Texas Governor Pardons man who shot BLM Protestor

[Tennessee Gentleman]

https://apnews.com/article/army-serg...bcf1e8cd75a7e5

Wonder why this took so long. Abbott said right after the conviction he would do it.

Blue city in a Red State and this happens all the time in Nashville. The DA here is very liberal and will prosecute those who use firearms in Self Defense. He just lost one against a Security Guard last year.

Glad the Governor intervened. Based on what I remember about the incident, the justification of self defense seemed strong.

[Tom Servo]

The case is terrible all around, and Perry did just about everything to kill his own defense. He made several social-media posts about shooting and/or running over protesters before the incident. Folks, those are absolutely admissible as evidence.

By his own admission, Perry was looking for a fight. One night, he found it. He created the situation by driving his car into a crowd. Even if Foster pointed a rifle at him (the evidence is ambiguous), Foster was legally justified under the circumstances.

I can't say I'm pleased with Abbot's decision here.

[zukiphile]

Wonder why this took so long. Abbott said right after the conviction he would do it.

The article indicates that Abbott didn't have the authority to issue the pardon until it had been handled and recommended by the state board.

I followed the links embedded in your link, and it seems there is some dispute about whether the Garrett Foster raised his rifle in the direction of Perry after the crowd of which Foster was an apparent member had begun "beating on" Perry's car.

It's remarkable how readily people will become part of or let themselves very near crowds. There is no security in either place.

[Mainah]

If the politics of the shooter and the victim had been reverse there would not have been a pardon.

[44 AMP]

If the politics of the shooter and the victim had been reverse.....

Change any significant factor and you invite the possibility of a different outcome.

Play that game all day long and twice on Sundays and you won't come up with anything valid outside of the alternate reality one creates to play that game.

[Mainah]

Play that game all day long and twice on Sundays and you won't come up with anything valid outside of the alternate reality one creates to play that game.

We've been blessed with interesting times.

[The Verminator]

Maybe a better way to say it is things like pardons are clearly heading in the direction of being decided by how many votes they're worth.

Not a good sign at all.

[Mainah]

Maybe a better way to say it is things like pardons are clearly heading in the direction of being decided by how many votes they're worth.

It is, thank you,

[Double Naught Spy]

It has always been that way. Everything in politics comes with a cost-benefit analysis on the part of the politician.

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Ever notice how outgoing Presidents frequently issue a number of pardons during their last couple weeks in office???

They could have issued the same pardons at any time during their tenure in office, but they don't, not until they are at the very end of their time in office.

The "why" should be obvious....