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Hi everyone. Instead of Sara posting a blog, it is I, Jeff. I normally don't write blogs. I leave that up to Sara. But recent events surrounding a certain criminal case has gotten me and a lot of fellow SCMPD officers standing up for a cause. Let us begin.

Back on August 28th, 1991, Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen McPhail Sr. was shot and killed at a Burger King while working off duty. Officer McPhail had responded to someone getting robbed at gunpoint. As Officer McPhail approached the suspect, Troy Anthony Davis, Davis shot Ofc. McPhail causing him to fall to the ground. Reports state that Davis went over to Ofc. McPhail, stood over him, and shot him again while smiling. Ofc. McPhail died before help even arrived.

I did not know Ofc. McPhail but he is still a fellow officer.

There were numerous eyewitnesses to this incident. But as the year progressed, many have recanted there testimony. I believe this is due to witness intimidation on the suspects part. Davis and his family have been trying since 1991 to clear him. All of his appeals have been turned down by some of the highest courts in this country. But one thing. If Davis was not guilty, why did he flee to Atlanta to hide out. People state that there isn't enough evidence to convict Davis. However, with numerous witness accounts, which if they testified again almost 20 years later, their memory would not be as acute as it was then. Davis sits on death row. He has appealed numerous times. His family, the NAACP, Amnesty Intl, and other organizations stand up for Davis. But where are the people standing up for Ofc. McPhail. There are numerous officers with Savannah Chatham Metro Police, Chatham County Sheriffs, and other local law enforcement agencies standing up for the McPhail family. I ask that all that read this study the McPhail case and help support the Law Enforcement community. You see Davis supporters wearing "I am Troy Anthony Davis" shirts. Well, as police officers on duty, we can display our support with t-shirts. However, a lot of SCMPD officers on Facebook and other online websites display our support. We also display our support on duty by showing up everyday in our uniform ready to perform our job to the best of our abilities. We ride our calls and guarantee our safe return home to our families. If you have a Facebook account, look for the cause "Justice for Mark Allen McPhail, Sr" and sign up. And tell you friends about it too. Every law enforcement officer will appreciate the support, as well as the family and friends of Ofc. McPhail.