Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency
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Yeah, well watch that not happen.
America's bloodlust can never be satiated.
Trump will probably bring back gladiatorial combat as a Twitter video exclusive.
Put health insurance executives in the ring and I'm on board.
I was hoping Roberson would have gotten a reprieve. Bloodlust’s in Texas won’t listen to anything at all.
People have loved gladiatorial combat since time immemorial.
I mean look at the popularity of Pokemon even to this day. It's basically baby's first Mandingo fight. Even kids can see the appeal of sending creatures enslaved to you to fight each other :>
If they convict Luigi fast enough, Joe could do a outstanding move.
Ah okay, then let's go.
Stop Luigis Detention.
Is it a federal crime? Can't pardon state/local crime
As much as I know Demos are better than Repubs, this is one of those areas where they are the same picture. Long live the ruling class!
Luigi will almost certainly only face state level charges. The President can only pardon federal charges.
For state level charges, it would have to be the governor, right? Maybe the governor of NY could do him a solid.
Hochul? Lol no.
I mean, I don't think any US politician could do so without it being career suicide. I don't know Hochul's policies, but she probably didn't get the governorship by being an anticapitalist.
Free Luigi!
What could Joe do for state/local crimes? He only has power to pardon federal crimes.
If he's booked, he's pardonable.
Not by the president unless it's federal crime
Don't be delusional
Trump is looking into this delusionality thing.
I can't wait for crime to spike in Trump's term and then have Biden blamed for it because of this.
You don't need to wait. You can just scroll down to the other comments right now! :D
Now pardon everyone convicted of nonviolent marijuana charges.
He already did, IIRC. I may be mistaken.
You would be correct
Correct about him doing it, or OP being mistaken?
About him doing it.
Good
Meh. These are people who were deemed too sick and old to be any kind of threat during the fucking Trump administration and released from prison back then because of the pandemic. These people should have all gotten pardons years ago, and it doesn't do anything to alleviate or address all the suffering and human rights abuses being suffered by people who are actually in prisons.
So you agree it is good.
It's meh, I'll take it.
Commutations, not pardons.
They're still convicted felons, and we must assume deservedly so (I acknowledge some crimes are bullshit, eg marijuana charges).
They don't particularly deserve pardons, they deserve humane sentences for their crimes -- actual rehabilitation, mental health support, etc.
Sure
Good! It was bullshit to just pardon his son. Everyone deserves a chance to escape this hellhole.
Did you really think he would only pardon his son? It's pretty customary for presidents to pardon a bunch at the end of their term.
So which bus did he take for the commute?
I thought we established this, he's an Amtrak man, damnit!
He ubered
Good news. I was hoping to see that Leonard Peltier in there. Free Leonard Peltier!
This is nothing after pardoning his drug addict and tax evasion criminal son
Sure it’s not nothing to the people pardoned.
Edit: I am also wondering if you’re consistent with the people Trump pardoned or if you’re having double standards because it’s not your party. As I wouldn’t want ANY president pardoning family members, regardless of political leaning.
Nepotism is fine because other people do it.
You won’t mind if I murder you then, considering other people commit murder.
To be clear, I am not threatening to murder this person, merely trying to point out that their comment is silly.
I don’t quite understand your response but maybe my sarcasm wasn’t understood? Otherwise I’m at a loss.
Yes it was lost, perhaps using /s is always best as sarcasm is harder to spot in text.
Man, I thought my statement was so ridiculous that no one could take it seriously. My bad.
Sadly there are some ridiculous people out here.
No hard feelings though. 😊
Why would that make this nothing? Please, show your work.
Why? Who?
Literally the very first paragraph of the story. The very first.
Why? Because the president has arguably unlimited power to pardon federal crimes.
Thx auto tldr bot
You had time to write a clown ass insult but not time to read the article? If you don’t want an answer, maybe don’t ask the question next time.
What question? I didn't have time to read the comment.
Would you consider it overmoderation to ban that guy?
For what? Being a moron? Not enough hours in the day to ban all the morons imo
Being a nuisance to users.
U want me banned lol. Unban tldr bot and i wont have to get lemmings to do the job for me.
Dang yo, you're salty lol
Edit: dang y'all are extra extra salty.
No i literally wanted the answer and tldr bot was banned. Gonna use the rest of the lemmy users now.
And blocked.
Hows the echo chamber? Dont challenge ur own beliefs. Btw why u need to announce that ur blocking me?
LOL you dumbfucks think somehow you are making the world a better place by forcing people who don't want to interact with you to interact with you? The only belief you've challenged here is that basic courtesy is a good thing.
And your challenge failed.
Plonk.
ok cryptobro