I'll go ahead and admit that I was pretty fucking disgusted by the Troy Davis case. I don't know many peers who weren't. While it's true most of us got our info at least second hand. What was shared as justification was technical procedural bullshit that works well and good in APs world. But not when you're trying to decide whether or not to execute someone. Unfortunately, this is becoming more and more common.
I don't think hitchens mention Davis in the blog. But it's clear that's what he's talking about. For those too lazy to google. Last night Georgia executed a guy who new evidence might have shown was innocent. But if not innocent, close enough not to execute. But Georgia did it anyway and justified their position by things not filed on time. Or not raised within certain parameters.
Tl; dr: Georgia killed a dude on technical grounds. Hitchens thinks the U.S. is a Christian version of Iran.
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