The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Due to my #AlternativeFacts tweets, I got mentioned on four sites: Bustle , 22 Words ,  DNA , and Digit . The links can be found here: https://www.bustle.com/p/15-sean-spicer-alternative-facts-memes-jokes-that-donald-trump-will-pretend-dont-exist-32387 http://twentytwowords.com/twitter-is-showing-no-mercy-by-trolling-kellyanne-conway-with-alternative-facts/6/ http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-hilarious-twitter-has-a-field-day-after-trump-s-advisor-cites-alternative-facts-to-justify-cooked-up-claims-2295429 http://www.digit.in/internet/these-donald-trump-sean-spicer-memes-are-breaking-the-internet-33425.html

As I don't have much time to check sources and write a thorough piece about Troy Davis, his alleged crime and the execution of him last night, I'll just write a simple op-ed-style piece. I am a staunch opponent of the death penalty. At one time, I thought I supported, but as of my sophomore year in high school when I was 15 years old and writing a research paper on it, I realized my viewpoint was vastly different than what I had though previously. Given that, I can understand how some people feel differently, as they like to reiterate the phrase "an eye for an eye" or a life for a life. However, in the court of law, doesn't it claim that one is innocent until proven guilty and that there must me no reasonable doubt to convict the person alleged of doing the crime? Why didn't that apply to the execution of Troy Davis? There were many doubters, some as high up as the FBI, and yet the man was executed? The man was not permitted to take a polygraph, the DNA ev...