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Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry in Texas killing of Black Lives Matter protester [1]
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Date: 2024-05-17 00:17:30+00:00
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has pardoned Daniel Perry, the Army sergeant who was convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, whose members are appointed by the governor, considered the case at Abbott’s request and recommended a pardon. Right-wingers like Tucker Carlson were vocal in pushing for Perry to be pardoned.
I wrote about Abbott’s effort to pardon Perry last year, in this post highlighting the racist and violent texts unearthed by prosecutors.
In a statement accompanying his pardon, Abbott showed his disdain for independent legal proceedings.
“Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive District Attorney,” he wrote.
I don’t think there’s a need to overcomplicate the message the conservative movement has been sending.
Among others, right-wingers have lionized:
That’s today’s GOP in a nutshell: a toxic mix of bloodlust, lawlessness and bigotry.
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