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Maybe the targets are more relevant than the number. 3000 minor drug offenses or 5 mob cronies.
by croon 6y ago
Maybe the targets are more relevant than the number.
3000 minor drug offenses or 5 mob cronies.
- mythrwy 6y agoLook at his pardon list from last night. It includes a large number of oversentenced drug offenders including a number of people serving life sentences for marijuana trafficking.
- gadders 6y agoGo here and search for "drug" or "amphetamines". Quite a few non-violent drug offenders with stupid sentences getting pardoned: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-regarding-executive-grants-clemency-012021/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-pr... EG: Corvain Cooper – President Trump commuted the sentence of Mr. Corvain Cooper. Mr. Cooper is a 41 year-old father of two girls who has served more than 7 years of a life sentence for his non-violent participation in a conspiracy to distribute marijuana.
- croon 6y agoI have, and I know. The existence of those does not indicate anything about the existence of the other type.
- gadders 6y agoI've found the drug users. You highlight the mob cronies.
- croon 6y agoI was pointing out a flaw in your logic, not making a claim. For the sake of argument I could've used "child-eating lizard people".
- gadders 6y agoOh I see. A strawman.
- croon 6y agoNot by any definition. You said he had pardoned fewer people than previous presidents. I said that the number of pardons had no bearing (on whether or not it's abused), and illustrated that point with a hypothetical. At no point have I made up an argument as yours to attack.