>>With all the doubt surrounding the case the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles still does nothing?
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>Don't get me wrong, what Troy Davis did was awful, but if it had been just some random person that he killed, instead of a cop, he's out of jail in 10 to 20 years. Because it's a cop he gets the death penalty? How is that disparity in punishment justified?

...and if a cop is convicted he gets 10 to 20 months.

>The death penalty is supposed to be reserved for the most heinous of criminals; premeditated brutal murderers, serial killers, etc. with 100% no question on guilty convictions. Sorry, this case just doesn't stack up. The murder wasn't premeditated and 7 out of 9 witnesses have recanted.

>I'm not passing judgement on Troy Davis' guilt, but it is a fact that innocent people have been put to death. Our system can not be trusted with the death penalty, and as such it should be eliminated.

At the moment as far as I know there is no "proof" yet that an innocent person has been executed since the USA resumed the death penalty back in the 70's. My guess is that sooner or later that will happen. The fact that a bunch of of death row inmates have been released because it was found out they were in fact innocent sort of leads one to believe that surely an innocent has been executed. Sad thing is that when the day comes that there is proof that such a thing has happened I don't think it will sway the thoughts of the pro-capital punishment crowd...for example there is a bunch of applause when this dweeb says he's killed 234 people and feels good about it. I find the whole thing mind boggling.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/they-messed-with-texas/
...then of course there is the Cameron Todd Willingham case which is even more disturbing.