The Case of Troy Davis

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2011/09/21/piers-troy-davis-pastor-execution.cnn

             Troy Davis, a man who was convicted of killing a Georgia cop in 1989, was to receive capital punishment for his crime this past September.  Davis has always pleaded to be not guilty and that the system that convicted him, did so unjustly.  The question I pose here is, if our punishment regime has the ability to take one’s life, as for an eye for an eye; how can we be sure that the conviction is right?  The public uproar that erupted surrounding the case of Davis, sparks the question, is this right? Should we as a society have the right to put criminals to death? Is more death the best solution to our society?  What do you think?

            Personally, I am against capital punishment; no matter the situation.  I think we are all as humans created equally, with each having a vital and important position in society; and while our society has the ability to take each others’ lives, the ultimate goal is to create a better world for everyone, not kill the misguided.   With the case of Troy Davis, I think that it was a perfect example of our justice system failing in the worse way; one that can’t be corrected.  Which is the other big problem for me with capital punishment, the fact that we can’t correct the mistake of putting someone to death if the conviction is found to be an incorrect later?  By killing those that our society finds most unwanted, we also lose the chance for rehabilitation of our fellow citizen.  Death isn’t the answer, compassion is.

CNN’s wrap up story of Troy Davis:

            http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/21/lawyers-file-appeal-to-stay-troy-davis-execution/