Stop the execution of Troy Davis
Letter from Troy Davis
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Subject: Message from Troy
Below you will find a message my brother Troy mailed to me on September 22, 2008 the
night before his scheduled execution in Georgia, it was for all the people who
belive in Justice and in him, so I hope you get a small glimpse of what Troy's
spirit is really like.
Martina
To all
This is a message from Troy Anthony Davis
I want to thank all of you for your efforts and dedication to Human Rights and Human
Kindness, in the past year I have experienced such emotion, joy, sadness and never
ending faith. It is because of all of you that I am alive today, as I look at my
sister Martina I am marveled by the love she has for me and of course I worry about
her and her health, but as she tells me she is the eldest and she will not back down
from this fight to save my life and prove to the world that I am innocent of this
terrible crime.
As I look at my mail from across the globe, from places I have never ever dreamed I
would know about and people speaking languages and expressing cultures and religions
I could only hope to one day see first hand. I am humbled by the emotion that fills
my heart with overwhelming, overflowing Joy. I can't even explain the insurgence of
emotion I feel when I try to express the strength I draw from you all, it compounds
my faith and it shows me yet again that this is not a case about the death penalty,
this is not a case about Troy Davis, this is a case about Justice and the Human
Spirit to see Justice prevail.
I cannot answer all of your letters but I do read them all, I cannot see you all but
I can imagine your faces, I cannot hear you speak but your letters take me to the
far reaches of the world, I cannot touch you physically but I feel your warmth
everyday I exist.
So Thank you and remember I am in a place where execution can only destroy your
physical form but because of my faith in God, my family and all of you I have been
spiritually free for some time and no matter what happens in the days, weeks to
come, this Movement to end the death penalty, to seek true justice, to expose a
system that fails to protect the innocent must be accelerated. There are so many
more Troy Davis'. This fight to end the death penalty is not won or lost through me
but through our strength to move forward and save every innocent person in captivity
around the globe. We need to dismantle this Unjust system city by city, state by
state and country by country.
I can't wait to Stand with you, no matter if that is in physical or spiritual form,
I will one day be announcing,
" I AM TROY DAVIS, and I AM FREE!
Never Stop Fighting for Justice and We will Win!
Comments (1)
I have been following Troy's case for a year plus now, and try to respond to all Urgent Actions. I was so upset and incensed that I emailed all the politicans I had access to. Fortunately my MP is opposed to the Death Penalty and followed up with an email and phone call, today Monday 27.10.08. He promised to raise the issue with the American Embassy as a matter of urgency. Thank God for the 'stay' lets hope prayer, protest, and compassion will win the day. Love from a little lady in the UK who will keep on trying.
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