Friday, October 7, 2011

The Lust for Blood

I realize I am way behind on this topic but today is my first day of blogging and I really need to comment on this topic.

On September 21, 2011 At 9:08 pm an innocent man named Troy Davis was executed. The reason I say innocent is because according to the US judicial system, he should have been set free. The Evidence on behalf of Troy Davis was astounding. In this case, the only evidence against him was nine eyewitness statements. Of those nine, seven recanted their story, saying the police hand fed them their statements.

Now to get to my point. Even if Troy Davis was guilty, the death penalty is not the correct punishment. We are the United States. We are supposed to be the greatest nation on earth; The leader. The Declaration of Independence promises the right to life and I don't think that there is ever a time to kill someone. We are better than that. We are supposed to look beyond the victims feelings and see what is right. Carlos DeLuna, Ruben Cantu, Larry Griffin, Joseph O'Dell, Leo Jones, and countless others have been put to death and later found innocent. If just one innocent person is killed, the death penalty should be abolished. When will we end our lust for blood?

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