Hi everyone! I'm going to start an amazing sociological blog that will blow all your minds. Blogging actually looks quite fascinating to me all thanks to the movie, Julie and Julia. Amy Adams is an awesome actress! Anyways, I hope I add more knowledge to your brains and make the minutes your taking to read my blog worthwhile!
This week the topic is (drum roll please)... TROY DAVIS. As most of you all know Troy Davis was a U.S. citizen who was convicted of murder and executed on September 21, 2011. He was said to have shot the off-duty policeman, Mark Macphail. The incident occurred in 1989 in Savannah, Georgia, and has been on trial ever since. Davis has faced execution, a total of, four times since 1989. There have been a total of eight witnesses that have implicated Davis as the real killer. Davis was only 42 years old when he was killed by lethal injection on September 21, 2011. (www.thenation.com)
I believe that the guilty people in this world SHOULD be punished, but that the death penalty is a "little" drastic. Loads of evidence pointed to Davis as the killer, but there was still some doubts. What if he was not guilty? What if we have killed an innocent man? Whether he was guilty or not his sentence should have been much less drastic. He could have been sent to prison for life or stuck with a strict parol.
I shall use some insight from the bible on this subject. So in John chapter eight (NKJV) the Scribes and Pharisees brought Jesus a woman who was caught in the act of adultery. They believed that the woman should be stoned to death for her sin. Jesus then said, " He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first." (verse 7) Then all the Scribes and Pharisees left one by one until only Jesus and the woman were remaining. Thus, I believe that no one on Earth has the right or authority to kill another person unless he or she is without sin himself or herself. Even though Troy Davis may have killed another man, he is no less righteous then you or I who constantly cheat, lie, and steal throughout our lives.
Many also believed this was a racist ordeal. Numerous people believed that Davis was convicted because he was a black man who killed a white man. Georgia Congressman, John Lewis, declared " Race is everything in this case". (www.thenation.com) Another death of Duane Buck, a black man, was scheduled for September 15 in Texas. He actually admitted to killing two people in a drug-fueled rage. The U.S. Supreme Court decided to spare his life, for now.
I truly believe that these are not racial issues, but simply coincidences. I really think that if it was the other way around, white men who killed black men, then the verdicts would still be death. It could have been based on a racial issue, but personally I think that conclusion is highly unlikely.
MY VERDICT: TROY DAVIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN KILLED, BUT SENT TO PRISON FOR LIFE.
Yeah, I totally agree that the death penalty has it's flaws. They should make sure to be 100% positive before someone is sent to their death. Like in the musical Chcago when the two women who actually committed their crimes are set free, while the innocent women is hung because she could't get a lawyer. It's really sad.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, as a black person myself I also hate when black people try to bring race into everything. I remember this case when a black man shot and killed a
white boy, claiming that he felt he was begin attacked by a "lynch mob", but evidence shows that the group of boys were barely on his driveway. Of course, the NAACP got involved and he ended up with only 2 years in prison. -_-
Nice entry, sorry for the Iong comment lol
I Second your verdict, no one is without sin, so why should they get to kill a person. The death penalty should only be used when there is no doubt and there are multiple proofs of evidence that whoever committed the crime actually did it. You have good reasoning good job!
ReplyDeleteThere was also loads of evidence supporting the contrary, that he didn't kill the cop. Although, we all feel the moral obligation to seek justice for our fellow citizen, none of us are really in a position to judge or seek vengeance. Unfortunately, America is one of the many nations that kill people to show people that killing people is wrong. Conundrums of life. Sad story.
ReplyDeleteI love your reference to the bible, it gives awake up call to all the bias citizens out there who think it is right to kill to avenge a death.
ReplyDeleteI saw on the news a while back during the debate of the Republican candidates, Rick Perry was APPLAUDED for having the most amount of executions in a state (Texas) than any other state, a total of 234 executions. How hypocritical do we have to be to applaud 234 executions.
In his own words Rick Perry says, “In the state of Texas, if you come into our state and you kill one of our children, you kill a police officer, you’re involved with another crime and you kill one of our citizens, you will face the ultimate justice in the state of Texas, and that is you will be executed.”
...when hear this I am literally speechless... this man wants to be my president...there are other ways to deal with crime
I actually think death is a better sentence then jail, in terms of harshness. At least in death you can escape, but I guess this is a wedge issue.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job at expressing your opinion on this topic. I really learned a lot on Troy Davis by reading your post. I agree with Tajin, a death sentence is better than life in Jail :)
ReplyDeleteI completely disagree. I'm more in favor of "an eye for an eye." Criminals deserve the ultimate punishment when they commit the ultimate sin. However, it is a good blog, and I think you did well to get your opinion across.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you chose this topic. You did a great job. The issue with this particular case was that many people felt there was insufficient evidence against Mr. Davis and that if someone is to be executed there should be no shadow of doubt cast upon his or her guilt.
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