Troy Davis executed as of 21 September 2011.

Somehow, I knew Troy Davis was going to be executed. It is not surprising that this happened. No surprise. Maybe I'm cynical, but it just doesn't surprise me that he was executed. There still wasn't enough solid evidence to prove that he actually murdered the police officer. Still, he was found guilty and sentenced to die. Seven out of nine witnesses took back their testimonies, some admitting their stories were a lie. There is also some possibility that the police coerced them into telling those stories. Either way, it doesn't surprise me. I believe if you have been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt to be guilty of murder, you should be punished for your crime. With that said, if there isn't enough evidence to prove you did it, and you are still found guilty and you are sentenced to die, there is something wrong here.

I also find it very appropriate to mention a story I know of in Georgia. A 25 year old man, Christopher Erdman, he murdered his ex-girlfriend, Shannon Lawrence, in front of his 2 children. Lawrence was being abused by him and she left him. He was known for having very controlling behavior and being very violent. There was documented evidence of this. Still, no one did anything about him stalking her. He went and shot her and she later died. He is going to do life in prison for his crime, but he isn't going to get the death penalty for this crime. It was obvious he committed the crime. It is proven that he committed murder. However, he isn't getting life in prison. Troy Davis didn't have enough physical evidence against him, not to mention, 7 out of 9 witnesses made bogus testimonies and took them back. He was denied clemency, was denied a polygraph test to prove his innocence or guilt. What fairness is there in that. My gut feeling is that there is bias in this. Erdman, a White male, murdered a White female. Troy Davis, a Black man, was found guilty of murdering a White police officer. Sounds like a throwback to the old days. Why is it that murdering your ex-girlfriend doesn't get the death penalty for you, but allegedly murdering a police officer does? Why is it that a Black man who kills a White man is more likely to get the death penalty than a Black man who has killed a Black man?