Melissa Harris-Perry on Troy Davis: ‘There’s Simply Too Much Doubt’

Melissa Harris-Perry on Troy Davis: ‘There’s Simply Too Much Doubt’

Melissa Harris-Perry on Troy Davis: ‘There’s Simply Too Much Doubt’

Troy Davis’s case is an "international human rights violation question," says Harris-Perry.

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Troy Davis was denied clemency this morning by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles and is set to be executed by lethal injection at 7pm ET tomorrow night. The Nation‘s Melissa Harris-Perry says on her Sound Off  segment on MSNBC today that "although closure is important, it is insufficient as a basis for taking the life of someone when there’s simply too much doubt."

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