Charleston activist Ron Kaz (left) tracks the body count.
And the numbers keep growing.
Last January, Ron and Anna Shockley, longtime Network members, were arrested along with 15 others on the steps of the US Supreme Court. A brief video of the arrests is posted at Charleston Peace’s Web site.
Of course, it is international news that the
Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles granted a 90
day reprieve for Troy Davis yesterday, less than
24 hours before he was to be exterminated for a
crime he quite likely did not commit. With
congratulations to the many many individuals and
organizations who took action to stop that
killing, you can read more about it
at http://www.troyanthonydavis.org/ and at http://www.deathpenaltyusa.blogspot.com
But next week there are two more executions
scheduled of men who, for compelling reasons,
should not be killed by the state (as if *anyone*
should be killed by the state!).
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JULY 24 ˆ Texas at 7:00 PM EDT Lonnie Johnson is
scheduled to be killed by the people of Texas in
revenge for his alleged murders of
Gunar Nelson Funk and Leroy McCaffrey Jr.
JULY 26 ˆ Alabama at 6:00 PM EDT Darrell Grayson
is scheduled to be killed by the people of
Alabama in revenge for his alleged murder of Annie Laura Orr.
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Even though their cases are not so clear-cut as
the Davis case, advocates are speaking out. Will
these cases become rallying points? In all
likelihood, they will not. Should
they? Perhaps.
Thanks.
–abe