I am appalled and very disappointed that they did not grant clemency in this case. If you read the attached link, it is really heartbreaking. I can't help wondering if race was a factor. I am sad and may God forgive us all.
Here is a quote from the article and the link to the entire article
JACKSON, Ga. -- Troy Davis, convicted of murdering an off-duty Savannah police officer more than 20 years ago, held fast to his claims of innocence even as he was finally executed by lethal injection on Wednesday night.
Strapped to a gurney and minutes from death, Davis stated that he had not carried a gun the night of the murder and did not shoot the officer, Mark MacPhail, in a fast food restaurant parking lot on an August night in 1989.
Speaking directly to MacPhail's brother and son, who witnessed the execution, Davis beseeched them to continue to examine the events that night. "All I can ask is that you look deep into this case so you can really find the truth," he said.
Davis then addressed prison officials preparing to inject him with a lethal mix of chemicals. "May God have mercy on your souls," he said.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/21/troy-davis-executed_n_975109.html
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