Just a note . . .

Yesterday an issue touched me that I would like to get involved with. It may or may not end up having anything to do with CAS. But in case it does and because this is on my mind, I'd like to write about it here. If it's found irrelevant and I need to remove it at any time I will.
        I knew that executions as punishment for criminal offenses were still going on in my state of Texas and many other states in the U.S., and had heard mentioned some unjust cases. But last night I became informed of one that has absolutely shocked and disgusted me. All night I watched coverage of protesters a mile outside of a prison in Georgia where an execution was set to take place. Even though I hadn't heard of Troy Davis's case before, it had been protested in cities around the world. Wednesday night it went to the U.S. supreme court once again. And Troy and his family began a night of torture.
       In a case wherein an overwhelming majority of witnesses recanted their statements and admitted they had been threatened by the police to prosecute Davis, wherein Davis's right to choose witnesses was discarded, wherein there was no forensic evidence, you would think that death row is a highly cruel and unusual punishment to dole out to a very likely innocent man.
      Scheduled to die at 7:00, his execution was postponed while the supreme court deliberated. For four hours. During this time, the family had no idea of what was going on as they stood outside with the protesters, a mile away, anxious and sick to their stomachs. They weren't allowed to watch their family member die, whereas the family of the person Davis allegedly killed was. After four hours the supreme court agreed unanimously to kill Davis, without any explanation to him or his family. The president didn't intervene. And so they allowed the state of Georgia to murder an innocent man. There are so many things wrong with this case and the death penalty I cannot write it all here. I've always been against the death penalty but this makes me want to take action, rather than just hold an opinion. So I've contacted a non-profit organization here that works to abolish it in my state, I hope I can do something.