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emlev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 12:48 PM
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NEXT ACTIONS Needed to Prevent Troy Davis Execution!
The Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole issued a 90-day stay of execution on Troy Davis Monday July, 16, the day before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection.

However, the Board could lift this stay at any time! This raises the possibility that the stay could have been issued because there was so much media attention on the case, even with the intention of lifting it when the pressure was off. They may or may not hear the new evidence the defense has been trying to present.

So it's up to people who believe in justice
to keep the pressure on!


We must stop the execution of this man
who is very likely innocent!


If you don't know about this case yet, please take a few moments to find out.

Basic facts of the case:
  • August 28, 1991, Troy Anthony Davis was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Officer Mark McPhail.
  • Davis was also convicted for the non-lethal shooting of Michael Cooper and assault of
    Larry Young. In the years after the trial, both victims have denied that Davis was the
    perpetrator in their attacks.
  • Davis’s conviction was not based on any physical evidence.
  • The murder weapon was never found.
  • All of the prosecution’s non-police witnesses, but two, have recanted or contradicted their testimony as late as 2003, well after his initial appeals were rejected.
  • Many witnesses claimed they were coerced by the police to implicate Davis and did not witness Davis shoot McPhail.
  • The remaining two witnesses against Davis include a man who has been implicated as the murderer of McPhail by nine people in signed affidavits. The other witness said he could only recall the color of the shooter’s clothes.


  • Your letters are needed immediately!
    Send a letter to Georgia Moratorium and it will be delivered to the Board on your behalf with thousands of other letters. You can print a letter to send them here. Fax it to 404.876.2276. (Of course you could also write a personal letter and fax it to them at that number.)

    Send a fax to the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole via this link.
    Faxes are sent by Amnesty International and there's no charge to you.

    Print and distribute postcards
    Print these postcards for people to sign and send.
    Going to an event this weekend? Print some and hand them out. Even better, bring pens and ask people to fill them out. Then you mail them. (Ask them to buy a stamp from you if necessary.)

    (I'd post something yellow here but you wouldn't be able to read it.)

    Sign up for updates.
    Especially if you live in Georgia, sign up for the Georgia Moratorium email list for updates on this case and other Georgia death penalty developments, email info@georgiamoratorium.org. Contact person: Laura Moye 404-876-5661x12.

    Spread the word! Keep momentum building!
    Keep this thread kicked, copy and email it to your list, blog about it, post other ideas below!

    Have you taken action yet? Please discuss why or why not.

    A couple of previous threads on this case are here and here.

    x-posted from GD I won't be able to tend that thread. If folks here can help, I'd surely appreciate it!
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    debbierlus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 12:51 PM
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    1. Kick
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    MethuenProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 01:05 PM
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    2. "Davis has said he was present at the scene of the officer's shooting, but..."
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    emlev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 01:19 PM
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    3. What's your point? Read the facts, not just the corporate media coverage.
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    MethuenProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 01:28 PM
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    4. "If you don't know about this case yet, please take a few moments to find out."
    "If you don't know about this case yet, please take a few moments to find out."
    Those are your words.
    What other facts in that local "corporate media" news story aren't true?
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    emlev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 03:50 PM
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    5. I appreciate that you were researching
    If you want to discuss this further, please go to

    http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=106&topic_id=30977&mesg_id=30977

    The Activist HQ forum is for discussing action, not debating the issues. Thanks.
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    nofurylike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-20-07 04:09 PM
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    6. might be me, but i think GD link is not working. here again:
    http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1387807

    thank you for doing this, emlev!! urgently important!!


    peace and solidarity
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