Perry Pardons 14
Following his yearly routine, Gov. Rick Perry granted pardons to 14 people on Friday, bringing his career total to roughly 200. Each of the cases was recommended to him, as the law requires, by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.
While the pardons are certainly welcome news for the recipients, others have criticized the tradition of holiday clemency announcements, arguing that it trivializes an important executive responsibility.
"It makes the clemency function of the executive seem like a once-a-year event, while really it should be an ongoing function," said Scott Henson of the popular criminal justice blog Grits for ...
Comments (7)
Judy Burns via Texas Tribune on Facebook
It just adds to the hypocrisy; you're either "law and order", which he professes to be, or you're not.
Jalapeño Schwartz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Did he pardon himself?
Stanley Moore via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Most of those pardoned had meaningless crimes.
Lori Trammell via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Maybe those are the ones who asked and fit the criteria?
Samdavis
"Perry has never granted a pardon in a death penalty case." Pretty much says it all about his idea of mercy. I'm just surprised Tom DeLay didn't get his.
David Spratt
Hypocrisy Judy ???? It is Christmas after all.... Thought forgiveness was at the forefront of the spirit of the season? If you are one of those " freethinkers" you might not know this.
Bill Asher
How much did he charge for a pardon?