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Greg Abbott pardon sends chilling message: Laws aren't for us
To the editor: It's difficult for me to imagine a pardon more repugnant than the one Texas Gov. Greg Abbott granted to the convicted murderer of a Black Lives Matter protester. But Abbott merely was parroting the same message that former President Trump sent in pardoning so many convicted criminals who were among his supporters: Laws are enacted to regulate the actions of progressives, not conservatives. Got it. Something for voters to remember in upcoming elections. Greg Gilbert, Burney, Calif....
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Editorial: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of man who killed protester undermines trust in the justice system
The American criminal justice system is decidedly imperfect. But despite a history of unfair convictions and acquittals rooted in racism and social and financial inequity, it has long been respected above its counterparts in more authoritarian nations for at least aspiring to even-handed treatment of the accused. Its goal is to absolve the innocent and punish the guilty regardless of which party or person holds political power. Confidence in American democracy rests in part on belief in the...
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Greg Abbott Gets Scathing Rebuke From Texas Newspaper
The Austin American-Statesman published a series of letters on Sunday from local Texans who rebuked Texas Governor Greg Abbott for recently pardoning U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry.Perry shot and killed a protester, Garrett Foster, during a Black Lives Matter (BLM) rally in July 2020. In April 2023, a Travis County jury found Perry guilty of murder, and he was sentenced to 25 years in prison.Prosecutors said that Perry initiated the deadly encounter by driving his car into a crowd of protesters...