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save pervis payne. we can’t wait until the last minute. please educate yourself, share and sign everything you can. this can’t keep happening.
pervis payne is an innocent man. he stumbled across a crime scene and as he was trying to aid the victim, he was mistaken for the attacker. he is now set to be executed on april 9th. please do all you can to help him. he doesn’t deserve this.
call (202) 353-1555
select option 9
the script is written below
select option 9
the script is written below
“Hello, I am a concerned citizen calling today on behalf of Pervis Payne, an innocent man on death row, set to be executed on April 9th. Pervis was not given a fair trial and the prosecution employed racial stereotypes to convict him to this crime. Though DNA testing could+
prove his innocent, the DA is denying it. Pervis also has an intellectual disability take makes it unconstitutional to execute him. I’m calling today to ask you to stop this execution and save Pervis Payne from dying for something he didn’t do. Thank you for your time.”
reminder - if you are not american, do NOT sign any of their petitions. especially if you’re using a fake zip code DO NOT DO IT. it can end and overturn and entire petition. instead SHARE the petition and email and call if possible. please don’t risk ending petitions.
part one of KEY FACTS.
part two of KEY FACTS.
text TEAMPAYNE to 52886!
email TN Gov. Bill Lee requesting clemency (pre-written script below)
bill.lee@nt.gov
bill.lee@nt.gov
Dear Governor Lee,
I am writing to ask that you prevent a grave injustice and commute the death sentence of Pervis Payne to life.
Mr. Payne, who is scheduled for execution on December 3, 2020, is a person living with intellectual disability whose racially charged case has all+
I am writing to ask that you prevent a grave injustice and commute the death sentence of Pervis Payne to life.
Mr. Payne, who is scheduled for execution on December 3, 2020, is a person living with intellectual disability whose racially charged case has all+
the hallmarks of a wrongful conviction.
The U.S. Supreme Court determined that executing a person with intellectual disability violates the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. Over the course of this case, Tennessee’s judicial and legislative branches have abdicated their+
The U.S. Supreme Court determined that executing a person with intellectual disability violates the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution. Over the course of this case, Tennessee’s judicial and legislative branches have abdicated their+
responsibility for ensuring that Mr. Payne is not unconstitutionally executed. That leaves you with the power to prevent this miscarriage of justice by granting clemency to Pervis Payne.
Mr. Payne had no history of violence or illicit drug use and has always maintained his+
Mr. Payne had no history of violence or illicit drug use and has always maintained his+
innocence. In addition to exploiting his vulnerability because of his intellectual disability, prosecutors presented a story of a drug-addled, sex-crazed Black man preying on a white woman at trial.
While testing crime scene evidence for DNA was recently authorized, the State is+
While testing crime scene evidence for DNA was recently authorized, the State is+
now missing key pieces of evidence that, if tested, could validate Mr. Payne’s unwavering claims of innocence.
I grieve for Christopher family. They deserve justice. That cannot come through executing a man with intellectual disability, who may, in fact, be innocent.
I grieve for Christopher family. They deserve justice. That cannot come through executing a man with intellectual disability, who may, in fact, be innocent.
Governor Lee, I urge you to consider all these issues and exercise your power to grant clemency to Pervis Payne.
Respectfully,
Your Name, Address, and Email
Respectfully,
Your Name, Address, and Email
the information below is new - there’s four facts from recent articles about pervis payne and his case
1. his DNA was NOT on the murder weapon.
2. the DNA of an unknown man was on the murder weapon instead.
2. the DNA of an unknown man was on the murder weapon instead.
3. pervis payne’s DNA was found around the crime scene, it was on a set of paper towels, which supports what he had told people previously, that he had panicked and tried to help the victim when he found her.
4. the shelby county district attorney’s office has a terrible reputation for hindering DNA testing in other cases where innocence is presumed.
EMAIL paula.skahan@shelbycountytn.gov
i have also written a script, which is below, if you want to use it when emailing.
i have also written a script, which is below, if you want to use it when emailing.
Hello,
Pervis Payne is not at fault for the crimes he is being charged for in Shelby County. His DNA was not found on the murder weapon for this crime - ignoring this important detail and convicting Pervis Payne is fraudulent, (1/4)
Pervis Payne is not at fault for the crimes he is being charged for in Shelby County. His DNA was not found on the murder weapon for this crime - ignoring this important detail and convicting Pervis Payne is fraudulent, (1/4)
and cause for a severe conversation about the justice system in Shelby County. In addition, the new evidence backs his claims of attempting to help the victim, as the only DNA at the crime scene that fit Pervis was on paper towels. (2/4)
Continuing, Pervis Payne has an intellectual disability, which makes it unconstitutional to execute him. This is violating the Eight Amendment to Constitution, determined by The U.S. Supreme Court. Pervis also has no history of violence or drug use; (3/4)
he has always maintained his innocence.
To conclude, Pervis Payne’s evidence brings new light to his sentence , if this is ignored it will be seen as injustice to the highest degree. Please reconsider dismissing the DNA evidence proving his innocence. (4/4)
To conclude, Pervis Payne’s evidence brings new light to his sentence , if this is ignored it will be seen as injustice to the highest degree. Please reconsider dismissing the DNA evidence proving his innocence. (4/4)
call 615-741-2001
press 1
say “i’m asking you to grant a stay of execution for pervis payne.”
press 1
say “i’m asking you to grant a stay of execution for pervis payne.”
contact the white house
(a real person, not a voicemail.)
202-456-1414
contact distract attorney
amy weirich
901-222-1300
a script is written out below
(a real person, not a voicemail.)
202-456-1414
contact distract attorney
amy weirich
901-222-1300
a script is written out below
“Hello, my name is [NAME]. I am calling as a concerned US resident on behalf of Pervis Payne, who is currently on death row in the state of Tennessee. The DNA evidence in his case has been tested, proving his innocence, (1/3)
yet he is still scheduled to be executed on April 9th, 2021. He must not die for a crime he did not commit. If you truly care about serving the citizens as a district attorney, you must do your job in an ethnical and logical manner. Americans are watching. (2/3)
Only justice will bring peace. Thank you for your time.” (3/3)
