Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced he will pardon Army Sgt. Daniel Perry's murder conviction from a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest.
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Abbott lacks authority under state law to issue a pardon without first getting a recommendation from the Board of Pardons and Paroles, whose members he appoints. In his statement, Abbott said he already asked the board to review the verdict to determine if Perry should be granted a pardon.
“I have made that request and instructed the board to expedite its review,” Abbott said. “I look forward to approving the board’s pardon recommendation as soon as it hits my desk.”
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If you pointed a gun at a police officer you’d win a pretty stupid prize. Why is this any different? Don’t carry an AK 47 around and point it at people unless you want to win the room temperature challenge.
@What the truck?! muh crossed state lines
@What the truck?! And he took out the trash baby!
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I’ve lived in Texas my whole life, in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. I speak for many when I say Austin is a mirage in the dessert. Beautiful from a distance but dirty crooked and broken when you look closer.
Imagine being able to be in front of a judge for shooting someone then let out on bail then going out the next day to shoot a waiter fourteen times because the judge refuses to keep dangerous criminals In jail while in the same breath charging someone with murder for shooting a man who pointed an AK-47 at their face. Does this really sound like blind and equal justice to the people who say that man should be charged with murder for self defense??
@Kevin he didn’t ride run people down in a crowd. We’ve all seen the video he was trying to get away from them.
And this is why.
@Hugh Janus The jury also saw the videos and the poorly obtained laser telemetry nonsense the defense presented. The jury is arguably as intelligent as you or I am. The videos don’t tell the whole the story. Their ruling should stand, period. I sincerely hope that the board of pardons recommends against pardoning him.
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So he is not actually pardoned yet? Lol great reporting
No but they are telling u he will be. It takes a bit for the process but he will be free and true justice will be served
@Kid Mac I pray that is true. Guy definitely had some distasteful social media stuff, but some people have dark humor. First amendment and second amendment rights!
He should Never have been charged with any crime.
His conviction showed that they can take away the right to defend yourself. It also showed that prosecutors can be evil cheaters.
@milky really, from a person that calls themselves milky….. go back to the kids table
@Lenny Taylor okay street justice warrior
@filthynice 88 let Lenny handle it 😂
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@Lenny Taylor yea they will burn it down and cry when they have no grocery store just like the south side of Chicago
Good ! The man never should’ve been found guilty in the 1st place ! I would’ve probably shot the person too if they were holding me at gunpoint in my car and I believed it was me or them. Here’s a idea , don’t point your gun at people and you won’t get shot for doing so. Problem solved.
El gran power ful exelente governador de texas. Un buen ser con muchos. Privilegios y su gran amor. Asu gente. Con mucha seguridad. Abbott stand. Up. For every
Why do we have jury trials?
@Qandid HateR because not everyone is a pedophile?
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@milky he thought he could cause he had a mob with him.
👀wait why did you clip the video? It looked like the crowd was attacking that guy like he ran the light on purpose and I didn’t see enough time for anyone to even ask him what happened just attacked like a bunch of animals. I hope he does get pardon what was he supposed to do let them beat him to death and then they all leave and no one is held accountable? Because it might have made the movement look bad? Well until their financial records came out anyway
The judge should be unseated for allowing this conviction. The protester pointed what the left likes to call a ‘weapon of war’ at the defendant. A man has a right to defend himself.
Bingo right on point my thoughts exactly
That’s only half the story. Just like with the other killer you guys love to chortle, Rittenhouse, the only person who could refute that point is dead.
How do you know he pointed the gun at him?
Lesson of the day. Don’t point a gun at sum1 and expect 2 not suffer consequences.
I’m going to take the word of a man saying he defends himself over the words of those participating in an unlawful, armed roadblock claiming to be ‘witnesses’. Never mind the clear prosecutorial misconduct that was going to make this conviction fall apart on appeal. The pardon is warranted, in my opinion, in this matter. Don’t care about my opinion? Fine with me, but I know who I am voting for in the next Texas election. 🙂
So they skipped the part where he got mobbed and the dead guy was pointing a gun at him.
@Booby be honest, there’s video of the dead guy talking about using his gun and a still shot that looks like he’s pointing his rifle at the car. The DA withheld evidence to get the trial. Or are you just repeating things from the comment section?
@Dan Evertt
Maybe the protestors should have remembered that obstructing traffic isn’t a right.
@charles reese
Where can I find this still-shot? Just give me the phrase to type into duckduck
@Joshua d’Estoville nah, they were there lawfully
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This is the first I’ve heard of this case, but already I’m disgusted by the outcome. Greg Abbott already knows he’ll have the Parole Board’s recommendation to pardon that man, since he appoints all their members. You ask me, parole board members should be drawn from TDCJ and never appointed by the state governor.
This is why I distrust the Parties, their influence reaches deep into people’s minds and at times becomes their very conscience. Did no-one ever read George Washington’s Farewell Address from 1796? His warning against the existence of political parties? If anyone here has, then maybe they need to re-read it.
The lead detective from APD, who is a well-respected and experienced investigator, submitted a sworn affidavit that the DA deliberately kept exculpatory evidence from the grand jury. If that’s true, he should be pardoned. Period.
Jury trials don’t matter if evidence is deliberately withheld by the state, and a prosecutor deliberately omitting evidence is a criminal offense in this country.
Dumber words have never been spoken
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The other commenter accurately told you why exculpatory evidence is pointless here and you brush off irrefutable facts. Abbott’s reasoning for this is entirely political. Unfortunately, Daniel’s pardon would confirm that the right-wing believes that the 2nd Amendment applies to them only since Texas allows open carry yet creates a loophole that decriminalizes the murder of people holding opposing political views who exercise that right. You can’t have it both ways. Either you stand with the 2nd Amendment or you think the law applies only to people following your ideology.
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An appeal makes more sense than a pardon. If evidence was withheld, the case might fall apart. But, has anyone seen anyone seen that evidence.
Absolutely, he should pardon him . Then Abbott should file on the criminally corrupt prosecutor!!!