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Texas Governor Pardons and Frees Far-Right Gunman Who Killed Garret Foster Who was Pushing Girlfriend’s Wheelchair at a Black Lives Matter Protest (itsgoingdown.org)

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Texas Governor Pardons and Frees Far-Right Gunman Who Killed Garret Foster Who was Pushing Girlfriend’s Wheelchair at a Black Lives Matter Protest

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[–] cosmicrookie 37 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I was amazed that there is no limit to how many pardons a president van issue (let alone take money for it) but now I learn that Governors can pardon too?

How can people accept this in a civilized wold?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

governors can pardon state level crimes. And a pardon is just the executive branch of government saying that they are not going to enforce any punishment against a person who was convicted of a crime.

[–] cosmicrookie 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And people are ok with that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Considering the incarceration rates in the us, yes.