03-09-2009, 05:59 PM
Quote:His federal appeals have been denied, so it looks bleak for this probably innocent man in Georgia.
The Case of Troy Davis is typical of my impression of police investigations. There is not the heroics, and intuition applied that you see on TV crime drama's. Rather, I believe there is usually a rush to pin the crime on someone, and then manufacture the evidence to get a conviction. This case deserves more attention.
I'm sorry, but someone who was in that parking lot at that time in the morning, hanging out with people who carry guns was probably up to no good anyways. Even if he is innocent of killing the police officer, he certainly is an accessory, as so is the other seven "witnesses." As Occi has said before, I just wouldn't place myself in a situation that warranted investigation on my behalf for something like that, especially not with my wife and kids. Obviously this guy can choose who he wants to associate with, but this time he made the wrong choice, as all his trusted friends turned him in as the shooter; nice bunch of friends... IMO, they all deserve to get sentenced, but only one of them took the fall; now thats the real shame in this story.
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