Troy Davis was executed

Patrick Schmitt, Change.org [mailto:mail@change.org] Wednesday, September 21, 2011 11:39 PM Dear Max, The state of Georgia killed Troy Davis tonight. Despite so much doubt about Troy Davis's guilt -- including seven witnesses who changed or recanted their testimony, and three jurors who convicted Troy who later asked that his life be spared -- Georgia's parole board decided he should die. And so tonight at 11:08 Eastern Time, he was killed by lethal injection. His sister, Kim Davis, wanted to tell you what her brother said before he died: "When Troy saw that more than 250,000 Change.org members signed a petition that was delivered to the board in his name, he called to tell me he was deeply moved. He told me he knew that he had supporters around the world, but he had no idea that the support was that widespread." Kim has said that she'll keep fighting, for the next Troy Davis and the one after that. And she knows so many of us will join her in this fight. Troy Davis was not alone when he died. Thank you for standing with him. - Patrick and the entire Change.org team P.S. Troy's case has brought international attention to deep, long-existing flaws in our criminal justice system. If you're interested in becoming more involved in advocacy around the death penalty, visit Amnesty International, The Innocence Project, or the NAACP. You can also start your own campaign on this issue on Change.org.