Comments on: Tuesdays For Troy Davis http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/18/tuesdays-for-troy-davis/ Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:52:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mary Lynn Canton http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/18/tuesdays-for-troy-davis/comment-page-1/#comment-72036 Mary Lynn Canton Sun, 11 May 2008 01:19:00 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/18/tuesdays-for-troy-davis/#comment-72036 Although I believe Troy is innocent, it is irrelevant to the broader issue of state sanctioned murder. Either we value life or we don't. By giving license to murder (military or police action) we create a society wherein the lines blur. Who says it is okay now, but perhaps not later? The Nazis tried at Nurenberg said they were only following orders. This was true for them at the time, but not later. Only God has the right to take life, not man. Although I believe Troy is innocent, it is irrelevant to the broader issue of state sanctioned murder. Either we value life or we don’t. By giving license to murder (military or police action) we create a society wherein the lines blur. Who says it is okay now, but perhaps not later? The Nazis tried at Nurenberg said they were only following orders. This was true for them at the time, but not later. Only God has the right to take life, not man.

]]> By: Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/18/tuesdays-for-troy-davis/comment-page-1/#comment-69865 Andisheh Nouraee Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:24:00 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/18/tuesdays-for-troy-davis/#comment-69865 Would you prefer they focus on harmless black folks? Would you prefer they focus on harmless black folks?

]]> By: atlpaddy http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/18/tuesdays-for-troy-davis/comment-page-1/#comment-69863 atlpaddy Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:17:03 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/04/18/tuesdays-for-troy-davis/#comment-69863 Didn't you get the memo? APD will only arrest/question those potential perpertrators who appear to be be: A) Harmless white folks, or B) Middle Class and able to pay police tickets... because they ain't getting paid enough to get their asses shot off. The Atlanta PD has got a lot on their plate (that Shirley ain't paying them to fix) so they are going to (generally) take the path of least resistance. Hippies in L5P, included. Didn’t you get the memo? APD will only arrest/question those potential perpertrators who appear to be be:

A) Harmless white folks, or
B) Middle Class and able to pay police tickets…

because they ain’t getting paid enough to get their asses shot off. The Atlanta PD has got a lot on their plate (that Shirley ain’t paying them to fix) so they are going to (generally) take the path of least resistance. Hippies in L5P, included.

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