Breaking News: Cop Killer Troy Davis Set Free!

[waxthis]

Yep enough evidence that says it was BS that it should have beeen looked at! They MAY have executed an innocent man?

No gun, No DNA, No real conclusive evidence, and the guy gets the needle...Hmmmm, makes you wonder if it was a civilian and not a cop that was killed, he might of got off?

[waxthis]

I agree... and I've never been falsely accused of anything nearly as bad as murdering a police officer, but [to lighten the mood a bit] I was accused of banging this ugly fat broad from Australia... I didn't know how many times I had to yell at people "I didn't touch that bitch!"
I say bring back public firing squads or maybe even the guillotine- I think that might be a bit graphic though, but it gets the job done in one swift, gravity induced motion.

This was her huh....

http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46191

[Bailey Guns]

No gun, No DNA, No real conclusive evidence, and the guy gets the needle...Hmmmm, makes you wonder if it was a civilian and not a cop that was killed, he might of got off?

I think someone watches too much CSI. Why the hell would you need DNA? This was also in the late 80s before DNA would've been widely available.

But if you don't think numerous eyewitnesses who knew the defendant and later identified him as the shooter, plus other independent witnesses who identified him as the shooter, is conclusive evidence, what would be conclusive to you?

Not only that but cops are civilians. If you're implying the investigation was slanted because it was a police officer that was shot instead of Joe Citizen I'd disagree with that, too.

Now I will say that people that kill cops are generally hunted relentlessly by cops...for a lot of reasons. Not the least of which is someone who'll kill a cop won't think twice about killing someone else. Police officers also hold a certain protected status due to the service they provide to the public...just like firefighters and other public servants. As it should be.

I'd like someone, anyone, to provide the name of one provably innocent person convicted of a crime who's been executed.

Anybody?

Cuz I can name a whole lot of people who've been let out of prison only to commit horrible crimes against real innocent people...not just make believe innocent people.

Why do so many people in this country have a soft spot for criminals?

[waxthis]

Well if Tim Masters had the death penalty he probably would be dead by now, DNA saved his ass, and that was a crime from the late 80’s. There are numerous accounts of peeps in the slammer whose sentences have been overturned because of new evidence. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for the death penalty, however, I have absolutely no faith what so ever in our judicial system. In my opinion if your gonna execute someone it needs to be a slam dunk case, such as that POS who shot Gabrielle Gifford’s in Arizona, and the execution needs to be carried out within one week. No bleeding heart here.

[Ronin13]

Bailey, I will go with that, but you have to admit there is a very BIG difference between the way we prosecute people for crimes vs John Q. Public and Johnny Law- look at the difference between run-of-the-mill assault vs assault on a police officer. The legal system treats them as if they're above the rest, regardless of circumstance. Happened to a guy I went to High School with, he got into a fight at a bar with a guy who turned out to be a cop and they wanted to charge him with assaulting a police officer, even if the cop was off duty. Granted I agree with you that they do deserve more of a protected and recognized status because of the nature of their job, but in context.
And to go on the record here- No I can't think of one innocent person ever executed. I still think they need to add an express lane to those who are obviously and blatantly guilty of things like murder.

Anyone hear this? Texas is doing away with the last meal of choice for convicts about to be executed.