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Just a reminder: the condition for accepting a pardon is acknowledging that you did commit the crime in question and accept the court's finding of guilt. In co
by cratermoon 2y ago
Just a reminder: the condition for accepting a pardon is acknowledging that you did commit the crime in question and accept the court's finding of guilt.
In contrast: Biden didn't pardon Leonard Peltier, the president commuted his sentence. Peltier maintains his innocence.
- johnneville 2y agoCan you share more about your first point? A brief search shows the 1915 Burdick supreme court case said that accepting a pardon can imply guilt. However, it doesn't seem to say that acknowledgement or acceptance of guilt is a requirement by the recipient of the pardon.
- plsbenice34 2y agoDo you have a source for that condition? How does that work for Biden pardoning Fauci for crimes that havent been revealed yet?
- cratermoon 2y agoclassic whataboutism.
- throwaway314155 2y ago> cLAsSIc WhATAbOuTiSm tl;dr? Cratermoon cannot in fact cite a source for their claims. This sort of shit is why people can't reasonably trust accusations of logical fallacy on the internet. You can't just yell whataboutism whenever you don't want to answer challenging questions.
- cratermoon 2y agoHmm, good point. Maybe it wasn't whataboutism. It could just as well be sealioning.
- plsbenice34 2y agoI was just trying to understand how it works, because the way presidential pardons work is bizarre to me. The pre-emptive pardons seem even more bizarre if what you say is correct. I wasn't trying to engage in an argument. I do feel sceptical about whether you are correct, but i wouldnt know since i barely know anything about it at all.