Campaign Against The Death Penalty : Troy Davis

                                                    

 

Troy Davis has spent over 18 years on death row for a murder that he maintains he did not commit. More than once, he has come within only two minutes of death.

Troy is accused of killing a police officer in Georgia, his conviction is based solely on witness testimonies. However, since his trial, seven of the nine witnesses have withdrawn their testimonies and there is mounting evidence that implicates another man for the murder. Incredibly, the other man who is implicated is one of the two remaining witnesses.

                         

To support Troy Davis’s case, Bannockburn High’s Amnesty group decided to hold our own protest. Members held up letters spelling out ‘I AM TROY DAVIS’ demonstrating the idea that anyone could have been Troy, a man in the wrong place at the wrong time. Others went round the social area, giving out information and stickers and asking pupils to sign our petition for a fair trial for Troy Davis. The event went very well with pupils showing a great interest in our campaign.