The state of Georgia has succeeded in killing Troy Davis–but his struggle for justice will never be forgotten by those who stood in solidarity with him.
SocialistWorker.org
September 22, 2011
Shortly before his scheduled execution, the U.S. Supreme Court took up his lawyers’ last-minute appeal for a stay of execution. The 7 p.m. deadline came and went, and Georgia officials announced they would delay the execution until the justices finished their review.
Troy’s family and supporters–gathered outside the prison in Georgia, and at meetings, protests and vigils around the country–celebrated what seemed to be a reprieve, until it sank in that the delay was temporary, and could end at any moment with a decision from the high court. Thousands of people who desperately wanted Troy to live spent the next three hours in agony.
Then came the decision–a one-sentence order that the Supreme Court would not grant a stay.
The state of Georgia moved ahead with its murder quickly. It happened fast because, according to reports, Troy had remained strapped to the execution gurney the entire time.
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