Anneliese MacPhail, Troy Davis, and Right and Wrong

Troy Davis was executed for murder over twenty years after he was convicted.  Many folks took up his cause, but ultimately he was executed despite his legal appeals and the many appeals on his behalf.  In the aftermath of his execution, many folks have been harassing the mother of the man who was shot more than twenty years ago.  They have been harassing her through the mail, over the phone, and even on You Tube.  Anyone who is calling up a 78 year old woman to say nasty things because they believe the wrong man was executed for her son’s murder … should stop.  Often in life it is very difficult to tell what is wrong and what is right.  This is not one of those times.  Harassing this old woman does nothing to advance any argument.  It does nothing to reverse the execution.  Anyone who contributes to this harassment is wrong.  Even in issues involving life and death, some little bit of intelligence, common sense, reason, and civility is called for.  In this case very little of any of these is being shown, and that is also a crime.