Mr. Clemency
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“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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I'm still curious about the metric that POTATUS used to decide which murderers are good enough to keep alive. Apparently baby-killing or witness murder is a get-out-of-the-chair-free card.
From the guy who crafted a bill that was broad enough to imprison you for jaywalking.
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@Mik said in Mr. Clemency:
Oh, yes. Yes, they are.
Willie Horton was paroled and then killed someone. These guys are ineligible for parole and will leave jail feet first.
When you shake someone's deep sense of self-worth, leaving a scar in their ego, they will persistently try to diminish you through petty arguments & obsessive captious criticism of your actions, just to soothe the wound.
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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@jon-nyc said in Mr. Clemency:
ineligible for parole
1,124
1,124 people sentenced to life without parole as children have been released since Montgomery v. Louisiana in 2016.
And the next time a democrat needs some votes, these numbers will go up.
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I doubt any of the 37 are children.
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Surprised it took over three weeks to find it.
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@jon-nyc said in Mr. Clemency:
@Mik said in Mr. Clemency:
Oh, yes. Yes, they are.
Willie Horton was paroled and then killed someone. These guys are ineligible for parole and will leave jail feet first.
Doesn’t matter. He circumvented the justice system and some really horrible, evil people will now live out their lives. It’s a perfect example of the Dem party’s lawlessness and every candidate for years will be required to either support or condemn it.
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Were these general “get out of jail free” cards regardless of what they did? If so, has that ever been taken to the courts?
Me/rry/Christmas
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@LuFins-Dad said in Mr. Clemency:
Were these general “get out of jail free” cards regardless of what they did?
Sounds like it. I believe Ford set the precedent.
If so, has that ever been taken to the courts?
That would be interesting. I suspect courts would affirm that POTUS pardon power is plenary so go away.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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ODGCM releases cop-killers.
https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2025/january/name-1039284-en.html
"I am beyond outraged and in utter disbelief that President Biden would announce clemency for Ferrone Claiborne and Terence Richardson—two men who admitted for being responsible to brutally killing Officer Allen Gibson, a hero and dedicated servant to our community,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin. “What makes this even more unconscionable is the Biden U.S Attorney advised the White House not to commute these sentences as they are violent offenders. The pain and sorrow this clemency causes the Gibson family is unimaginable. To know that the men who took Officer Gibson’s life will walk free is not just a grave injustice—it is a heartbreaking blow to those who continue to mourn his sacrifice. This is despicable; a grim day for justice and for the families who trust that our system will hold the guilty accountable.”
Both prisoners admitted to being responsible for the brutal killing of Officer Allen Gibson in Sussex County Circuit Court. The evidence presented and the details surrounding Officer Gibson's death are deeply disturbing and tragic.
