Texas governor pardons man who killed Black Lives Matter protester in 2020

[Omaha Steve]

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Source: the Guardian

Greg Abbott on Thursday pardoned Daniel Perry, who has been serving a 25-year sentence since 2023 murder conviction

Nick Robins-Early and agencies
Thu 16 May 2024 18.31 EDT

Governor Greg Abbott of Texas issued a full pardon on Thursday to a former US army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.

Abbott announced the pardon just minutes after the Texas board of pardons and paroles disclosed it had made a unanimous recommendation that Daniel Perry be pardoned and have his firearms rights restored. Perry has been held in state prison on a 25-year sentence since his conviction in 2023.

The Republican governor had previously ordered the board to review Perry’s case and said earlier that he would sign a pardon if recommended. The board, which is appointed by the governor, announced its unanimous recommendation in a message posted on the agency website, and Abbott’s pardon swiftly followed.

A jury in Austin had convicted Perry of murder in the death of 28-year-old Garrett Foster, an air force veteran who had been legally carrying an AK-47 while marching in a Black Lives Matter protest. Perry was working as a ride-share driver in July 2020, when he turned his car on to a street crowded with demonstrators and shot Foster before driving off.



Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/texas-greg-abbott-pardons-daniel-perry

[Traurigkeit]

1. St. Peter will just point to the Down escalator when he sees Greg.

If St. Peter is in a good mood, if not he'll kick Greg off the edge.

[Chi67]

2. WTF?!!!

Abbott needs to be impeached.

[Docreed2003]

4. This is an abomination

What possible justification could Abbott have for this pardon, other that the rw blogosphere nonsense? This is stomach turning.

[OMGWTF]

5. Of course he did. Racism is the beating heart of the Rethuglican party.

[Efilroft Sul]

6. Abbott needs to end up like Nordberg did at the end of "Police Squad."

[Evolve Dammit]

7. Battle lines are being drawn and soldiers selected for service. Gonna have to fight the Nazis again.

[AnrothElf]

8. Suck fucks... both of them.

[LudwigPastorius]

9. Fuck you, Abbott. You piece of shit.

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[Polybius]

11. He murdered a white guy at a BLM protest

[TomSlick]

10. Remember when the GOP was the "law and order" party.

Neither do I.

[raccoon]

12. Abbott is an unredeemable POS.

[Emile]

13. After an alert locking.

dupe of

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143241559