The picture is broader than

Richard Day — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:03:19 +0000

In reply to dd, I'm stunned you are not

The picture is broader than this. Four murderers did receive full pardons.

The story is that in Mississippi there is some custom whereby a small number of prisoners are made 'aids' to the Governor somehow and actually work in the Mansion. So members of the executive branch meet these felons and become acquainted with them personally.

I have not read the trial transcripts.

I know that one victim who was shot but not killed keeps getting time on cable to protest one of the pardons.

But 200 prisoners were affected.

I think that every single state should be freeing ten thousand prisoners a year (on average according to state population).

I might do a blog on this in the next week or so.

Why these four were given full pardons is beyond me right now.

We used to have a 20 year sentence for first degree murder up here for more than a century so that a murderer would be freed after 17 years for good behavior.

Anyway only the Supreme Court of Mississippi can decide what the dictates for pardons are under the Mississippi laws and Constitution.

dd, I'm stunned you are not

Aunt Sam — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:19:14 +0000

In reply to Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Barbour Pardons

dd, I'm stunned you are not outraged over this horrific abuse of pardons considering there were rapists and murderers set free who will now have their records wiped clean. They will be able to purchase firearms and not ever have to notify any of their crimes.

The Governor usurped and ignored many current state laws to accomplish this action, not to mention violating the trust and laws of his state.

I have been following this closely and they include:

Not posting public notice of pending pardons thirty days prior to advise citizenry so public, victims and families could take action; per statutory guidelines murderers, et al. are not to be eligible to be Governor's trustees; Barbour lied about contacting living victims and families to notify and get their input, media and state attorney general's office could not identify any who were informed and the list goes on.

There are now victim's and witnesses who understandingly fear retribution from some of these 'pardoned criminals'.

There is nothing that can be done now by other courts, according to legal pros, even SCOTUS cannot take appeals.

These actions are beyond sick and wrong - the only positive takeaway from this is that now not only will his state be reviewing the pardon processes, but many other states will too.

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The picture is broader than

dd, I'm stunned you are not