Free Troy Davis For What?

Troy with his family - Courtesy of Amnesty USA

I will admit that I have been hearing this story about Troy Davis for a few years now. Davis is a Death Row inmate who allegedly shot and killed Officer Mark MacPhail in 1989 while on duty. In this case, Officer MacPhail was assisting a homeless man who apparently was being assaulted. The details of his murder is beyond humane and is not worthy of its graphic and horrific content, but the question at hand is whether or not that shooter is Troy Davis. What proof does the court have and why is this ongoing case of more than 20 years still in the public's eye?

Honestly, I've never thought much about the case until fairly recently. I'll admit that I was skeptical about what the big deal really was, yet on tonight may be Davis' very last via lethal injection. I truly oppose Capital Punishment because I believe in keeping The 10 Commandments. I also believe that any wrong that has been done against you will be justified by the vengeance and recompense of the Lord. I have come to learn from the eagerness of his family's cry for justice, his supporters anxious plea for freedom, and an intense yet confident group of attorneys on Troy's behalf working diligently for an appeal, with newly-found evidence and witnesses, who can prove his innocence to a "justice system" that lacks the stability of its title.

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Now of course I wasn't on the jury and I'm not certain that the evidence Davis' attorneys have, and whether it's enough to actually free this man; I don't even know if it's true that witnesses from the case has since changed their testimonies as some are claiming. Yet I do know that this man wants to prove his innocence and was denied a polygraph test (lie detector test) and the time, energy and effort being utilized to bring worldwide attention and awareness of this case is endless. Therefore the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole won't hear the last of it if the execution, which is scheduled for tonight at 7pm (CST), goes as anticipated. They aren't the only ones either.

For 20+ years this case has been going on and for 20+ years I've always believed that people are innocent until proven guilty. Apparently that's not the case. There's a significant amount of evidence that's being ignored in this case and I want to know why. As I mentioned, the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole are not the only ones who will be losing sleep over this decision and that goes for the mother of slain Officer Mark MacPhail as well. I understand that you're grieving the lost of your child but with all due respect, grieving for 22 years over the death of your adult child to the point that the only sense of closure you can get is through capital punishment is a little...well...disturbing, because even though you want "to close the book", the book will always remain open. That's the Book of Judgment where the Judge above every judge will smite those who do unjustly acts. If Troy really is innocent, this will only bring more anxiety than she bargained for. Trust me, you'll never get closure.

On a side note, Ms. MacPhail is not the first mother who has lost a son or a daughter in a line of duty, and she won't be the last. It's not about comparing the types of deaths, which ones are worse than the other, or whose sentence should be changed from death row yet it's not often you hear that someone is convicted of killing an officer and receives the death penalty. That's why I am more than certain that there is something deeper in this case that may or may not have been disclosed to the general public, yet it may have been addressed in court. The MacPhail family and supporters are more than confident that Troy Davis is the one who killed their beloved family member. So there is something missing in the story and it doesn't take 20 years to get it out.

Courtesy of CBS News - Columbus, GA

“I don't get any satisfaction from seeing him die. I just want it over," said Anneliese MacPhail, mother of slain officer Mark MacPhail.

So Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets has the entire world talking but talking about what? What's everyone getting involved for and what's the passion behind the zeal? Every state within the U.S. has its different laws yet one may ponder how united are the United States after all? Only a couple of months ago we saw a nationwide case that raised many eyebrows, the Casey Anthony case, a mother charged with the murder of her child. She was found not guilty by a Florida court and freed. It was less than 20 years and even though there was evidence, it wasn't enough to convince the jury she was guilty. Let's not forget the high profile case of OJ Simpson, who was charged for the murder of his ex[wife, Nicole Brown-Simpson. Once again there wasn't enough evidence to convict him, even with a soiled glove and a murder weapon; it took less than 20 years and the California jury did not find Simpson guilty. So what's the deal with the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole? What kind of example are they trying to make out of Troy Davis, if any? We could easily play the race but I am not in favor of such bitter actions. This is beyond race and skin color. This is about a flawed judicial system where this could happen to absolutely anyone within this country, depending on the laws of that state.

UPDATE: As of 8:00am (CST) Troy Davis' attorneys were filing a last minute appeal to halt his execution for later today, according to CBS News in Atlanta. In addition, the NAACP reported that "Troy will refuse his last meal...yet he still has faith that his life will be spared."

UPDATE: Troy Davis is now deceased.