tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542716019381542738.post8773596246610474909..comments2024-03-28T09:17:59.633-04:00Comments on Random Handprints - A NYC Mom Blog... live from New Jersey: R.I.P. Troy DavisAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07427772370703531241noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542716019381542738.post-63193038039447350032011-09-27T13:36:03.415-04:002011-09-27T13:36:03.415-04:00I don't have a lot of words for this. I am ver...I don't have a lot of words for this. I am very mixed. I don't support it...but part of me thinks that if a heinous crime were to happen to my family, I might support the idea of it.Elizabeth-Flourish in Progresshttp://flourishinprogress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542716019381542738.post-28894499929868976132011-09-24T01:28:07.996-04:002011-09-24T01:28:07.996-04:00You're right: it's the "probably"...You're right: it's the "probably" that's the kicker here. And people like to say we live in a civilized country...hmm. At the risk of adding a whole nother layer of cynicism here, what do you suppose would've been the outcome if Troy Davis had been white and middle-class instead of black and unemployed?MannahattaMammahttp://twitter.com/mannahattamammanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542716019381542738.post-52565222511357005082011-09-24T00:05:08.855-04:002011-09-24T00:05:08.855-04:00just read, thanks for passing along. thought that ...just read, thanks for passing along. thought that the comments on the article were also very compelling.RandomHandprintsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542716019381542738.post-7987071461864730392011-09-24T00:04:03.823-04:002011-09-24T00:04:03.823-04:00yes, i agree.yes, i agree.RandomHandprintsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542716019381542738.post-73822421957585514022011-09-24T00:03:52.393-04:002011-09-24T00:03:52.393-04:00yes, that does make sense. and the troy davis situ...yes, that does make sense. and the troy davis situation seemed even more complicated by the belief of many that he might be an innocent man who was put to death.RandomHandprintsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542716019381542738.post-36136893464691245442011-09-23T13:58:48.308-04:002011-09-23T13:58:48.308-04:00I should clarify that I mean I don't like peop...I should clarify that I mean I don't like people making decisions for other people about whether life should be allowed to continue. Does that make sense?Blueviolethttp://www.anutinanutshell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542716019381542738.post-58925551168844196472011-09-23T13:57:30.550-04:002011-09-23T13:57:30.550-04:00This story escaped me for some reason, but I am no...This story escaped me for some reason, but I am not a supporter of the death penalty at all. I just don't think it's right to take a life, proof or no proof.Blueviolethttp://www.anutinanutshell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542716019381542738.post-56646387855262452092011-09-22T21:47:48.375-04:002011-09-22T21:47:48.375-04:00I picked up on this late too. I think it's tim...I picked up on this late too. I think it's time to revisit reasonable doubt in general.Jessica Cohennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8542716019381542738.post-75164153311250407692011-09-22T11:12:19.936-04:002011-09-22T11:12:19.936-04:00Like you, I picked up on this late. It is beyond s...Like you, I picked up on this late. It is beyond sad. Great article in the Huffington Post about it - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/21/troy-davis-and-lawrence-b_n_974293.htmlLisa - this little piggyhttp://thislittlepiggywenttothefarmersmarket.com/noreply@blogger.com