Georgia to execute death row inmate tomorrow, who could possibly be innocent

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Regardless whether you support or oppose the death penalty, no person who values justice would support an execution of someone, whose doubts is far from being really established.

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I would have voted for clemency on principle. At this stage it doesn't matter whether or not he's guilty. A life is a life. The fact that it's very doubtful that he even did anything wrong only compounds how sickening it already is anyway.

Yes. I'd vote for clemency for anyone on death row, but this just underscores it even more. Just very very thankful this can not happen in my state.

Sadly, no Southern state seems to be likely to join Minnesota anytime soon.

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Remember, children: this is a good thing.  Because killing an innocent person here and there is the sacrifice we must pay to make sure we can kill other people.

It's their mindset with so many things. We must adopt mandatory minimum sentences and throw people in jails for decades after 3 minor charges to keep our streets safe!

I remember reading somewhere that one Congressman in 1990s actually called for death sentences in three strike cases.

Just imagine. Three convictions of stealing candy, worth of $2, and you are riding the lighting.

Life in prison for such things is just little less barbaric.

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At minimum a stay of execution pending a potential retrial.

The state of Georgia obviously wants to resolve this embarrassing case by ultimate means.

While commutations are rare in post-1976 era, Georgia have relatively high number, mostly because it's up to board, not the Governor, to decide. If I recall correctly, the Governor can give at most a brief stay, but good luck expecting Deal to do that.

Unless some federal court get involved, Georgia will murder possibly innocent man tomorrow

Does this grim outcome suprise me? No. If you look at post-1976 executions, you'll find dozens of doubtful cases in which prisoner has been executed, because no one (state and federal courts, Governors, boards) cares. Jesse Tafero, electrocuted in 1990 in Florida is perhaps the most outrageous case, since there were clear evidences of his innocence before he was (literally) burn to death in Old Sparky.

American criminal "justice" sucks.

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Seems like there should be a retrial, but certainly killing someone with this much uncertainty is wrong

This, but if he is guilty, he should be executed.

Well, you need to prove it beyond any doubts. And this case is literally made up from doubts.

So I don't understand how even death penalty supporter, who still have some sense of justice, can justify this, for God's sake...

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Ftr, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 did a lot on limiting appeals for people like Troy Davis.

Thnx, Bill Clinton and Bob Dole.