2nd Current Event: Wrongful Gallows

10/25/12

Twenty years ago, in the state of Georgia, a man, Troy Davis, was killed by a lethal injection. Allegedly, Davis shot and kill a Savannah police officer which is why he was killed. Although, currently, evidence has been found that shows Davis never had a weapon. And seven out of nine eye witness have come forward admitting that from current evidence, they chose the wrong verdict.

Davis, sadly, is not the only victim of false evidence which lead to the death penalty. Hundreds others have been falsely accused and sentenced to death. By law, verdicts are to be chosen by "beyond reasonable doubt." But it is well known that this is not the case, as so many have falsely died. '

Several political and goverment men are strong supporters of the death penalty. Yet, these supporters are well known for claiming that the government cant do right, and for arguing that schools, health care, taxes and more are being messed up by the government. The main problem is not that they these politicians believe the government is doing wrong with taxes and such, but that these politicians think the government is doing wrong except for the death penalty. It is utterly naive that the politicians think that the government can do no wrong with the death penalty.

This issue is important because the people need to be aware of what the government is doing. As the elections are coming up soon, we need to self aware of the problems in our government and which candidates would do best to fix those problems.