Escaping Death Row: Innocent after 9 years in shackles

Following the execution of convicted murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner, the death penalty is once again dividing the US. Among the activists for the abolition is Darby Tillis, one of the first to be exonerated from death row. He was arrested in 1977, found guilty of murder and sentenced with the death penalty. He was put in prison awaiting the execution. But it turned out he was innocent. He was released after nine years in jail. Ever since, he has devoted his life to the campaign against the capital punishment.

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[wdcsucks1]

death is a business in the states. when are people going to WAKE UP!!!

[karlsantos]

@wdcsucks1

The whole legal system is a multi million dollar business.

A while back some judges were removed cause they were sending juveniles to a private detention center that payed them. And kids were so badly treated at this center they tried (some with success) to kill themselves. But that is one case that is known.

[TheMegaRoflcopter]

are Americans not embarrassed the way they always go on about race? americans obsess about race more than anyone else in the world..

[nalyd39]

all white jury?...... like if a black person was murdered and an all black jury was against a white man it wouldn't happen then too..... black people are just as racist if not more than white people...... i hate racism but this statement is true and everyone knows it

[21iunie]

avoid america like the plague people....home of the racism

[benz500r]

Black people were abuse and there is no doubt about that. Now, when they get a chance to abuse others, they do not hesitate to participate in it. If you guys want to see people wrongfully convicted, you should go to Cook County, Illinois. The prosecutors there are truly a special breed of people. They make up anything to get a conviction. If someone happened to be falsely accused, it is his bad luck.

[ten8goa]

DEATH TO ALL PROSECUTORS. They always stand by their work even when its proven that the person they convicted is PROVEN INNOCENT.

[101dooshbag]

" We Hereby find you guilty..." Darby: "dddaaaaammmnnnniiiittttt.....­." 9 years later.... "Darby, after 9 years of research we found out you just wanted a hot dog... your free to go." Darby: "WHAT THE FUCK!" =P

[jgauthier522]

There is no justice in killing anyone or anything. The government tells people that killing/murder is wrong, then the government does it. Talk about hypocritical. As far as it being a racist thing, well more white people are put to death then any other race. U.S. EXECUTIONS BY RACE, White(57%) Black(34%) Hispanic(07%) Native Am(01%) Asian(01%) it doesn't matter what race you are murder is murder. And If one innocent person dies it's simply wrong. And plenty of innocent people have died.

[sirtinycreep]

Interesting.

[MrNanamaster]

@andy7666

Soo U think they have the right to end someones life right then and there huh.