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Texas governor’s decision: Whether to pardon George Floyd
Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:26 am
Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:26 am
Texas governor’s decision: Whether to pardon George Floyd
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Abbott has not said whether he will posthumously pardon Floyd this year for a 2004 drug arrest in Houston by a former officer whose police work is no longer trusted by prosecutors. Texas’ parole board — stacked with Abbott appointees — unanimously recommended a pardon for Floyd in October.
Since then, the two-term Republican governor, who is up for reelection in 2022, has given no indication of whether he will grant what would be only the second posthumous pardon in Texas history. Floyd, who was Black, spent much of his life in Houston before moving to Minnesota, where his death under the knee of a white police officer last year led to a U.S. reckoning on race and policing.
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In February 2004, Floyd was arrested in Houston for selling $10 worth of crack in a police sting. He pleaded guilty to a drug charge and served 10 months in prison.
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Abbott has several primary challengers from the far right, and his ongoing silence about a potential pardon for Floyd has raised questions by Mathis and others over whether political calculations are at play. His office has not responded to those charges.
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Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:28 am to CommieHater
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whether he will posthumously pardon Floyd this year for a 2004 drug arrest in Houston
George Floyd was an immoral repeat felon. The Democrats lionization of this POS is interesting to watch.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:30 am to CommieHater
Why would they consider a pardon for this?
Is there any evidence that Floyd's 2004 arrest and guilty plea was faulty, or are we just shoehorning new facts into an old situation for the feel goods?
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He pleaded guilty to a drug charge and served 10 months in prison.
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Floyd this year for a 2004 drug arrest in Houston by a former officer whose police work is no longer trusted by prosecutors.
Is there any evidence that Floyd's 2004 arrest and guilty plea was faulty, or are we just shoehorning new facts into an old situation for the feel goods?
Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:32 am to CommieHater
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He pleaded guilty to a drug charge and served 10 months in prison.
He admitted guilt so what is there to pardon.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:35 am to CommieHater
What a waste of time
Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:38 am to CommieHater
Go fix the border Abbott. The dope head Floyd got what he deserved.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:41 am to CommieHater
“$10 worth of crack” in 2004— with inflation it’s likely $50 worth today
Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:42 am to Ponchy Tiger
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He admitted guilt so what is there to pardon.
What likely happened here is that Floyd had a court-appointed lawyer. They are notoriously overworked and spend more time cutting plea deals than defending clients.
The prosecutor probably offered a much lower charge (for the same reason, they too have large case loads) to get the case settled, under threat of stiffer punishment (such as repeat offender time). Floyd's attorney likely told Floyd "it's the best I can do unless you want to take this to court" and Floyd agreed.
But even a guilty plea can be pardoned. Especially when there's evidence of crooked cops. And the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles with a unanimous recommendation for a pardon, especially with all the members being "tough on crime" appointees, is telling.
Abbott should go ahead and pardon Floyd, then announce a full investigation of Houston PD at that time. He's likely not the only one who got hosed.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:47 am to CommieHater
Surely Abbott is going to get primaried?
He’s so squishy.
Why is this even a thing?
Let it drop. Why re-open the wound? Why fight about it now? I could see if he wanted to do this at some point in 2020 to ease tensions or something. But NOW? So very stupid to even make this a debate.
He’s trying to manipulate Beto voters.
Abbott makes no sense. Finish the wall dipshit. And while you’re at it; stop letting Big Tech poach Austin and pretend they’re from Texas.
He’s so squishy.
Why is this even a thing?
Let it drop. Why re-open the wound? Why fight about it now? I could see if he wanted to do this at some point in 2020 to ease tensions or something. But NOW? So very stupid to even make this a debate.
He’s trying to manipulate Beto voters.
Abbott makes no sense. Finish the wall dipshit. And while you’re at it; stop letting Big Tech poach Austin and pretend they’re from Texas.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:30 am to Quidam65
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Abbott should go ahead and pardon Floyd,
why are you assuming Floyd is innocent when he has a history of being a piece of shite?
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:30 am to Ponchy Tiger
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He admitted guilt so what is there to pardon.
I don’t think “pardoning the innocent” is a thing.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 10:01 am to CommieHater
I support him being pardoned for this specific crime. All prosecutions and subsequent sentencings should be removed for anyone who is a victim of shady cops.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 10:02 am to idlewatcher
Virtue/woke signaling?
Posted on 12/21/21 at 10:03 am to Ponchy Tiger
Why are you assuming he's guilty, plea or not, when the detective in question is a PROVEN piece of shite?
Or do you not understand how a crooked cops testimony taints every single criminal case he touches?
Or do you not understand how a crooked cops testimony taints every single criminal case he touches?
Posted on 12/21/21 at 10:24 am to CommieHater
Unrepentant criminal, doing thug shite till the minute he died, no pardon deserved.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 10:26 am to CommieHater
Well Hitler did build that interstate system , let’s March right up and salute him too
Posted on 12/21/21 at 10:53 am to CommieHater
I really wish our society would put enough pressure on the servants of the people to simply follow the Portuguese Model relating to the drug issues affecting all of us.
The Portuguese Model works and the servants of the people know it.
The Portuguese Model works and the servants of the people know it.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 11:20 am to CommieHater
Pardon?
He pleaded guilty and served his time. Done.
Plus he's dead.
What a waste of time and bandwidth.
He pleaded guilty and served his time. Done.
Plus he's dead.
What a waste of time and bandwidth.
Posted on 12/21/21 at 11:24 am to BugAC
No pardon.. Hell No Parson... No Way the record stands just in case the Commies want to build a statue to the THUG
Posted on 12/21/21 at 11:29 am to CommieHater
The only decision Abbott has to make is whether to even respond to such a question, as I don't think he is even entertaining the notion. And then he has a bigger decision, whether to reply "No" or "Ah, hell naw!"
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