Condemned cop killer Troy Anthony Davis was put to death at 11:08 p.m., local time, in the death chamber at Georgia Diagnostic and statistics prison in Jackson, Georgia.
Davis spent 22 years on death row for the shooting death of Savannah police Officer Mark PacPhail in 1989.
According to state witnesses, when asked if he had anything to say, Davis raised his head, looked at the MacPhail family and said, “I am sorry for your loss.”
Before prison nurses began the administration of the lethal drug cocktail, Davis said to prison officials, “For those about to take my life, may God have mercy on your souls.”
He told MacPhail’s 22-year-old son and Uncle, “I did not take your son, father, brother. I did not have a gun.”
To his family and supporters, Davis said, “look deeper into this case so you can really find the truth.”
As the anesthesia coursed into his veins, Davis yawned and blinked twice before losing consciousness. Nurses then administered a muscle relaxant to cease his breathing, followed by potassium chloride to stop his heart. The entire process lasted about 15 minutes.
Earlier that evening, Davis declined both his final meal and the Ativan sedative intended to “calm” him before execution.
Davis maintained his innocence until the very end. That’s not unusual for death row inmates, according to a group of former death row wardens.
“While most of the prisoners whose executions we participated in accepted responsibility for the crimes for which they were punished, some of us have also executed prisoners who maintained their innocence until the end,” the wardens wrote in a press release. “It is those cases that are most haunting to an executioner.”
Davis’ case became a symbol for anti-death penalty supporters around the world. A large crowd of Davis supporters, including local rapper Big Boi, stood vigil across the street the prison gates. The vigil was peaceful for the most part.
Just after 7 p.m., word filtered through the crowd that Davis had been granted a stay by the U.S. Supreme Court. The crowd erupted in jubilant celebration. But the information was erroneous. Davis’s execution was only temporarily delayed until the U.S. Supreme Court could hear final appeals from Davis’ layers.
At 10:18 p.m., Davis’ attorneys announced the Supreme court had rejected Davis’ last-minute motion for a stay of execution. There were no dissents in the Supreme Courts’ decision, meaning the court’s decision was unanimous.
Anderson Cooper interviewed Officer MacPhail’s mother Anneliese MacPhail during his AC 360 show earlier in the evening.
When asked about her thoughts on her son, she said: “I tell him, let this be over soon, so we have some peace. We love you, we miss you.
Sandrarose.com extends our condolences to the Davis family.
RIP TROY DAVIS
R.I.P. to this brotha. I don’t know enough about this case to have an opinion either way, but I almost always feel bad for folks who face death knowingly no matter who they are. I can say I don’t feel bad for the dude in Texas though.
And again congrats on the major network ad for a non black show Sandra. That’s huge my sister.
Damn….. :*(
Is it true that on his death certificate, they write homicide?
I was unsure of his guilt before, and more unsure now. It seems wrong. It feels wrong.
Starr says:
Is it true that on his death certificate, they write homicide?
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I’m sure they write that manner of death is state sanctioned execution
Thanks @ Bird
Starr
I want to say it is wrong, but I don’t know enough about the case. They say that without the witnesses the case was still very strong. Maybe he had gun powder residue on his hand or something. But I feel that the death penalty should be outlawed because unless someone kills in front of more witnesses than a little bit who immediately catch him and hold him for police there is absolutely no way to know for sure they did it short of iron clad forensic evidence. It’s just too iffy in too many cases.
#RIPTROYDAVIS
Yes Auntie Congrats!! :clapping: Yes I still feel that we need to hear the truth!!
Message from one of my friends on FB that really expresses how I feel;
This whole Troy Davis situation literally makes me sick to my stomach…not because he’s black, not because the victim was white, not because it’s in the south, not because he may or may not be guilty…simply because BOTH men were people and I wish the world as a whole were different
RIP Troy Davis. This story is heart wrenching. It feels like a innocent man died tonight.
I think the death penalty has it’s place in society. And if it were my dad, brother, uncle, cousin or child who were murdered I would want to see their killer not only killed but tortured. Nevertheless…if Troy was innocent I wish his lawyers would have worked to get a new trial to prove his innocence instead of just stopping the execution. To me that would have proved his innocence. But at the end of the day as a people we need to rally this hard regarding the lives of the people who we DO know…our kids and their future. I want people to be this mad about the education system, the high rate of HIV among black women and absent fathers. Otherwise, all this was just for show and in another 20 years we will be begging and pleading for another of our own not to be executed.
@bird that same ad is on other sites FYI
RIP Troy Davis. Prayers to both families they were both destroyed one in 87 one today.
I followed this case for yrs and I pray this doesn’t happen again to anybody else. I have always been anti death penalty. I feel Troy or whomever would have been ID first never stood a chance in this case. A white cop was killed so somebody else was bound to die guilty or innocent. I feel a new trial wld have been fair with ALL the doubt.
@bird There wasn’t any phyiscal evidence and some jurors said they wld have a new verdict IF they knew what they know now abt the case. They talked to a witness on the news he said he told the cops it wasn’t Troy but the cop kept saying it was him and you are going to say its him if u like it or not
that’s why I feel a new trial was needed.
@daisy
I agree, someone was going to pay whether they were innocent or not. Its sad if he was indeed innocent.
I just can’t stomach this…may he rest in peace. Smh
They did try and get a new trial they cldnt get that either
buddapecan says:
I think the death penalty has it’s place in society. And if it were my dad, brother, uncle, cousin or child who were murdered I would want to see their killer not only killed but tortured. Nevertheless…if Troy was innocent I wish his lawyers would have worked to get a new trial to prove his innocence instead of just stopping the execution. To me that would have proved his innocence. But at the end of the day as a people we need to rally this hard regarding the lives of the people who we DO know…our kids and their future. I want people to be this mad about the education system, the high rate of HIV among black women and absent fathers. Otherwise, all this was just for show and in another 20 years we will be begging and pleading for another of our own not to be executed.
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They did try, and each time were denied. They asked for a new trial and were denied at every level.
“I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses…An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation. Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life. Morality is never upheld by a legalized murder”. ~ Coretta Scott King
This feels like the state just murdered someone and only God and the victims (Troy Davis included) know the truth about what happened so anyone rejoicing over this man’s death should be ashamed… I hope and pray that the truth comes out and that justice is served in the end
R.I.P Troy Davis. I cant believe they murdered him. The justice system sucks in alot of cases like this. How about Emmett Till? They let his murderers go. All these years and nothing has changed.
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@bird that same ad is on other sites FYI
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I would hope so. The point of advertising is to get as many viewers as possible so I’m sure the ad is on several sites. But it is not on any of the other black blogs that I frequent. They wanted Sandra’s audience because they thought we’d be interested. And I will go out of my way to watch because they reached out to us through this blog and gave my girl some mainstream advertising dollars.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MURDERING SOMEONE AND THE DEATH PENALTY?
“THOU SHALT NOT KILL” KILLING IS KILLING TO ME, I DON’T AGREE WITH IT AT ALL.
NOLA
How do you feel about the dude that was executed in Texas tonight? It really struck me that I didn’t feel bad for him. I ALWAYS feel bad for death row inmates. I just couldn’t muster up any sympathy for this dude and am honestly hoping they hurry up and take care of the other dude that dragged that man to his death as well.
@bird its on NB
Here are his final words, as witnessed by an Associated Press reporter:
“I’d like to address the MacPhail family. Let you know, despite the situation you are in, I’m not the one who personally killed your son, your father, your brother. I am innocent.
The incident that happened that night is not my fault. I did not have a gun. All I can ask … is that you look deeper into this case so that you really can finally see the truth.
I ask my family and friends to continue to fight this fight.
For those about to take my life, God have mercy on your souls. And may God bless your souls.”
Daisy says:
@bird its on NB
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Congrats to her too. I don’t read her blog.
NOLA says:
“I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses…An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation. Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life. Morality is never upheld by a legalized murder”. ~ Coretta Scott King
@ SandraRose
How in the world you are going to tell someone that we dont have the right to be sadden and we jumping on someones bandwagon? How are you going to tell me the feelings we are having is not genuine?
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Daisy says:
@bird its on NB
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Bird says:
Congrats to her too. I don’t read her blog.
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I don’t know much about this case however from the brief details I’ve read, I don’t think he should’ve been executed if there wasn’t enough evidence … Now that Casey Anthony woman is a different story.
as i stated earlier i dnt know how to feel about this case because even tho i lean more towards MAYBE he wasn’t guilty, its not like i’d really know. so rather than get invested and look “bandwagonish” i figured i’d stay in my lane, see how it played out and send my well wishes out to all involved… but i will say that if there was the smallest smidget of doubt as far as the legal system goes, that man should have been spared because death is some irreversible shyt. No one should play god….unless its me because a mufugga touched anyone in my family….word.
i hope troy is somewhat at peace. even though IF he was innocent, it can’t be that peaceful leaving life like that…RIP
I am always deeply sadden when a life may be taken with the possibility of innocents. I must also say that I am not a big fan of the DP in most case with the exception of people who harm children. IMO I’m not sure if they can be rehabilitated when it come to harming children. May prayer also go up for the victims family. This has been an ordeal from them as well…
They gave him a physical at 3pm to make sure he’s healthy.” “Healthy enough to kill?” If anyone in Law enforcement or public saftey knows why, please helpme out by answering what the purpose is if they have intentions to execute.
@Munchos
That’s because the commandment was mistranslated. In the original Hebrew it is thou shalt not murder. (La-ah; Tha-Ratazach) We kill animals daily for food, clothing, etc. But when you murder someone it is different because you are taking the blood of an innocent person. The Most High had us kill entire races of people. We failed to kill off all of Amalek as He told us to, which led to us worshiping strange gods and bringing upon the curses spoken in Deuteronomy 28.
Both families have my condolences, because both were/are left broken.
Just a quick FYI for those unfamiliar with this case:
Another man confessed. Seven eyewitnesses recanted. Police accused of coercing witnesses. No DNA. No murder weapon. Justice?
Even Republican ex- FBI Chief, William S. Sessions said of this case:
“When it comes to the death penalty, there should be no room for doubt.”
There was more than sufficient doubt in this case!
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This is a sad day for America. There was enough reasonable doubt to spare this man.
There was no physical evidence found against Troy Davis – particularly No blood or DNA tied Davis to the crime and the weapon was never located
Seven out of nine witnesses have recanted their earlier testimonies against Troy Davis claiming they were unlawfully obtained by coercion.
Of the remaining two witnesses –
One of them who has not recanted his testimony is Sylvester “Red” Coles — the principle alternative suspect against whom there is new evidence implicating him as the gunman. Nine individuals have signed affidavits implicating Sylvester Coles.
Furthermore, Sylvester Coles has stated to Quiana Glover that he was the real shooter. Quiana Glover did not testify at the original trial.
According to latest news reports – “Sylvester Coles could not be reached for comment on Monday and Tuesday, and did not answer his door this week when a reporter visited.”
Sylvester Coles is said to be in hiding in either Savannah, GA
or Jacksonville, FL.
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
A great injustice was perpetrated by the US Justice System today. This is a sad testament of this republic’s so called democracy.
The last words from pledge of allegiance: “… with liberty and justice for all.” has been proven to be a complete sham today.
We are all Troy Davis, and if anyone thinks this is not a big deal, it’s just one man – then that is an even greater tragedy. This is about a larger issue … the issue of color-blind justice for all!
Does anyone wonder why Charles Mason – one of the most horrific and heinous killers in US history, had his death sentence commuted to life in prison?
Well, here’s why —
PS: According to Jeffrey Toobin, a former federal prosecutor and now a frequent CNN commentator, it is a statistical fact that when it comes to death penalty cases, people who murder white people are sentenced to death MORE than white people who murder blacks or other races.
There was insufficient evidence in this case for the jusicial system to move forward with this murder-by-government!
@TheWanjiru
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I have been following this case – and tweeting all day today right until 11:08PM (EST), when Troy Davis was pronounced dead.
My heart is heavy, I feel sick to my stomach!
@TheWanjiru
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This is truly “the night the lights went out in Georgia …” (and on this country’s so called “justice” system.
RIP, Troy Anthony Davis!
@TheWanjiru
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Here is a comparison of the testimony of key witnesses in the Troy Anthony Davis murder case, with samples of what they said at trial in 1991 and what they said at Davis’ hearing on Wednesday.
Darrell “D.D.” Collins
Trial: He testified that he had told police he had seen Davis shoot at a car at a pool party on the evening before Officer Mark Allen MacPhail was shot and killed. At the same time, Collins said he had been pressured by police “to say what they wanted to hear.”
Wednesday: “I was scared,” he said, adding that police threatened to charge him as an accessory. “That’s what they wanted me to say. I thought that was the only way I could get out of it.”
Dorothy Ferrell
Trial: She pointed out Davis as the shooter, saying she saw the killing from the balcony of the Thunderbird Inn across from the parking lot where the shooting occurred. “After the police officer fell, when he fired the first shot, he went up to him and he shot him again,” she testified. “Well, I’m real sure, positive sure, that that is him, and you know, it’s not a mistaken identity.”
Wednesday: Ferrell was on the witness list provided by Davis’ legal team to the court but they did not call her to the stand.
Kevin McQueen
Trial: He testified that while he and Davis were both detained at the Chatham County Jail, Davis told him he shot and killed MacPhail because the officer saw him and recognized him. “Yeah, he said he did, ’cause I used to know him off the streets also,” McQueen testified.
Wednesday: “There’s no truth to it,” he said. “The man did not tell me he shot anybody, period.”
Jeffrey Sapp
Trial: He testified that two nights after the killing, Davis told him he killed MacPhail. “Say a cop came running out and told him to freeze, and he say he froze, and the cop reached for his gun and he say he shot him,” Sapp said, recounting his conversation with Davis. “Troy shot the cop.”
Wednesday: “I was so scared I told them anything they wanted to hear,” he testified, saying he gave false testimony because irate police officers pressured him on what to say and he was worried he’d be charged for dealing drugs if he didn’t.
Antoine Williams
Trial: He pointed out Davis as MacPhail’s killer, saying he saw the shooting from inside his car in the Burger King parking lot. “He shot him once, he fell down, then he shot him about three more times,” he told the jury.
Wednesday: He said he could not recognize the shooter because once the shots were fired he ducked. “I was in my car ducking and peeking,” he testified, adding it was hard to see anything because it was dark and his car had three shades of limousine tint on the windshields.
this from the AJC
BTW, the silence of the so-called “pro-lifers” (Repiblicans) of this country has been deafening with regard to this!
…or what are the categories of what you consider to be “life!?” Please list them for us in order of priority, so that we are clear in the future!
@TheWanjiru
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Troy Anthony Davis, we will make sure that your unjust death today will not have been in vain!
@TheWanjiru
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“The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
In my neck of the woods
Texas death row inmate Lawrence Russell Brewer, 44, was executed by lethal execution at 7:21 p.m. ET Wednesday, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said.
Brewer was one of three men found guilty for his involvement in the dragging death of James Byrd 13 years ago.
Brewer and two other white men kidnapped the 49-year-old black man on the night of June 7, 1998. They chained him by the ankles to the back of a pickup truck and dragged him for 3 ½ miles down a country road near Jasper, Texas. Byrd died when he was decapitated after he hit a culvert.
Prosecutors said the crime, which they described it as one of the most vicious hate crimes in U.S. history, was intended to promote Brewer’s fledgling white supremacist organization.
If he did it then I STILL don’t agree with what happened he could have done life in prison … the simple fact that the state of GA would not even reopen the case and have another trial after all the “possible” scenarios( witness recanting, confessions) that is what makes me upset??? WHAT MAKES ME MORE UPSET is that the “so-called” ATL celebs who come out for the opening of a DAMN ENVELOPE did not try to use their “star” power to speak out on this but i doubt IF any of them even thought this was wrong … SMH… one thing i will say is let this be a lesson to all of our young sisters and brothers who think we have a black president and all of this racial “stuff” is for old people there is no JUSTICE… JUST US and we have to take care of each other… are we our brothers keeper??
Troy Davis continued to proclaim his innocence right up to AND INCLUDING when they had him strapped on that gurney (for 2.5 hours BTW – while awaiting the Supreme Court’s final ruling!!)
He raised his head from the gurney and told the victim’s family that he was sorry for the loss of their son, brother, father … but he was NOT RESPONISIBLE for killing him. He told them he HAD NO GUN that day. He urged both them and his own family to continue digging into this case until the found the right perpetrator.
… unfortunately when the right perpetrator will be finally apprehended, the SHAMEFUL STATE OF GEORGIA will not be able to bring Troy Anthony Davis back, will they!!
I bet that in their shame and guilt, they will HIDE that evidence when it does come up … because IT WILL come up!
@TheWanjiru
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WHAT MAKES ME MORE UPSET is that the “so-called” ATL celebs who come out for the opening of a DAMN ENVELOPE did not try to use their “star” power to speak out on this but i doubt IF any of them even thought this was wrong …
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“Today, we are all Troy Anthony Davis. Tonight, a little piece of all of us will die.” ~ Rep. John Lewis (@RepJohnLewis), GA Congressman
@TheWanjiru
Today, I am ashamed to be an American!
RIP, Troy Anthony Davis.
@TheWanjiru
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There are massive calls for people to boycott Georgia. For people to spend their tourist dollars somewhere else.
I hate that…..
Many people will have their livelihood threatened.
African American mothers are going to have to guard their sons like Jackie Christie guards Doug.
Because once the system gets them the Pope can’t even get him mercy.
Among the famous people trying to help Troy Davis:
Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu, Pope Benedict XVI, Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson, Russell Simmons, Joan Baez, Steve Earle, Cee-Lo Green, Tom Morello, John Legend and Harry Belafonte, and actors Miriam Margolyes, Tim Roth, Mike Farrell, Susan Sarandon, Jared Leto, and Mia Farrow plus six retired corrections officials and the former head of the FBI. If that can’t get a black man mercy nothing can.
If I has a son it would be like “mama why don’t you EVER let me go somewhere alone?” “Cause I’m trying to save your life.”
I know that’s not practical but we have to find a way to keep our sons out of the system.
@Bird Well I do and good for both of them is right. I support both. My point was SR wasn’t the only one w/that adv and post on a black blog.
Now we can all move on. I pray to God I never find myself on the side the prison walls, on death row no less, innocent.
I feel most people just wanted him to get another trial and not simply be killed after 22 years on the row. I can understand that. Who is this guy where the courts on all levels will not allow it? If it were about killing him, couldn’t they have done that years ago? He’s no martyr, so what would be the pleasure in dragging this out, if you know you’re going to kill him anyway?
I do believe he got all the appeals he could, and they stalled this one for as long as they can. I get that it’s heart wrenching because so many of us think that could be me, or a black male in my family. I get it.
He says he did not have a gun. What happened to the person that did have the gun? I’m sure Media Pal Al will be riding this one thru the end of the month, possibly year, for sure.
oh God, inarticulate John Lewis said some words too. They all happen to jump on this story. Yall should be saying wow, our black leaders are just as powerless as I’ve always thought. Clearly I dont know who has what power, but your influence means that little too, Lewis, Sharpton, Andrew Young? Again, black people should wake up mad at that.
I wasn’t going to comment on this matter but here I am. It very much upsets me because no matter if he was not guilty, they was not about to let a black man go free because a white man was killed and a police white man at that! People please talk to your little sons and teach them to know that slavery still exist and it’s called jail or death by the system.
May Troy Davis rest in peace and may his family be covered by the blood of Jesus during this hard time of their lost.
What made me mad is afterwards I saw the victims mother on tv and she said im just glad its over with so I or we can sleep at night. WHAT how can you sleep knowing that there was no evidence this man killed ur son.Seems like to me she didn’t care who died she just wanted someone to die. What is she going to do when or if they find the real person.
Yeah, I still dont see how killing TD was the closure or peace of mind anyone needed. And again, we’re all praying to a God. Another closed chapter in lack history.
I learned of this case last week–like most. I tend not to jump on bandwagons against the people who have been reviewing evidence, sitting through grand juries, trials, sentencing, appeals, etc., and decide that what Al Sharpton, et al., says must be right. The man had due process, which is his constitutional right. May God rest his soul, and forgive those who took his life.
What saddens me more than anything is the fact OUR people know nothing about how our government is ran. People saying they not gone vote because Obama didn’t intervene, Obama has no authority to intervene. We really need to arm ourselves with knowledge of how the law works for and against us. No trying to quote Jay-Z, but even he said you can’t illegally search my ish. We need to know what rights we do and don’t have.
Boycotting Georgia is not going to change anything. We need to learn who is on the clemency board, who the judges are, and when election time comes, act accordingly. Stop voting straight down party line and find out what each person stands for AND against. Vote other than that person is black, young, pretty, etc. Vote armed with facts about the candidate. I am a die-hard liberal, but there are some Republicans that I can agree with on some issues.
I don’t know if Troy Davis was innocent or guilty, but I do know the moment he was first arrested his fate was already sealed. This is our time to mentor our young black boys and girls. If only an hour a week, go to the low-income schools and read to the kids, look after a child who has no father in the home. It takes a village people, it takes a village.
Reading this post has brought tears to my eyes. You can’t bring another life back by taking one. R.I.P. at least he was not in pain when he died.
I am too sadden by this! However, as a PEOPLE….we need to VOTE and be a PART of the JUSTICE System fromt the Jury box and stay away from the DEFENSE Table! Jury selections are derived from voter lists….
@lodak so you are willing to ignore jurors who have come fwd and say had they known the ballistic evidence was unreliable (this has been confirmed) and that witnesses lied they wldnt have convicted. Yes, tech he had his “day in court” with lies and no evidence. No gun either. Rev Al and others (including YT folks)have been following this case for yrs and know the facts. He deserved a new trial once folks admitted to lying esp since some said the cops forced them to lie.
Folks shldnt be facing the death penalty on witnesses alone IMO. I hope a new law is created stating such. Death penalty cases need to require physical evidence.
Rest In Peace Troy this justice system is f*ucked up and Savannah GA is still racist city pls believe me…
@lovezoe I think some ppl who spoke out against Obama know legally he cldnt do anything BUT they wanted him to speak out againt “injustice” all the same. They feel he can’t speak abt inhumane treatment in other countries but remain silent abt our injustices if you will. That being said I don’t feel one way or the other abt Obama not commenting
I pray for our young black men everyday esp the ones who are lost
There must be a better way
The only thing I love about this is when troy said ” for those of you who’s gonna take my life MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL” Troy I know you gone sweetie, but YES LORD, they gonna need it, every nurse that injected you or doctor, for every preist that stood their and watched, for every family member that wanted you to die, those 5 that sat on the board. and morning family
<<<<< apple cider.
Well, as Bird and His both stated, I can’t really give my opinion on a case that I am unfamiliar with. However, at this time, I believe only child murderers should be executed. Other than that, life in prison is fine.
@ Creamychic let the church say AMEN
pointhimout says:
Yeah, I still dont see how killing TD was the closure or peace of mind anyone needed. And again, we’re all praying to a God. Another closed chapter in lack history
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I agree people say some of the dumbest things, bring closeure, that’s a bunch of Bull, they say that cause that is the norm everybody say the same thing, they are hypnotize and brain washed they go with the masses, that cop momma think she gone get some rest, $%$# never, she about to be tormented mentally, “He said WOE UNTO THEM THAT CALL EVIL GOOD AND GOOD EVIL” and all the rest of those who partake in this mess. SMH at them, we will never live in a better society, NEVER and Like @LOVEZOE said people learn the law, I never serve on any jury duty, when thebible say “AT THE MOUTH OF 2-3 WITNESS LET EVERYWORD BE ESTABLISH” people have no idea what that scripture is saying, OH WELL back to my Cider
Hopefully the man made peace with God, because that’s all that really matters.
For those people called the mcphails: Thankyou once again for proving what the Bible says about your folks!!! Anyway…
THE WORD FOR TODAY:
Ecclesiasticus 5:5 Concerning propitiation, be not without fear to add sin unto sin:
Ecclesiasticus 5:6 And say not His mercy is great; he will be pacified for the multitude of my sins: for mercy and wrath come from him, and his indignation resteth upon sinners.
Ecclesiasticus 5:7 Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord, and put not off from day to day: for suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth, and in thy security thou shalt be destroyed, and perish in the day of vengeance.
WHETHER YOU LIKE it or not, or believe it or not, what the Bible says ( both in the OLD & NEW testament ) that WILL come to pass. AMEN!
@Budda… I like that! I wish it didn’t have to be like this—but these are the last days and it’s going to get worst unfortunately. Sometimes I honestly cry looking at my children wondering what in the world have I done by bringing them into this world.
People on Twitter said no one said a prayer for James Byrd’s killer. I did I prayed the he found God in his final hours and let go of that bigotry.
@GaGirl, yes Savannah is very racist. I was raised in metro Atl but attended Savannah State and being down there was a wake up call.
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I don’t know much about this case however from the brief details I’ve read, I don’t think he should’ve been executed if there wasn’t enough evidence …
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They had enough evidence. They had the ballistics tests that matched the bullets found at the murder scene to the ones at the scene of an earlier shooting committed by Davis that day. Decades ago, before CSI Miami, all you needed was physical evidence, no DNA or forensics.
The media should be ashamed of themselves for withholding information and inflaming the gullible public to boost ratings
sigh.
this made me so sad.. all i know is if the dude who drug James Byrd Jr. gets an appeal and is saved, i’m done with the US Judicial system.
@lovezoe Did you know James Byrd fam didn’t support the death penalty decision? I read that yesterday. Also, the vicitims fam in the hate crime case back in June in Miss where the black man was run over by the teens and it was all caught on tape they asked that the death penalty be removed as an option for religous reasons. I read that on CNN this week too.
Yeah, I read it. It speaks to their character and that God heals all wounds. I don’t know what I would feel in that situation and I hope I never have to find out.
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They had enough evidence. They had the ballistics tests that matched the bullets found at the murder scene to the ones at the scene of an earlier shooting committed by Davis that day. Decades ago, before CSI Miami, all you needed was physical evidence, no DNA or forensics.
The media should be ashamed of themselves for withholding information and inflaming the gullible public to boost ratings
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for me it’s more about the killing and the lethal injection, not about the evidence, like I said i waS not there and did not see it, so i cant say yes he is or he is not, my problem is the killing of any human, and the torture this man had to wait for if you said 7 then 7 is should have been, the bible says ( AINT NO PEACE TO THE WICKED AND HE IS ANGRY WITH THE WICKED EVERYDAY), this is all for me, i gonna wait for another post , morning sandymae
The ballistics test was proven to be unreliable
@ daisy
really? that’s big of them..
SHAME ON GEORGIA…
Shame on us if we think that the US Justice System will suddenly become fair. To say that they were wrong in this case was to say the system is flawed… they couldn’t or wouldn’t do that. When it comes to YT people being murdered, being a black person at the wrong place and time could end like this.
Sandra – The earlier shooting victim, Michael Cooper, stated that Troy Davis did not know him well enough to shoot him though Davis was one of the people he had an altercation with. Additionally, Cooper’s friend, Benjamin Gordon (who was with Michael when he was shot) stated that he did not know Davis NOR had he seen the man that shot Micheal! So even on that incident…there is DOUBT that Davis was guilty of that charge.
Malcolm X is rolling over in grave this morning!!! I hope all black folks concerned with clothes, partying, and material chit see that at the end of the day U STILL A NIGGA no matter what neighborhood you live in or background you come from.
R.I.P. Troy Davis…maybe your death will be the resurrection of the black community waking up and getting back to the basics of who we are!!!!!
As much as it pains me to say, I’m with Sandra on this one. Although eyewitness testimony faltered in identifying Troy, the ballistic evidence matched an earlier crime committed by Troy and “Redd”. I find it odd that even facing death, he never flat out said “Redd did the shooting.” At the very minimal, he was an accomplice before, during, and after the fact. All of this time, he never told what, in his mind, “really happened.” I just don’t understand the mentality. As the news reports, earlier the same day, he (or Redd) shot into a moving vehicle and struck a person in the head. The victim did not die. Then they beat up an homeless guy when they ran into MacPhail. MacPhail ended up dead, and Troy now said he did not have a gun. Not that he wasn’t there, not “Redd” shot him, but that he didn’t have a gun. Just doesn’t sound right.
Taking his life doesn’t bring back another…I don’t see how “justice” is served by killing. That goes for the white supremacist that was executed as well. Personally I think execution is barbaric and needs to be abolished.
The world was watching…and once again the US proved their arrogance and hypocrisy…How can the US preach against injustice when they are no better here? At least in those countries people know up front what they’re up against…they don’t fool you into believing bullshyt like “liberty and justice for all” :rollseyes:
RIP Troy Davis and Officer McPhail. I hope the truth is revealed one day.
@ Lipstick Savannah State is a good school and Savannah is a beautiful city but them white people are a trip down there
Maybe he did it, maybe he didn’t either way there is doubt and that should have kept him from execution- life in prison but not death.
I really don’t know how to feel about this! Like I said, I was not there, I don’t know who he killed or not, but again, we have creamy & pale bish’s drowing their kids in cars, drowning them in bathtubs, murdering their children (quite possibly w/their parents) that are getting off………WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW??? It’s no different than back in the day when people held their own judgment, charged in jail & hung your azz BEFORE you even got a trial, so why are we surprised??? There’s never been too many people coming to the aid of a deathrow inmate….UNLESS A GOVERNOR, WHO WAS LEAVING HIS LAST TERM DECIDED TO SHOVE ONE BIG ASS THUMB UP MANKIND’S AZZ! RIP – If he killed him, he just got dealt his cards – if he didn’t, a whole lotta people got a whole lotta answering to do when they hit them GATES!
Good Morning EVERYBODY
I haven’t followed this case, so I’m not entitled to speak on it. HOWEVER I will say this:
America is the only place where they kill ppl to show that killing ppl is wrong.
IJS
@Chiby
Daisy says:
” Death penalty cases need to require physical evidence.”
THIS, i will never be against the death penalty. if you can take a life, then prepare to give up your life. but eye witness only evidence has already been proven to be very unreliable, the reality is people sometimes just cant retain information correctly. where the is this gun!?
chibytex says:
Malcolm X is rolling over in grave this morning!!! I hope all black folks concerned with clothes, partying, and material chit see that at the end of the day U STILL A NIGGA no matter what neighborhood you live in or background you come from.
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One of my friends on facebook said “Didnt Jesus die for our SINS so that WE may live? White America pushes the bible in our faces and tells us to believe in Jesus Christ….yet they execute people in his name….
It just doesnt make sense!!
@sponge They never found the gun and I will always be anti death penalty but to each their own.
I love Malcolm X
@chibytex
Hold up!
White america first of all DON’T KNOW THE BIBLE….
I applauded the fact that when I watched Anderson Copper last night they kept saying over and over there was a PEACEFUL gathering in Jackson, GA. We, as a people, can come together for a peaceful demonstration and not have to riot and act ignorant.
Yes, Savannah is still very, very racist. I remember that Burger King cause right next to that is some projects where I used to live. I was only 12 or 13 when this happened but I do remember this on the news. Man!
RIP Troy Davis! They never proved that YOU shot the officer and the ballistics on the bullets did not have a definitive match. The homeless man was being beat up by someone else, NOT Troy Davis, and the officer came to his rescue. To the witnesses who stated they saw Troy Davis, you now have blood on your hands. Red Coles, you are the scum of the earth and I hope you are miserable for the rest of your life.
God bless!
can anyone tell me how exactly someone gains closure from the execution of others? i don’t think i’ve ever understood that.
@chibytex
2nd of all Christ died for HIS PEOPLE…..the TRUE ISRAELITES….
The other man that was shot, was presumably shot by same gun that killed the cop.
Troy has never admitted to shooting the other person either. he was tried for it at same time
so the story is, he with his friend, they argue with people in car, troy shooting man in car. then later troy pistol whips a homeless man, cop comes, troy shoots cop 2x? i mean damn
i need history (i cant find any) was he an angry man? did he already have record?
Pastor Haynes better say that!!! On Rickey Smiley
Tatted Diva AKA The Makeup Maven says:
I really don’t know how to feel about this! Like I said, I was not there, I don’t know who he killed or not, but again, we have creamy & pale bish’s drowing their kids in cars, drowning them in bathtubs, murdering their children (quite possibly w/their parents) that are getting off………WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW??? It’s no different than back in the day when people held their own judgment, charged in jail & hung your azz BEFORE you even got a trial, so why are we surprised??? There’s never been too many people coming to the aid of a deathrow inmate….UNLESS A GOVERNOR, WHO WAS LEAVING HIS LAST TERM DECIDED TO SHOVE ONE BIG ASS THUMB UP MANKIND’S AZZ! RIP – If he killed him, he just got dealt his cards – if he didn’t, a whole lotta people got a whole lotta answering to do when they hit them GATES
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@chibytex
white america can NEVER know the Bible, because it wasnt written for them. Understand that.
The only thing they know is how to REMOVE & ADD BOOKS, and TWIST VERSES TO SUIT THEIR AGENDAS.
@kingston I’ve always believed that closure comes from the peace God grants you. If you have found peace, then death isn’t going to provide the “closure” some people look for.
It won’t happen. That is the new pacifier for us. Preoccupation with things and self and not understanding that the community and what happens in it directly affect us is our current downfall.
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I know!!! People are too concerned with how they look and what they have instead of caring about what happens in our community… Its a fukking shame.
I will say I was proud of MY people last night. The blacks in the state of GA came together PEACEFULLY and stood for what they thought was right! The state of GA tired to intimidate them by sending all them damn police and state troopers out there. It look like the 1960’s…
@chibytex
There is a reason why the Lord says: Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated…
Good morning everyone………
Good morning Creamy, Pryn, Chi, GA, Kingston, WUT, Sponge, Daisy & you too Redeemed….
RIP Troy.. This was a wakeCall up across the world.. When theres doubt .. We must act as a people.. There was an outcry pouring across the world.. God is sending a message! Why not give the man a new trial to cast out doubt.. But our sweet O justice system has proven to US once again that they know whats best and not YOU AND I
Redeemed777 says:
@chibytex
2nd of all Christ died for HIS PEOPLE…..the TRUE ISRAELITES….
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that is right , Hebrews.. read your bible people, We are the choosen people, and no offense to any race of people, cause they can be saved as well, but we arethe choosen ones, but we are the ones that have forgot him, so therefore we will suffer, “MY PEOPLE WILL PERSIH FOR A LACK OF KNOWLEDGE, which is us, can you see it happening
This is very sad, With all these witnesses stating that they were wrong or that they were forced to make these statements, this should have been looked into more….No evidence and they still executed him? who are we to be judge and jury. Just so sad….. From his final words it seems Mr. Davis was at peace…..God is in control, he suffers no more, My condolences to the families……May Troy Davis Rest In Peace
Ms.kaylamomma says:
I applauded the fact that when I watched Anderson Copper last night they kept saying over and over there was a PEACEFUL gathering in Jackson, GA. We, as a people, can come together for a peaceful demonstration and not have to riot and act ignorant.
He also stated something to the extent of people who kill white people are executed at a higher rate than whites that kill other races….he said that chit over and over…
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Anderson Cooper gained some real cool points last night!!!
@Tatted Diva, I said the same thing last night. When I turned to Nancy Grace last night, there was a white woman that choked her newborns and walked out of jail free. What the hail?????
kingstonn says:
can anyone tell me how exactly someone gains closure from the execution of others? i don’t think i’ve ever understood that.
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me personally, i have 2 kids, let some monster kill one of my kids or other family members, i know for fact i would not be satfifed for life in prison, life in prison (to me) is to good a deal for some would commit murder of my loved one (im looking at it the victims POV) the murderer, living, eating 3 meals a day, still living his life (albeit behind bars) would not be enough. yes if my loved one is dead, then u must die as well
judge if you must
@msKay YES love Pastor Haynes and my co worker from Savannah said what you said
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He deserved a NEW trial.
@sponge see what MsKay wrote. My co worker from Sav said Troy was a bully back then but everybody knows he didn’t kill the cop. I don’t care what he did/didnt do before or after the cop was shot and killed he was on trial for such and that shld have been all that mattered IMO. There was always doubt abt him shooting anybody including the cop.
@ mskayla
i mean, that’s how i feel it should be. i just dont feel that anyone should decide when someone should die.. that goes for murderers as well as the executioners. that’s just me i guess…
Morning Creamy and Tatted, Daisy, Redeemed and every body else on here!!!
For those that may be interested there is an article on kavitachibber.com that gives an indepth detail on the Troy Davis story..
anderson cooper is THAT dude. i
him so.. 
@chibytex I
Anderson Cooper He seemed excited that they halted Troy’s execution, even if it was for a little while. Anderson, I believed, had hope like the rest of us that he would be granted a stay.
@chibytex
white america can NEVER know the Bible, because it wasnt written for them. Understand that.
The only thing they know is how to REMOVE & ADD BOOKS, and TWIST VERSES TO SUIT THEIR AGENDAS.
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THAT’S PRETTY DEEP!!!!! My step mom used say that WE were the chosen ones…when I was little I didnt really understand what she is saying…But now I do…and the evidence is in our faces….
No other race of people have gone through the prophecies of [ DEUTERONOMY 28 ]
American Blacks are the children of JUDAH and they are the ” JEWS ”, which is the shortened form for Judah.
i hate to drag TI into this but money talks. my understanding is there are only two indigent death penalty defense attorneys in the state of georgia. there you go. if you don’t have good legal representation, you lose. period.
i don’t blame the mcphail family. i blame the people who pointed the finger at troy davis and said he was the one that did it. i don’t give a damn about their drug dealing past and what the police said they would do to them, this man’s blood is on THEIR hands.
@ Ms.Kayla – Here in Ohio, we have a woman who raped her 10 month old daughter, videotaped it & send it to her boyfriends cellphone! THAT’S CRAZY AS HEYUL!
But my question is, I understand everyone’s compassion about the death penalty and it not really bringing people closure & that it’s just plain wrong…..I GET THAT! I really do. My thang is, people get executed dayum near daily/monthly in this country! Black, White, Latino & I never see an outcry for them……. Like I said, I don’t know whether I have sympathy or not for this man, I will take that up w/my Maker, but my mother was dayum near murdered by someone and even though she didn’t die (almost), I probably would have wanted to see his azz fry. I don’t care what no one thinks about that! We can all be compassionate, until it happen to your own!
Just my opinion…..’cause I’ve been there as I’m sure countless of others have, and may feel different than I…..but heeeey!
@Daisy i feel you
ugh
just was trying to some type of background. past behaviors DO play a factor, thats why they bring that up in court . to think that a man randomly (it seems, motive?) shooting at man in care, beating up homeless man and killing a cop in one day out blue is unsettling
BUT HOLD UP, Im just hearing of this poor lil 7 yo girl that was killed in her sleep my a cop when they raided wrong home! omg the cop was never charged for anything!
Redeemed777 says:
No other race of people have gone through the prophecies of [ DEUTERONOMY 28 ]
American Blacks are the children of JUDAH and they are the ” JEWS ”, which is the shortened form for Judah.
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you on it my brother/ or sister,
Daisy says: @sponge see what MsKay wrote. My co worker from Sav said Troy was a bully back then but everybody knows he didn’t kill the cop. I don’t care what he did/didnt do before or after the cop was shot and killed he was on trial for such and that shld have been all that mattered IMO. There was always doubt abt him shooting anybody including the cop.
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most times you can’t bring in other crimes. i was on a jury where dude SHOT the cops that arrested him and they didn’t tell us because it was unrelated. we only got to decide guilt/innocence on the original drug charge. it was after the trial (we convicted him) that we found out he shot the cops. those cops later turned out to be the same squad that shot the old lady, fabricated evidence, and wound up going to jail themselves. i wonder if they ever revisited those drug cases.
@ free
yup, and those people will have to deal with that guilt for the rest of their lives.
spongebobfan says:
BUT HOLD UP, Im just hearing of this poor lil 7 yo girl that was killed in her sleep my a cop when they raided wrong home! omg the cop was never charged for anything!
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Yes, that happened in Detroit, yet we wanna have a discussion on whether or not cops lives are viewed differently or not. I definitely understand that cops put their lives on the line daily, but they CHOOSE that profession. No one forced that upon them.
sorry for typing errors , too much coffee
@ Ms.Kayla – Here in Ohio, we have a woman who raped her 10 month old daughter, videotaped it & send it to her boyfriends cellphone! THAT’S CRAZY AS HEYUL!
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No no no no no nono. Tatted non nono nonono, this is not forreal no say it aint so TATTED I know they lying right 10 months by her own mother, no Lord give me peace I need it right now,
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and part 2 “is I dont think enough people even know about who will be getting the dealth penalty, or who will not, most of the time you hear a lil and then the news goes away, and peole start to be consume with their on life . IMO. but with troy it home for me, cause I know some of the family.
blessings to all, but here is the problem I have and yes a man died last night and its a shame but there are countless of black men on death row and some that are innocent and some that aren’t and I have been following this case since the 90’s and here it is 2011 and injustice is injustice no matter what. there were alot doing vigil’s and praying and standing up for this but now that he is gone are those that didn’t get the media attention are their voices going to get heard is there going to be vigil’s and so forth hours before they are going to get put to death and they proclaim their innocence? Dont just stand for one stand for many whom don’t get that voice like troy davis. this country is built on trying to play god and judge and especially playing judge on black men in our system. the system is crap and we all know it but it’s even worse for those of color. Yes Malcolm and others are turning over but by next week this wil lbe an after thought and injustice will still go on.
*off soapbox*
@TattedDiva that’s disgusting! The scales of justice are unbalanced.
@ Creamy – yes it’s so. It’s definitely so (about the 10 month child)
regarding your 2nd statement – my point was, usually when people disagree w/a certain act, or an advocate or as compassionate as they are, they tend to follow that particular thing…..I think you kinda made my point…..it hit home for you because you knew HIS family, but if you knew the McPhail family, your views may be different….we don’t care until it hits close to home!
orchidjones says:
They gave him a physical at 3pm to make sure he’s healthy.” “Healthy enough to kill?”
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The “physical” probably consisted of nothing more than taking his vital signs and listening to his lungs with a stethoscope. The purpose is to document his health status before they administer the lethal medications to kill him. They also put assigned a guard to him 24/7 to make sure he didn’t take his own life. Believe it or not, the state doesn’t want him to die of a heart attack before they carry out the judge’s order to execute him.
I haven’t been following this case, so I don’t know too much about it. But what I will say is, I think he deserved a new trial due to the number of witnesses recanting their statements and not having enough evidence. I just hope they didn’t kill a man that was innocent in this case.
Unfortunately, when it comes to the judicial system, it’s all screwed the fluck up. Some don’t give a damn whether one is innocent or guilty. All they give a damn about is convictions, promotions, and raises. So you have innocent people going to jail and even being put to death, and in some cases, people either don’t get time, or don’t get enough time for chit that they have been proven to be guilty of.
Either way, the system is flucked, and I feel for the innocent people that get caught up in it.
@2know Hopefully this injustice has opened the eyes (and hearts) of other jurors and judges to look closely at the evidence BEFORE you conclude someone is guilty. Hopefully this case gives hope to the other inmates that are on death row and know they are innocent to continue to ask for another trial and to fight for their innocence. I hope it doesn’t end here and I hope the Davis family continue to fight.
Tatted I
that nude look your going for you look gorg…
I feel like this may the first time THIS generation has first hand seen some injustice like this…maybe they get off Lil Wayne and Nikki Manaj’s dikk for a lil while and open up there eyes to the chit that going on around them.
I think this only the beginning of the new lynching of the black man…if they can get away with this…its gonna be alot of chit popping off in the future…
people that bring up other cases has to realize that every state is different.
had troy davis been tried in TX he would died yrs ago, Tried in Alaska he would be alive (no death penalty)
had casey Anthony been found GUILTY she wouldve been on death row (thats what prosecutors where going for)
each of our 50 states have laws and the way they try people that are so vastly different
@ datsmdubya2u: it doesn’t matter if they had 100 witnesses and they all recanted. The police were able to match the bullets at the murder scene to the bullets from the earlier shooting committed by Troy Davis that day. There was no doubt that he shot a man at that party earlier in the day. He was convicted in that case too.
@ GAGirl – thank you mama! I have on blue glitter eyeshadow on my lid!
The media withheld a bunch of information about Troy Davis in order to boost their ratings. Didn’t you notice how they barely mentioned the White man who was executed yesterday? No ratings there. The media knows how gullible the public is. They played y’all like a fiddle and you all fell for it.
Now that Davis is dead, the media will tell the truth about his crimes. You all were hoodwinked and tricked by the media into feeling sorry for a murderer. 
They also put assigned a guard to him 24/7 to make sure he didn’t take his own life. Believe it or not, the state doesn’t want him to die of a heart attack before they carry out the judge’s order to execute him.
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SOOOOOO if his heart rate was not normal would they have halted his execution? What if he did take his own life? He dead…aint that what they want anyway? Or is that the justice is in the WHITE MAN doing the killing?
Didn’t you notice how they barely mentioned the White man who was executed yesterday?
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OMG Sandra you are killing me!! There was evidence WITHOUT A DOUBT that that man drugged that James Byrd…in that man’s last words he even said that he had NO remorse for what he did to James Byrd.
I’m not supporting the death penalty, but if its gonna be done I would hope its to the RIGHT person and NO doubt is there!
Tatted Diva AKA The Makeup Maven says:
@ Creamy – yes it’s so. It’s definitely so (about the 10 month child)
regarding your 2nd statement – my point was, usually when people disagree w/a certain act, or an advocate or as compassionate as they are, they tend to follow that particular thing…..I think you kinda made my point…..it hit home for you because you knew HIS family, but if you knew the McPhail family, your views may be different….we don’t care until it hits close to home!
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well actually it hit home for all in volved, I hate murder no matter who it is, I hate her son was killed, I hate that the system killed Troy, I just hate hate hate murderers, i am not fighting for troy for innoncence or guilt, i fighting because of the dealth penalty, I just dont beleive in murder at all, that is all i am saying and yes i knew the family, but like i told them as well, i am not here in the right or wrong for troy, i am here cause we need not to continue the death penalty, it wrong no matter WHO IT IS.
chibytex says:
What if he did take his own life? He dead…aint that what they want anyway?
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There was a court order in place and that court order must be carried out to the fullest extent of the law. So if a judge says “execute him,” he must be executed — not take his own life because suicide is in violation of the judge’s order. It doesn’t matter whether the condemned man is black or white. The court order must be followed. I know that’s hard for the public to understand, but it’s important to avoid lawsuits later on down the line.
“The day that the black man takes an uncompromising step and realizes that he’s within his rights, when his own freedom is being jeopardized, to use any means necessary to bring about his freedom or put a halt to that injustice, I don’t think he’ll be by himself.”
Malcolm X this still holds true to this day!
Hey Sandra and the others that believe that Troy Davis is guilty.. And that we are lilving in a JUST world. Check Out Giovanni Reid’s story.. A Philadelphia Man that was wrongfully convicted.. There was police intimidations the same way Troy Davis case started out!!!.
It starts with the police, DA and so on to the courts.. There are many Troy Davis in the world.. check out his story (Giovanni Reid dot com)
Thank you Chibytex. I couldn’t log back in fast enough to say the same thing.
That white man was tried and found VERY guilty and he admitted to the senseless crime as well.
@ Creamy – I understand totally what you’re saying….believe me, I do! I really do….I HATE ALL TYPES OF CRIMINALS………
BUT I MUST ADMIT, the bastard who shot my mom almost took her from me @ the age of 11…..my bestfriend & her mother were taking when she was 9. I COULD GIVE A SHAT ABOUT THE OFFENDERS LIVES……Wish I did, and maybe in time, I will, but now I DON’T!
throw your support behind Mumia Abu Jamal
Sandra Rose says:
They had enough evidence. They had the ballistics tests that matched the bullets found at the murder scene to the ones at the scene of an earlier shooting committed by Davis that day.
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Now see, this is why I said I couldn’t comment intelligently on this. This is the first time I’m hearing that info and I have not been interested to research the 20 year old case. So was the dude a menace to society or not? And you are also correct that the media barely covered the execution of James Byrd’s murderer at all when that was a huge case. Much bigger than even this cop killing. I guess they didn’t have room for both and they went with the one that folks were making the most stir for. Later for James Byrd’s skull dragged azz.
Sandra Rose says:
The media withheld a bunch of information about Troy Davis in order to boost their ratings. Didn’t you notice how they barely mentioned the White man who was executed yesterday? No ratings there. The media knows how gullible the public is. They played y’all like a fiddle and you all fell for it. Now that Davis is dead, the media will tell the truth about his crimes. You all were hoodwinked and tricked by the media into feeling sorry for a murderer
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Sandra i have to disagree with you on this One.. Its not like regular schedule programs were halted… Everyone carried on with noormal activity.. Its because of twitter and fb is popping now it brings more outlets.. It was only covered on cable networks and local news when it was time for news to air.. So with that being said, It was an injustice to Humanity at the end of the day! The job is to appease the people and remove doubt nd our Government has FALIED AGAIN.. Because why??? THEY know whats best and NOT YOU AND I
Auntie, they never proved WHO shot the police officer. Him and Red Coles were hanging out together that night. They both were at the party and went to the bus station and Red Coles was the one beating up the homeless guy. There was a gun and like I said, it wasn’t proven WHO shot the officer. Red Coles was threatening witnesses here.
2know the ledge says:
“The day that the black man takes an uncompromising step and realizes that he’s within his rights, when his own freedom is being jeopardized, to use any means necessary to bring about his freedom or put a halt to that injustice, I don’t think he’ll be by himself.”
Malcolm was the man. He wanted us to get ourselves (black community) together BEFORE we integrated with the white man. We were only like 150 or so years outta freedom back then…and we had so much togetherness. Once we integrated and started trying to have what the white man has (cause we all know that white folks is fukked up) and does that’s when we started losing who we were…
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If the white man can protect his freedom (from other countries) how come we cant protect our freedom from the white man???
Sandra Rose says:
They had enough evidence. They had the ballistics tests that matched the bullets found at the murder scene to the ones at the scene of an earlier shooting committed by Davis that day.
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Bird says:
This is the first time I’m hearing that info
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The media withheld information on purpose to boost their ratings. Of course they weren’t going to tell you the truth. The media portrayed Troy Davis to be a Saint. There was not one mention of his past criminal record. The media wanted blacks to rise up and riot in the streets to boost their TV ratings. A lot of you fell for the okey doke
Well Auntie, I guess the media was disappointed because we proved that we can come together peacefully.
I’m confused as to How the Memphis 3 were completely freed from prision (granted thay had to admit to the crime which made absolutely no since whatsoever) behind what they were accused of and Troy has the same if not more evidence to at least shed reasonable doubt and he was executed…I wonder had the cops family ralied behind him if he would have been freed as well
its not about him being a saint. did he shoot cop or not
also its never been PROVEN that he shot first dude either
w/o that gun, its just noway to have been proven without reasonable doubt that he was guilty of both shootings
Sandra Rose says:
Sandra Rose says:
They had enough evidence. They had the ballistics tests that matched the bullets found at the murder scene to the ones at the scene of an earlier shooting committed by Davis that day.
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Bird says:
This is the first time I’m hearing that info
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The media withheld information on purpose to boost their ratings. Of course they weren’t going to tell you the truth. The media portrayed Troy Davis to be a Saint. There was not one mention of his past criminal record. The media wanted blacks to rise up and riot in the streets to boost their TV ratings. A lot of you fell for the okey doke
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Sandra please! The media cannot hold back information that is clear printed on the internet and available on websites.. The whole case is public.. Now are you saying tv anchors are the only source of information.. Your statement above is ignorant
Ms.kaylamomma says:
Auntie, they never proved WHO shot the police officer.
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EVERY judge who heard this case had all of the evidence in front of them. You did not. All you had was the ratings hungry media which withheld evidence such as the matching bullets found at both shooting scenes. There was no doubt that Troy Davis shot another man earlier that day. He was convicted in that case too. The same bullets were found at the scene of the police officer’s murder. It didn’t matter what the witnesses said. The physical evidence pointed to Troy Davis and no one else.
@ Sandra – If the media was withholding the evidence from the public, HOW DO YOU BECOME PRIVY TO IT??? Really, just asking a question?
And Sandra Troy did not have a bad criminal history he had minor juvy incident.. And in regards to the incident prior to the killing ..Read comment # 38… Get the facts
@ chi malcolm was and will always be my inspiration b/c him and others wanted us to be get ourself to together but that isn’t going to happen b/c some of us are to busy chasing this american dream and I have a quote that I live by from him “I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don’t believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn’t want brotherhood with me. I believe in treating people right, but I’m not going to waste my time trying to treat somebody right who doesn’t know how to return the treatment.” this is so true b/c some of us don’t want the relationship with each other. we rather tear each other down and keep that crab in the bucket mentally.
we are the only race that I know of that downgrade our women for profit to “better ourself. And the ignorance in some of us is outstanding at times. Do I think this lil wayne generation is going to stand up for anything I doubt it but this is the same generation running around saggin
:stop: <~~~ Love this emoticon, Auntie.
Auntie, you only have the information that the media is feeding you as well so you may think you have all the information. I have a little more information than you and I will leave it as that!
VERY judge who heard this case had all of the evidence in front of them. You did not. All you had was the ratings hungry media which withheld evidence such as the matching bullets found at both shooting scenes. There was no doubt that Troy Davis shot another man earlier that day. He was convicted in that case too. The same bullets were found at the scene of the police officer’s murder. It didn’t matter what the witnesses said. The physical evidence pointed to Troy Davis and no one else.
That’s not true…they were plenty of judges and lawyers who saw plenty of holes in this case….For Christ’s sake even freaking Jimmy Carter called for the man execution to be halted. Sandra come on…you sometimes you sound like you hate your own people…or is that because you are British, you feel that we are NOT your people. I dont understand how you can support what happened to him last night.
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SO WHAT if he had priors and a criminal history. It has nothing to do with what he was on trial for.
Self hatred is a hell’va drug…
They had enough evidence. They had the ballistics tests that matched the bullets found at the murder scene to the ones at the scene of an earlier shooting committed by Davis that day. Decades ago, before CSI Miami, all you needed was physical evidence, no DNA or forensics.
The media should be ashamed of themselves for withholding information and inflaming the gullible public to boost ratings
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The young man the police claimed Davis shot earlier that day said that he didn’t know whether Troy Davis shot him or not. He said he did not see the face of the shooter and that Troy Davis had to reason to shoot him. I don’t understand why the homeless man never testified. I really believe that Sylvester Coles guy did this. He confessed to doing it but because the police didn’t believe him he later pointed the finger at Davis.
@ SandraRose stated: EVERY judge who heard this case had all of the evidence in front of them. You did not. All you had was the ratings hungry media which withheld evidence such as the matching bullets found at both shooting scenes. There was no doubt that Troy Davis shot another man earlier that day. He was convicted in that case too. The same bullets were found at the scene of the police officer’s murder. It didn’t matter what the witnesses said. The physical evidence pointed to Troy Davis and no one else.
Again….if the first shooting victim, Michael Cooper, could not pinpoint that Troy Davis shot him (that was in the court testimony…something the media told me) NOR could Michael’s friend and EYEWITNESS say that TROY was the one who shot Michael! And…these two cases were tied together, linking them, because there was not enough evidence to say that alone these cases would WIN a conviction! No gun has ever been found and the ballistics only indicate that both bullets were fired from a .38 calibre gun, not necessarily the SAME .38 handgun as those results were unreliable, without the gun to run a TEST shot for a MATCH!
My family has been the victim of a brutal rape and murder and I am not for the death penalty. Yes, the person responsible is in jail without the possibility of parole, but putting him to death will not bring back my AUNT!
*Troy Davis had NO reason to shoot him…
@ chi malcolm was and will always be my inspiration b/c him and others wanted us to be get ourself to together but that isn’t going to happen b/c some of us are to busy chasing this american dream and I have a quote that I live by from him “I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don’t believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn’t want brotherhood with me. I believe in treating people right, but I’m not going to waste my time trying to treat somebody right who doesn’t know how to return the treatment.” this is so true b/c some of us don’t want the relationship with each other. we rather tear each other down and keep that crab in the bucket mentally.
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I love this!!! Every couple of years or so, I re-read the Autobiography of Malcolm X to refresh myself and get back to reality. Cause often times WE forget that the struggle aint over and it reality its only begun.
And yes we would rather tear each other down and think we are better than one another than to lift each other and help one another….WE simply dont stick together anymore…and that is sad…we’ve truly lost who we are and so caught up in material superficial bullchit…Its crazy!!!
OOPS – said this: (that was in the court testimony…something the media told me) BUT meant this: (That was in the court testimony …NOT SOMETHING THE MEDIA TOLD ME)!
I don’t know if Troy committed the murder or not, BUT I do know last night the state of GA did! I’m also saddened that the young officer lost his life. However, are we not in the SAME state of Georgia where Brian Nichols murdered 5 people, including a Correctional officer and a JUDGE, and he got life without Parole? Twenty three years ago this happened in Savannah; a place that is known for its plantations and slave quarters. And the country has the nerve to put “In God We Trust” on its currency? Where’s the trust? YES!! I am against the death penalty totally! If he did it or was a part of it, then leave him in jail. Like he said, may the people who sentenced him to death, the people who actually put him to death, and the people who waited for him to die, God have mercy on their souls. It is not for you to take another’s life. NO-ONE!
kamadiva says:
Again….if the first shooting victim, Michael Cooper, could not pinpoint that Troy Davis shot him (that was in the court testimony…something the media told me) NOR could Michael’s friend and EYEWITNESS say that TROY was the one who shot Michael! And…these two cases were tied together, linking them, because there was not enough evidence to say that alone these cases would WIN a conviction! No gun has ever been found and the ballistics only indicate that both bullets were fired from a .38 calibre gun, not necessarily the SAME .38 handgun as those results were unreliable, without the gun to run a TEST shot for a MATCH!
My family has been the victim of a brutal rape and murder and I am not for the death penalty. Yes, the person responsible is in jail without the possibility of parole, but putting him to death will not bring back my AUNT!
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And also Coles said he had 38 caliber gun and police did not locate it comn my people lets WAKE Up…..So Sandra what media you were watching
It really makes me happy & proud that I’ve learned to be a thinker for self….not buy into everything someone else says. This is a prime example of just because you believe it, doesn’t make it true!
No matter how many bad images the media outlet and sometimes our own eyes see and show, I still love MY PEOPLE. I’m gonna always have love for MY PEOPLE! Both sides….hispanics & blacks!
Thank you Jay Bee and Absurd Vanity! Sylvester “Red” Coles admitted to it!
@Tatted Diva I’m glad I don’t let the blogs and media influence my thoughts either. Good thing I know that if I don’t know something, a blog or CNN is NOT the place to find all the information.
@Sandra… Not all black people are tricked by the media. Some of us actually do our reasearch. I learned about this case about 2 years ago when one of my friends at Savannah State asked me to sign a petition against Troy’s exection. Before I signed the petition I did my research. What I found on the case did not add up and the fact that another man at the scene of the crime confessed to killing the police officer led me to believe that TD was innocent. I’ve been on juror on a huge police killer trial where a black man was accused of killed two cops here in Charlotte and we found him guilty because the evidence pointed to him. The evidence in TD’s case just doesn’t do it for me here.
edit: *I was a juror on a police killer trial here in Charlotte last year…
@ Ms.Kayla – you’re right about that! Even my pastor says, don’t believe it because I said it. Pick up your Bible, read it….grasp it, get an understanding because everyone’s interpretation can be different of the same topic!
Is it true that 4 or 5 of the justices were ex cops or sheriffs?
“Knowledge is common here say until you found out the truth for yourself”
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Sandra Rose says:
chibytex says:
What if he did take his own life? He dead…aint that what they want anyway?
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There was a court order in place and that court order must be carried out to the fullest extent of the law. So if a judge says “execute him,” he must be executed — not take his own life because suicide is in violation of the judge’s order. It doesn’t matter whether the condemned man is black or white. The court order must be followed. I know that’s hard for the public to understand, but it’s important to avoid lawsuits later on down the line.
WAYMEN’T NOW AUNTIE YOU SAY IT LIKE THESE JUDGE(S) RULE ALL OF OUR LIVES! THEY PEE AND CHIT JUST LIKE US! MAN LISTEN! FLUK DEEZ JUDGES! WE AS PEOPLE SHOULD ONE DAY OVERPOWER THIS JUDICIAL SYSTEM! THE ONLY JUDGE (WISH I HAD THE BOLD OPTION FOR THE WORD JUDGE)”JUDGING” OVER US SHOULD BE GOD! AUNTIE KEEPS INSISTING ON WHAT THE JUDGE SAYS GOES.. FLUK DEM JUDGES! THERE I SAID IT! THIS IS NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM THROWING GREASE AT YOU AUNTIE. JUST TIRED OF SEEING WHAT THE JUDGE AND SUPREME COURT SAYS GOES! WHO ARE THEY SOMETHING THAT WE THE PEOPLE GAVE TO MUCH DAMM POWER 2 SMFH!
@MsKayla and TatDiva – I agree with you…so glad that I can read and research for myself!!! Knowledge is power!!
I wonder if the truth comes out that Troy was innocent, will “justice” put the judges an all who participated in this murder on death row? Just asking?
We witnessed a legal LYNCHING lastnight folks. And so it begins….
@MsOnederful – THEN, WE HAVE TO VOTE!!! (not saying that you don’t)…but we have to put people in office that share our views and exercise our rights when they do not!
kamadiva says:
@MsOnederful – THEN, WE HAVE TO VOTE!!! (not saying that you don’t)…but we have to put people in office that share our views and exercise our rights when they do not!
sad to say that does not work either. we the PEOPLE! Have to take our country back! It can be done! *SIGHS*
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He was doing life in prison and STILL was executed? As if life in prison is not a slow death!!! Wow!!!
disregard my 10:55 please
Ms. Everything says:
This feels like the state just murdered someone and only God and the victims (Troy Davis included) know the truth about what happened so anyone rejoicing over this man’s death should be ashamed… I hope and pray that the truth comes out and that justice is served in the end
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They put him to death, and freed Casey Anthony….
I wish SASO was still around. I miss her. Her comment on here would make my day. SASO if your reading this. Get in here!
I think it’s barbaric to allow the family of the deceased in the death chambers to view the murder of the condemned..They may say it’s closure but IMO they are silently giving the condemned the bird….
R.I.P. to this brother!!!
Sad,Sad,Sad…
@Daisy
I can’t get into that; what would be the point? The man had due process, and the nearly 100 folks who had an opportunity to stop this action didn’t.
I also refuse to be a pawn for “yet another movement.” I’m one of those strange people who do not think white people are the devil, and that the world is out to get me because I’m black. These are my opinions, and I don’t see them changing on this case.
btw, I love Savannah, but I’ll never eat at Clary’s again…ever.
Hello All. It took them over 20 years to execute this man Troy Davis. 20 years he was on death row!!!!!!!! 20 years!!!!! Don’t you think that’s time enough to forgive him if he did indeed kill this cop? My sister Micahelle, God rest her soul, once told me that if you don’t forgive others, God WON’T forgive you. (Matthew 6:13-15) Don’t let ANYONE hold your ticket to heaven! God bless America and remember the Martinsville Seven. Peace.