[Occupymendocino] Fwd: I saw Troy Davis today in California

[Irene L. Malone]

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> From: "Amnesty International USA" <alerts at takeaction.amnestyusa.org>
> Date: September 21, 2012 1:43:39 PM PDT
> To: "Irene Malone" <irenelsm at mcn.org>
> Subject: I saw Troy Davis today in California
> Reply-To: <alerts at takeaction.amnestyusa.org>
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> Voting "YES" on Prop 34 means eliminating the risk of executing the  
> innocent forever!
>
> Dear Irene,
>
> I saw Troy Davis today in California.
>
> Come to think about it -- he was there when Oregon's governor  
> refused to allow another execution to take place on his watch. And  
> I'm positive that Troy was in Connecticut this past spring -- on  
> the day its legislature made it the 17th state to do away with the  
> death penalty.
>
> The state of Georgia may have executed Troy Davis one year ago  
> today, but I continue to see so much of Troy's legacy reflected in  
> our fight to end the death penalty worldwide.
>
> Now it's California's turn. This November, we have an historic  
> opportunity to pass a ballot initiative on the death penalty.  
> Amnesty International has been a proud supporter of the campaign  
> that has been heating up here. Our student and community activists  
> have been busy gathering support for Prop 34, organizing events and  
> activities to educate their communities about the sad reality of  
> California's flawed system and the chance we have to change things.
>
> Pledge to vote YES on Prop 34 -- replacing California's death  
> penalty with life without parole!
>
> California could join the growing number of states turning their  
> backs on the flawed death penalty system. Proposition 34 is a  
> ballot initiative that will not only save the state $130 million a  
> year, but it eliminates the risk of executing an innocent person  
> forever!
>
> Another Troy Davis could live right here. In fact, some say he  
> already does. A man named Thomas Thompson was executed in 1998 amid  
> serious doubts about his guilt. And five men sentenced to death  
> under current California law were later cleared of the murder  
> charges that put them on death row.1
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> We believe the death penalty is never the right answer. And as long  
> as the death penalty is on the books, then we will always risk  
> executing the innocent.
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> Ending the death penalty in California this year would not only be  
> a resounding victory for human rights in our state, but will make a  
> deep impact on the rest of the country.
>
> But first, we need your support. We need your pledge. We need your  
> vote in November.
>
> See you at the polls,
>
> William Butkus
> Field Organizer, Western Region
> Amnesty International USA
>
> P.S. Please share this image with your friends and family today.  
> Tell them all about Troy Davis and what his story means to California.
>
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> 1. http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Death-penalty-ban-seeks-to- 
> answer-doubts-3870291.php
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> Another Troy Davis in California?
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> Prop 34, the "SAFE Cailfornia Act", would replace California's  
> costly, flawed death penalty with life in prison without parole.
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