No system is fail-safe.
A must-read column by Nick Kristof. Sometimes courts and judges get it wrong. When no system is fail-safe, do we really want the state handing down death as a final punishment?
...read moreA bit of good news
The only legal organization that provided any colorable, intellectual support of the death penalty has abandoned its own cause, because the capital punishment system in the United States is so thoroughly broken that it is beyond salvaging. The institute’s recent decision to abandon the field was a compromise. Some members had asked the institute to [...]
...read moreDeath & Taxes
Tonight, my tax dollars — and yours, if you’re in the United States — are paying to kill John Allen Muhammad. Maybe I’m missing it, but I haven’t seen any outrage from pro-life organizations, have you?
...read moreSupreme Court Orders a New Look at Troy Davis Case
Good, and frankly rather surprising and unexpected, news on the case of Troy Davis has emerged. The Supreme Court has just ordered a new look at his case: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal trial court in Georgia to have a fresh look at the case of Troy Davis, who is on death [...]
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Troy Davis Decision Postponed by Supreme Court
Tentatively good news in the case of Troy Davis, the man on death row for the murder of a police officer despite his maintained innocence, no physical evidence tying him to the crime, and seven out of nine witnesses having recanted. The US Supreme Court has put off their decision regarding whether or not to [...]
...read moreUpdates on Troy Davis
Unfortunately, as is the case with many things lately, I am behind on these two latest action alerts regarding the case of Troy Davis, the man on death row for the murder of a police officer despite the fact that there was no physical evidence tying him the crime, and the additional fact that almost [...]
...read moreWoman Must Deny Rape or Face Death
You may have already read about Samantha Orobator, a British woman who was arrested on charges of smuggling heroin into Laos last August. If convicted, the sentence for her alleged crime is death by firing squad. On top of all of this, she is five months pregnant — which means that she became pregnant while [...]
...read moreGlobal Day of Action for Troy Davis
Yesterday, I got an email from Amnesty International calling for strong and visible action in support of Troy Davis‘ plea to not be executed without a fair trial. I’m just going to go ahead and repost the whole thing below: The 30-day stay issued by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals expires on May 15th. So [...]
...read moreTroy Davis Appeal Denied
Over time, Jack and I have put up quite a few posts about Troy Davis, a Georgia man on death row despite serious questions about his conviction, no physical evidence tying him to the crime, and claims that another man actually committed the crime in question. So it only seemed appropriate to post an update [...]
...read moreWoman Stoned For Adultery in Somalia
Trigger Warning In Somalia, insurgents have stoned a woman to death. The woman, who relatives named as Asha Ibrahim Dhuhulow, was buried in the ground up to her neck and pelted with rocks until she was dead. The “crime” of which she was accused was adultery. The 23-year-old woman was placed in a hole up [...]
...read moreStay of Execution For Troy Davis
I just got this email from Amnesty International, filled with delightful news: I am delighted to share some good news with you! Troy Davis received a stay of execution based on a new last-minute appeal filed this past Wednesday to the federal appeals court in Atlanta. As a result, he will not be executed on [...]
...read moreACTION ALERT: Supreme Court rejects Troy Davis’ appeal; urgent action needed to save Troy’s life
NOTE: I originally posted this on AngryBrownButch yesterday, but am reposting it here to supplement Cara’s post from last week because people need to know about this and people need to act, now. After granting Troy Anthony Davis a stay of execution on September 23 in order to decide whether or not to consider his [...]
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