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L asked in News & EventsCurrent Events · 10 years ago

Should davis be executed or not?

Davis has been in the news lately & was supposed to be executed today. do you think he should be (he's guilty) or he shouldnt be (he's innocent)?

Update:

Since asking this question, Davis was executed so do you think it was the right decision or not?

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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    The last that I heard, the execution has been put on hold..But as to whether or not the execution should go forward,..I have a sneaking suspicion, that T.D. was, in fact, one of the two, seen beating up the homeless guy,..And, since most of the stuff on the web, is claiming that he is "innocent", I take notice that there is no mention, of whether or not he has a criminal record, because, if he had no record, then those looking to set aside the death penalty, would be harping on that issue, so I "suspect" that he has a record. And, "IF" he has a record, then I am inclined to believe him "guilty". But, be that as it may, there is the matter of some witnesses recanting their testimony. So, all in all, I suspect that he was one of the guys, beating up the homeless guy, & while maybe he did not actually shoot the victim, I "suspect" that he was involved,..So, my inclinations might be, that the DA should offer T.D. a deal,..In that if T.D. would "rat out" the other guy,.then the death sentence could be comuted to "life, without parole", So, all in all, I suspect that he is, at least, partially responsible, but I also believe that the loose ends need to be tied up,. Even then, I do have some problems with the death penalty, being imposed, when the conviction is based solely on eye witness testimony,..So if I were the judge, I would commute the sentece to "life without parole", even though I suspect that he is guilty,..But, then again, "IF" the witnesses identified T.D. as one of those beating the homeless Guy, I might, then find him guilty, of the shooting, even though he may not have been the triggerman,... .

    Source(s): Sketchy info available on the web,..
  • 10 years ago

    I was not privy to the police investigation, the review by the DA, and did not sit on the jury

    So I do not have all the facts in the case

    What I know is that the jury found him guilty

    The Judge agreed with the jury and sentenced him to death

    I feel comfortable in believing those people did the best job they could in weighing the facts

    Then 20 years of appeals, hearings and reviews turned up no new evidence

    So I have no reason to say that he was not guilty

    And I therefore support the completion of the verdict

    Now he can really be judged

    After all, all the execution did was arrange the meeting with his ultimate judge

  • John
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    When Officer MacPhail approached the group of men he tried to stop beating a homeless man he did so in the knowledge that Georgia would execute any person who murdered a Police Officer in such circumstances. The person who murdered Officer MacPhail did so knowing the penalty for killing an Officer was death. The trust Officer MacPhail had in his country supporting him has not been betrayed by the Authorities in Georgia.

  • 10 years ago

    I think it is too late for this - he has already been executed..

    P

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    Moot point. He already was executed.

  • lala
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    YEA ; they murdered a innocent guy SHAME on the justice system [ Troy had been frame by the police and because he was black ; it DID NOT HELP

  • 10 years ago

    if you let go such persons , you are inviting anarchy in the society .

    can say one less nuisance

  • 10 years ago

    @L: pwhahahahaha! Too little, too late.

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