The Case of Troy Davis

[Kevin]

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 not sure this is all on the investigators. There was a breakdown in the justice system too if weak evidence got a conviction. This is especially more problematic if the sentence includes the death penalty.

Of course while I'm not against the death penalty, I'm also of the mindset that you better be damn sure if you use because you can't make any type of amends if it turns out you were wrong. I accept that mistakes will happen. Best of intentions and practices and things can add up to the wrong conclusion. But if you are taking someones life away you better be air tight. The chances of not being air tight are the strongest argument against a death penalty in my mind. I actually feel that some people can not be rehabilitated, and I get high and mighty enough at times to feel that some people have given up their right to live. I also feel at times killing someone is more humane than other forms of punishment (yeah my morals my be mixed up).

I tend to lean to the side of don't kill em, but not so strongly that I don't think it can't be the better way to go. But again, this case is not solid enough for that, I don't think. Is the man innocent of the shooting, it seems likely but as mentioned he is an accessory. The death penalty for killing one man is not something I support either. This is not a case where it should be applied.

I'll agree that the police seemed to have railroaded things, but again, the court system is supposed to help stop that. You can not put all this on the police.