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Is there some reason he should not be allowed to vote, own a firearm, or receive federal benefits?
by timewizard 2y ago
Is there some reason he should not be allowed to vote, own a firearm, or receive federal benefits?
- nateglims 2y agoHe was convicted and the party of law and order typically views these punitive post release measures to be part of the punishment.
- sophacles 2y agoYes. He was convicted of several crimes.
- lokar 2y agoWhy should he be treated differently then people who committed similar crimes?
- arp242 2y agoNo one said anything about voting or benefits? That's an entire different discussion. It's just that, in layman's terms, a pardon means "you did nothing wrong", whereas a commutation means "you did something wrong but were sentenced too harshly". As far as I know that's also what it more or less means legally (with some nuance). I'm absolutely not a fan of "tough on crime" sentencing, but he absolutely did do something wrong, even if we ignore the contended "murder for hire" claims he should have been sent to prison for a number of years (personally, I'd say about 5-10 years). This is also by Ulbricht's own admission by the way.