The Death Penalty – Again
The US state of Georgia recently executed a man who might well have been innocent. It is becoming increasingly apparent that the death penalty in the US is a product of a particular culture – perhaps not even American culture as a whole, but rather the culture of the American South, where 80% of all US executions take place.
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PRINCETON – Three significant events relating to the death penalty occurred in the United States during September. The one that gained the most publicity was the execution in Georgia of Troy Davis, who had been convicted of the 1989 murder of Mark McPhail, an off-duty police officer.