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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This says so much about the morals and values of the Conservative Christian Republican.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

In case this dude wasn't despicable enough, he was also in the process of grooming a minor when this happened. Republicans really are the party of projection.

Edit: he was 35 when he sent this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

WHAT THE FUCK.

What the fuck is wrong with the US?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

How much time do you have?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 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] 1 points 9 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Fuck the entire state of Texas. I don't wanna hear "but there are good ones". When I grab a loaf of bread that's moldy, I don't dig through it to find the one piece that's ok. I just toss the whole thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

The fucking shitbag bragged about heading to Dallas to shoot people. Fuck greg, he's a garbage human.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This guy drove into a crowd of protestors and shot someone randomly out of his window for open-carrying at a protest. He admitted in court that it was not self-defense. He also had a ton of shit on his phone talking about "the blacks", and how he wanted to kill protestors to send a message.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I can guarantee that the governor of Texas would feel very differently about pardoning somebody who sent texts and acted upon wanting to kill the governor of Texas "to send a message".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

setting a murderer back on the streets.

If democrats don't run ads on this they're useless.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It would just end as another Kyle Shittenhouse. Conservative media would blow him up until he's a star with a chance at running for congress.

You can't keep adhering to the rules when your opponent threw them away years ago.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Isn't it scaring you how you guys have no real justice in the US if anyone with a bit of power can just override it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah, it's fucking terrifying.