Director Michael Moore is calling for an economic boycott of Georgia to protest the execution of Troy Davis. Davis, who was convicted of killing an off-duty police officer in 1989, was executed earlier this week.
Moore published a short statement on his website, saying:
“I encourage everyone I know to never travel to Georgia, never buy anything made in Georgia, to never do business in Georgia. I will ask my publisher to pull my book from every Georgia bookstore and if they won’t do that I will donate every dime of every royalty my book makes in Georgia to help defeat the racists and killers who run that state. I ask all Americans with a conscience to shun anything and everything to do with the murderous state of Georgia.”
Brian Robbinson, a spokesman for Gov. Nathan Deal, said that the filmarker’s rant was “cute.” Robbinson told the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
“We think it’s cute that he thinks anyone in Georgia would buy his book, but if any Georgian does, I’m happy to double the royalties and buy a pack of gum for a charity of Michael Moore’s choice.”
Davis maintained his innocence from the day he was convicted to the day he was executed. Before Davis was executed, 7 of the 9 witnesses whose testimonies helped convict Davis, came forward to recant their statements. Several high-profile individuals, including president Jimmy Carter, former FBI director William Sessions, and 51 members of Congress, also came out in support of Davis, saying that the evidence against him was unreliable.
Do you think justice was served when Troy Davis was executed? Will you be boycotting Georgia?
