Could Troy Davis upcoming execution be the reason Duane Buck recently was spared his life right before being scheduled for execution?
Update: Troy Davis was executed on Wednesday September 21, 2011 at 11PM. In light of this unfortunate news, I have changed the title of this article to reflect past tense. Black people are no longer affecting Troy Davis, but have affected him. Despite my not being sure if he was innocent or not I hope that Troy Davis rest's in peace and his family finds solace in the thinking of him in a joyful light.
I will not address the fact that Clarence Thomas voted to proceed with the execution of Troy Davis, instead I want to address the ENERGY of the case.
Emotion, emotion, emotion, it's the definition of this race. While there's no problem with emotion, emotion, and pure emotion at that, does not help a case.
Let me just come right out and explain what I mean. I will explain it by playing "Devil's advocate' and becoming the DA or the court system in Georgia that handled Troy Davis's case.
If Black people dared to come to me with a tone or ENERGY indicating that I am a racist because I prosecuted and helped sentenced an Innocent man to jail then eventual death, I would immediately go into the mode of defending myself. Not only would I go into the mode of defending my position and the decision I've made, I would be irritated, aggravated and annoyed that though I might have made a mistake, the fact is another Black man did it.
That's right folks, if Troy Davis did not kill this police officer another Black man did.
So for this race to attack the Justice System and the individuals involved with this case, in a way that potentially tarnishes their character and credibility is wrong. It instantly makes someone consciously or subconsciously go into battle mode to DEFEND THEMSELVES.
Troy Davis
For years Black people have attacked the Justice System in this case as if the it had a conspiracy to kill a Black man We took that route instead of being critical thinkers and simply presenting evidence that would have freed Troy Davis. Again we did this not admitting to the fact that if Troy Davis didn't do it another Black man did, meaning it would be a case of mistaken identity. Particularly when that potential other man Sylvestor "Redd" Coles was right under our noses. Sylvestor Coles represents the real reason Troy Davis was arrested and convicted.
Duane Buck
In the caption at the beginning of this article I mentioned Duane Buck; Duane Buck is another Black man who was scheduled to be executed and there was a "Stay" placed on his execution last week, right before it was scheduled to happen. In fact it's a very bizarre situation. Here we have a man who admitted to murdering two people, his girlfriend and her lover and he was spared his life. He was spared because a psychologist at his trial said that according to his research and statistics Black men are more likely to be repeat criminal offenders.
Not only is that true, but...........................
