COP-KILLER IS MEDIA'S LATEST BABY SEAL http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2011-09-21.html
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" <raunchydog@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > Supremes took *four hours* to decide to reject the > > request for a stay. Why didn't that in and of itself > > suggest to them that "beyond a reasonable doubt" > > didn't apply in this case? > > > > The death penalty is barbaric. There was so much media hoopla in support of > Troy Davis, mostly emphasizing recanted testimony, I began to wonder what > evidence got him convicted "beyond a reasonable doubt" in the first place. I > don't know exactly what the Supremes talked about for four hours, but if they > limited their review to the evidence in the original case, it's doubtful that > people changing their minds about what they saw 20 years ago figured into > their decision. > > I had a feeling I could get another slant on the story if I went to > www.memeorandum.com Sure enough conservative wingnut, Red State had some > details about the case not reported by the media. Red State wingnuts cheer > Rick Perry for executions in Texas. It's no surprise their article is biased > against Davis. > > According to Red State there were 34 witnesses, not 9. Only two of the 9 > changed their testimony materially. Police obtained obtained clothing from > Davis' home with MacPhail's blood without a warrant. It was never brought > into evidence. There were gun casings matching Davis' gun in a previous > shooting. > > Given the botched collection of evidence, IMO Davis might have been found not > guilty if he had had good legal representation. The police screwed up, they > were certain Davis shot MacPhail and didn't want him to get away with murder, > so they fixed the case against him. I don't know, just sayn'. It's just sad > they had to kill him. > > http://www.redstate.com/erick/2011/09/21/there-is-no-travesty-of-justice-in-georgia-executive-troy-davis/ > > The media, the well-spring of hype and propaganda, does the bidding of > corporations. Whenever they're over-selling a story, I begin to wonder who, > besides the media, will profit most from the hype. Since privatized prisons > are more interested in slavery than punishment these days, maybe Davis is the > guy they're using to get rid of the death penalty. Take your pick, death or > slavery. Sucks. >
