Troy Davis Execution Order Signed!

[Jimmie Higgins]

They are really trying to push this through fast... there is a very small window of only a few weeks. If you don't know about this case, check out the factsheet and video - it's a clear example of how rotten the whole fucking police/courts/prison system is.

Order signed for Sept. execution of Troy Davis (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jgNL_mIxU36h9ClYvY5Z1bOJ5YDQ?docId=75e8db7d3 5314a97bf2d53dedd03829e)

Petition and fact sheet from the Campaign to End the Death Penalty:
Take Action for Troy Davis! (http://www.nodeathpenalty.org/organizing-updates/may-25-2011-organizing-update/take-action-troy-davis)

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[ckaihatsu]

STOP THE SEPTEMBER 21st EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS!


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Act NOW to STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS! EMERGENCY: EXECUTION SET FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21.
ACT NOW!

All anti-death penalty activists in the U.S. and worldwide should prepare NOW to organize coordinated actions before Sept. 21. The IAC will send out a proposed date for these actions in conjunction with Georgia activists.

SIGN ONLINE PETITION AT iacenter.org/troydavis

National Day of Coordinated Actions to be set soon. Check iacenter.org for updated info

On March 28, 2011, the US Supreme Court failed to take up the appeal of Troy Davis. AND NOW HIS EXECUTION HAS BEEN SET FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21.


TELL THE GEORGIA GOV., LEGISLATURE, PARDONS AND PAROLE BOARD, PRESIDENT OBAMA, ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER, CONGRESS AND THE MEDIA:
STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS!


Please join the online campaign to STOP THE EXECUTION! FREE TROY DAVIS NOW!
YOUR EMERGENCY ACTION IS NEEDED NOW! Click HERE to Sign the Online Petition


Tell Gov. Deal and the Georgia Pardons and Parole Board:

STOP THE EXECUTION! FREE TROY DAVIS!

On March 28, 2011, the US Supreme Court failed to take up the appeal of Troy Anthony Davis, the Savannah, Ga. man whose scheduled execution has been halted three times in the past because of the growing evidence and public belief in his innocence. AND NOW HIS EXECUTION HAS BEEN SET FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21.

Troy Davis is an African American on death row in Georgia. Davis was convicted in the 1989 killing of a police officer despite what Amnesty International calls "overwhelming doubts about his guilt." No physical forensic evidence was presented at Davis' trial, and 7 of the 9 non-police witnesses have recanted their testimony, with at least two saying they were pressured by police to finger Davis as the killer.

CLICK HERE TO TAKE ACTION NOW to let the Georgia Parole Board, Governor, Legislature, and congressional delegation as well as President Obama, U.N. Secretary-General Ban, Congressional leaders and members of the media know you demand No Execution of Troy Davis!

Your messages will go to hundreds of public officials, including the Governor of Georgia, the entire Georgia legislature, each member of the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, the full Georgia Congressional delegation, as well as President Obama, Attorney General Holder, Congressional leaders, U.N. Secretary-General Ban, and national and local media representatives.

SIGN ONLINE PETITION AT iacenter.org/troydavis

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To: Governor Deal, Georgia Pardons and Parole Board, Georgia Legislature, Georgia Congressional Delegation, President Obama, Attorney General Holder, Congressional Leaders, U.N. Secretary General Ban

cc: members of the media

STOP THE EXECUTION OF TROY DAVIS, NOW SET FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21!

On March 28, 2011, the US Supreme Court failed to take up the appeal of Troy Anthony Davis, the Savannah, Ga. man whose scheduled execution has been halted three times in the past because of the growing evidence and public belief in his innocence. He was convicted solely on eye witness testimony, and 7 of the 9 non-police witnesses have since recanted, several alleging that police coerced them into making false statements.

I join with millions in the US and around the world in demanding that you stop the execution of Troy Davis. Serious doubt remains. I call on all those with authority and influence in this decision to grant clemency to Troy Anthony Davis and overturn the death sentence.

Innocence matters to me. Justice matters to everyone.

I urge you to act now.

Sincerely,


SIGN ONLINE PETITION AT iacenter.org/troydavis



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[Francesco]

Signed but some emails got send back to me. it says unable to deliver mail?

[ckaihatsu]

Chicago protest demands: “Stop the Execution of Troy Davis”

By Staff

Chicago, IL - Death row prisoner Troy Davis was denied clemency today, Sept. 20, by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles. He is scheduled to be executed tomorrow night.

Emergency protests are being held around the country. In Chicago, Amnesty International, Students for a Democratic Society and other groups gathered in front of the national headquarters of President Obama’s re-election campaign.

Mark Clements of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty had just returned from Atlanta where he had been with supporters of Davis outside the Georgia State Capitol. He told Fight Back!, “Seven out of nine witnesses have recanted their testimonies. The parole board says that these witnesses are less than credible now, but they were credible enough to convict him. How could that be?”

Clements has first-hand knowledge of the racist justice system in the US. He served 28 years in prison after being tortured into making a false confession by Chicago police.

Last minute appeals are being directed to Chatham County District Attorney, Larry Chisolm. He has the power to withdraw the death warrant. Clements said that the struggle for Davis’s life will continue until the last minute.

Call Larry Chisolm: 912-652-7308. Demand he vacate the death sentence for Troy Davis.


Read more News and Views from the Peoples Struggle at http://www.fightbacknews.org. You can write to us at [email protected]

[ckaihatsu]

URGENT: Tell President Obama to take action to save the life of Troy Davis


Tell President Obama to take action
to save the life of Troy Davis

Send this appeal to everyone you know
Rally/Vigil to Stop Execution Tonight, Wed., Sept. 21, at 5 pm at Daley Plaza

Send a letter right now to President Obama and Attorney General Holder demanding a federal civil rights investigation that could stay tonight’s execution of Troy Davis.

http://www2.answercoalition.org/site/R?i=xo347vn82QNfFUyt2cBLyQ


The Obama/Holder Justice Department should launch a federal civil rights investigation right now into the case of Troy Davis and seek a stay of his execution that is scheduled for tonight at 7pm.

President Obama, who routinely lectures sovereign governments abroad about civil rights and human rights issues within their countries, has until now said nothing to the state government of Georgia that allowed racist police forces to intimidate and coerce witnesses in the effort to execute an innocent Black man.

It’s not too late to act. The clock is ticking before an innocent man is put to death.

Send a letter right this second to President Obama and Attorney General Holder insisting that he speak up and use the authority of the Presidency to prevent this outrage. Tell President Obama to order a Federal Civil Rights investigation into the case of Troy Davis.

You can also call the White House switchboard and tell them that you want President Obama to initiate a federal civil rights investigation and seek a stay of execution. Call the White House at 202-456-1414.

Background to the case of Troy Davis

More than 1 million people have signed a petition in support of Troy Davis. Demonstrations have taken place around the country and the world. Even the former director of the FBI has said that this execution is an injustice and should not go forward.

Of the nine witnesses, seven have recanted or altered their version of events. Five have signed statements saying they were coerced by police to testify against Davis, a common element of many racist “legal lynchings” targeting Black people. Three witnesses said that another man confessed to them that he killed the police officer.

The execution of Troy Davis shows with full clarity the true character of the racist legal system in the United States—its complete failing as any arbiter of justice. Davis has accessed all allowed avenues of appeal in the U.S. justice system in his quest not be put to death, an innocent man.

The members of the politically appointed Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, impervious to any accountability to the people, have decided that they wish for Troy Davis to die. With their announcement today that they have denied clemency to Troy Davis, he is on course to be executed this Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 7pm Eastern, in the state of Georgia.

Absolutely no physical evidence has been found that implicates Davis in the killing. No murder weapon has ever been found, exposing yet another major gap in the prosecution’s case. This is the fourth time the state of Georgia has set an execution date for Davis, who was wrongly convicted of killing a police officer in 1989.

The ANSWER Coalition has been joining with hundreds of other organizations in demonstrations throughout the country in recent days and weeks.

There is worldwide opposition to Troy Davis's execution. On Sept. 16, coordinated protests took place in cities all over the United States and the world.

Over 650,000 signatures in support of Troy Davis were delivered to the parole board. Now, over 1 million people have signed petitions in his support. Prominent signers include South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former President Jimmy Carter, more than four dozen members of Congress, and many celebrities.

The decision to deny clemency to Davis reaffirms the unabashed racism and bankruptcy of the justice system. We are staying in the streets to demand justice! Stop the execution of Troy Davis! End the racist death penalty!

Send a letter to President Obama and Attorney General Holder right now demanding that the Justice department order a Federal Civil Rights investigation into the case of Troy Davis. Prevent the the state sponsored murder of an innocent man.

ANSWER Chicago
773-463-0311
http://www.chicagoanswer.net

[ckaihatsu]

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From Georgia: Amnesty Int'l: Davis Execution Delayed MyFox Atlanta



http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/local_news/troy-davis-delayed-reprieve-20110921-es


Troy Davis Appeals to US Supreme Court


Updated: Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011, 8:04 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 21 Sep 2011, 7:15 PM EDT

By MYFOXATLANTA STAFF/myfoxatlanta

JACKSON, Ga. - Troy Davis, the condemned inmate who convinced hundreds of thousands of people but not the justice system of his innocence, filed an eleventh-hour plea Wednesday asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Georgia authorities from executing him for the murder of an off-duty police officer.

His execution had been set to begin at 7 p.m., but as the hour arrived, Georgia prison officials were still waiting for the high court's decision.

Though Davis' attorneys say seven of nine key witnesses against him have disputed all or parts of their testimony, state and federal judges have repeatedly ruled against granting him a new trial.

As the court losses piled up Wednesday, his offer to take a polygraph test was rejected and the pardons board refused to give him one more hearing.

[eric922]

I'd just like to clarify something about one of these petitions. I don't think Obama can do anything in this case. Davis was tried in a state court, and convicted of a state crime. The president can only pardon "offenses against the United States", he has no power to pardon state crimes. I could be wrong, about where Davis was tried though.

[Die Rote Fahne]

The question is whether these same people will rally after he is executed and demand the end of capital punishment.

[ckaihatsu]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/22/us-usa-georgia-execution-idUSTRE78K2O620110922


Execution of inmate delayed by top court appeal

Vigil held for U.S. death row inmate


By Matthew Bigg

JACKSON, Georgia | Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:22pm EDT

(Reuters) - Georgia was set to execute on Wednesday a man convicted of murdering a police officer in one of the highest-profile U.S. capital punishment cases in years.

Troy Davis was set to be executed by lethal injection at 7 p.m. local time (2300 GMT) but the execution was delayed for more than two hours while the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether to hear a last-minute appeal by his lawyers.

The case has attracted international attention and an online protest that has accumulated nearly a million signatures because of doubts expressed in some quarters over whether he killed police officer Mark MacPhail in 1989.

MacPhail was shot and killed outside a Burger King restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, as he went to the aide of a homeless man who was being beaten. MacPhail's family say Davis is guilty and should be executed.

Outside Georgia Diagnostic and Classification prison, hundreds of protesters chanted "Please don't let Troy Davis die" and "I am Troy Davis" and other slogans and a cheer briefly went up when it was reported that the execution had been delayed.

The demonstrations, which began in the early afternoon, took place amid a heavy police presence and at least two people were arrested.

"Our hearts go out to them (MacPhail's family). We have nothing but sympathy and prayers for them but they are not getting justice if the wrong person is paying for what happened to their son, their brother," civil rights leader Al Sharpton told reporters at the prison.

Since Davis's conviction, seven of nine witnesses have changed or recanted their testimony, some have said they were coerced by police to testify against him and some say another man committed the crime.

No physical evidence linked Davis to the killing.

APPEALS PROCESS

Once a death warrant was signed, Davis's best hope of avoiding execution had rested with the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles but on Tuesday it denied him clemency following a one-day hearing.

On Wednesday, his lawyers requested a polygraph in a bid to halt the execution and show his innocence, but prison officials rejected the entreaty.

The lawyers also filed a motion to stay in the county where the execution is set to take place. That was denied and Georgia's Supreme Court later turned down an appeal, according to media reports.

Defense lawyers appealed that ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court, said Sara Totonchi, executive director of the Southern Center for Human Rights.

Defendants in capital cases in Georgia are much less likely to face the death penalty if they can afford legal counsel and Davis was assigned a court-appointed lawyer who was overworked and underfunded, Totonchi said.

"Davis was poor, from a poor neighborhood and was given a court-appointed lawyer at a time when Georgia was providing next to no funding (for the defense in capital cases) ... He slipped through the cracks," she said.

A handful of supporters of capital punishment in the case also protested separately from Davis' supporters.

"I came here today because I want to see justice done. I am very sensitive to law officers getting hurt and injured in the line of duty," said Janet Reisenwitz, who said her daughter is a police officer in Georgia's DeKalb County.

(Editing by Eric Walsh)

[MattShizzle]

If this happens no African American, Leftist or Union member should do any work in Georgia for at least a week. Making molotovs and burning that state as much as Sherman did in 1864 should also be an option...

[MattShizzle]

I say no Justice, no peace.

[Caj]

Just heard the BBC confirm that he has been executed :(