couple keeps the flame burning in their marriage by renewing their vows every year. Don’t you wish you had a love like theirs? Most women think today’s men are soft. But Jackie knows this — and her husband knows it too! He plays his role extremely well. There’s nothing wrong with that as long as nobody gets hurt.
Watch the full video after the break, courtesy of Yardie!
Celebs Out & About: Kanye West, Jay Z, Kid Cudi, Rashida Jones, Chaz Bono
Rap mogul Jay-Z is really showing his age. The 43-year-old expectant father was spotted leaving an office building in Manhattan yesterday. It looks like his wife Beyoncé is having their first child just in time.
Photo: Splash News Online
This pic is for those confused lesbuns who prefer transgenders like Chaz Bono. You would be surprised how many women are into chicks who mutilate their bodies. I read a comment on another blog from a Chaz fan who actually wrote, “I don’t see any scars on Chaz’s body.” As you know, Chaz made its debut on ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars” last night. Judges gave Chaz and dance partner Lacey Schwimmer a 17 out of 30 for their stiff cha cha routine.
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Parole board denies clemency for Troy Davis
Cop killer Troy Davis will die for his crime tomorrow at 7pm. This morning, a Georgia parole board denied the 42-year-old’s petition for clemency, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
In making this decision, the parole board sent a strong message to criminals that one day they too will face the executioner if they take an innocent life.
Barring any last minute interventions by the US Supreme court, Davis will be strapped to a gurney at the state prison in Jackson, Georgia and administered a cocktail of lethal drugs that will cease his breathing and stop his heart at 7pm local time on Wednesday.
“It’s the wrong decision,” said one of Davis’ attorneys, Jason Ewart. “It’s a mistake.”
Davis’ attorneys had pleaded their client’s case to the parole board for three hours Monday. They claimed Davis would be sent to death under an “enormous cloud of doubt” about his guilt.
But a jury of Davis’ peers saw no such cloud of doubt in 1991 when they convicted the career criminal of shooting officer Mark MacPhail to death in Savannah, Georgia in 1989.
1st dances on DWTS: Nancy Grace, Ron Artest, Rob Kardashian, Chaz Bono (Video)
Last night was the season premiere of “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC, featuring the first transgender dancer and TV’s favorite defense attorney.
Following the first round of dances, Nancy Grace, Ron Artest of the LA Lakers, Khloe’s younger brother Rob Kardashian, and transgender Chaz Bono are all tied for dead last in the competition. One of them will go home tonight.
It”s hard to say which one out of the four was the worst dancer. But since they are all novices at it, they deserve kudos for at least stepping up to bat.
Chaz’s introduction was a slap in the face to the supporters who said children wouldn’t know whether she was a male or female.
As the producers flashed a cute pic of her as a little girl, Bono mentioned that she was born a female, and now thinks she’s a man, despite retaining her female productive organs.
Good luck explaining that one to your kids!
Watch the videos of the first dances after the break.
Audio: Fabolous addresses Ray J fight on Power 105
Rapper Fabolous called into DJ Clue’s show on Power 105 last night to address the “fight” that went down between him and Brandy’s little brother Ray J after the Floyd Mayweather fight in Vegas. Allegedly Ray J was angered by a tweet that Fabolous sent out on his Twitter page clowning Ray J’s piano playing at Mayweather’s house before the boxing match.
Thanks to DDotOmen.com for the audio.
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