Death row inmate Troy Davis has been executed in the US state of Georgia for the fatal shooting of policeman Mark MacPhail in 1989.
Davis' death was delayed for hours while the US Supreme Court considered an 11th-hour appeal for clemency.
The 42-year-old's case was heavily disputed after most of the witnesses recanted or changed their testimony.
Source: BBC News Website; Full Story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15013860The difference between "Not Guilty" and "Innocent" is the key in the disturbing case of Troy Davis. The evidence that he killed the policeman in 1989 is far from clear, but calls from human rights groups to "Free Troy Davis, free them all" is also way off the mark.
Being very distant from the case makes it hard for me comment on the evidence, but the evidence is murky, and when it is unclear, somebody should not be put to death for a crime, because if it is a miscarriage of justice then it's too late. Equally however, I am not saying he should be freed, because there is also unclear evidence that he did not do it either. He is neither guilty or innocent. As such, he shouldn't have been executed.
There should have been a full review of the evidence and possibly a re-trial, his state of limbo should have been maintained; and the fact that the state of Georgia will execute a man on shaky evidence is appalling, and arguably inhumane.
God bless America?
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