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September 17, 2011

Stop Troy's Execution!




Troy Davis has been on Georgia's death row for twenty years despite strong evidence of his innocence. His execution date is now scheduled for Wednesday, September 21, 2011. He has a hearing in front of the Georgia Board of Pardons & Paroles two days beforehand. We need to tell the Board strongly and clearly: There is too much doubt to execute Troy Davis!

The case against Troy consisted entirely of witness testimony which contained inconsistencies even at the time of the trial. Since then, seven out of nine witnesses from the trial have recanted or contradicted their testimony.

Many of these witnesses have stated in sworn affidavits that they were pressured or coerced by police into testifying or signing statements against Troy Davis. Here is what one had to say: “I got tired of them harassing me, and they made it clear that the only way they would leave me alone is if I told them what they wanted to hear. I told them that Troy told me he did it, but it wasn’t true."

We need to tell the Board strongly and clearly: There's too much doubt to execute Troy Davis!

To learn more about the case, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_Davis_case

To sign the petition to stop his execution, visit http://www.change.org/petitions/7-of-9-witnesses-say-my-brother-is-innocent-stop-troy-davis-execution-on-sep-21?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&alert_id=goPCTbusWf_ADFqfwzOzI

Thanks for being a change-maker,

The Change.org team

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