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  1. MadProfesor MadProfesor is offline

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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 6:31pm)

    Hundreds Of Pardons, Some For Killers, Spark Outrage In Mississippi

    Just before he left office this week, outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (REPUBLICAN) issued more than 200 pardons or sentence reductions including more than a dozen to persons convicted of murder, manslaughter or other death-related crimes. And that has sparked outrage and calls for changes in the law that gives the state's governor such authority.


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  2. p00pymcp00perton p00pymcp00perton is offline

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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 6:37pm) in reply to MadProfesor

    I SUPPORT LAW AND ORDER!!!!!
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 6:44pm) in reply to p00pymcp00perton

    Unreal ...

    Mississippi Public Broadcasting reports about one of the killer's crimes:

    "David Gatlin ... was convicted of killing his estranged wife Tammy Gatlin in 1993 while she held their child."
    Edited By: MadProfesor Jan 11th, 2012 at 06:45 PM
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 6:48pm) in reply to MadProfesor

    don't worry...they worked for the governor's mansion, so it makes it alright.
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 6:52pm) in reply to JRoth15

    Why is this a big deal, it happens all the time in tons of states... WGAF, im sure there is some reason he is pardoning certain criminals.
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 7:01pm) in reply to Sportbike33

    Not sure why this is a "lol mississippi". This happens with every governor and president.
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 7:01pm) in reply to Sportbike33

    including more than a dozen to persons convicted of murder,

    Really? All the time?
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 7:10pm) in reply to MadProfesor

     
    Originally Posted by MadProfesor View Post

    including more than a dozen to persons convicted of murder,

    Really? All the time?

    ...maybe they all found jesus!
     
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 7:17pm) in reply to MadProfesor

    don't pardon: repubs are heartless monsters!
    pardon: repubs like murderers!

    whelp

    also, "Barbour pardoned eight convicted killers. Each "had served part of their sentence in the Governor's Mansion as a trusty, a privilege awarded to well-behaved prisoners that allows them to live and work in the mansion. It is a custom in Mississippi for governors to pardon such trusties."" just sayin

    I prefer not pardoning (depending on case obv) fwiw
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 8:04pm) in reply to norcaljeff

     
    Originally Posted by norcaljeff View Post

    don't pardon: repubs are heartless monsters!
    pardon: repubs like murderers!

    whelp

    also, "Barbour pardoned eight convicted killers. Each "had served part of their sentence in the Governor's Mansion as a trusty, a privilege awarded to well-behaved prisoners that allows them to live and work in the mansion. It is a custom in Mississippi for governors to pardon such trusties."" just sayin

    I prefer not pardoning (depending on case obv) fwiw

    WAT? Like indentured servitude or something??
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 8:13pm) in reply to Glo4m

    they're called house...uh...indentured servants.


    lol I didn't even notice that. man, that murderer makes a great cup of coffee...go free!
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 8:15pm) in reply to norcaljeff

     
    Originally Posted by norcaljeff View Post

    they're called house...uh...indentured servants.

    lol I didn't even notice that. man, that murderer makes a great cup of coffee...go free!

    Quite frankly this is a REALLY important point, coffee is life
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 8:17pm) in reply to towman1

    The next "lol Mississippi" thread will be about how they wrongful incarcerate people through miscarriages in their justice system. How the fuck can you criticize any of the pardons if you don't know any of the facts. Oh I get it. 200 is a big number. There must be something crazy happening here. This is a complete non story unless we get some details that make a pardon unreasonable for some reason, like when Clinton pardoned his donor buddy and even then, he has the pardon power. There's a reason they wait until they are about to leave office before they use it like this.

    I wonder how many were non caucasians.
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 9:27pm) in reply to Willywoo

    it's enough to make a fella not want to vote !!!
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 11:14pm) in reply to Willywoo

     
    Originally Posted by Willywoo View Post

    The next "lol Mississippi" thread will be about how they wrongful incarcerate people through miscarriages in their justice system. How the fuck can you criticize any of the pardons if you don't know any of the facts. Oh I get it. 200 is a big number. There must be something crazy happening here. This is a complete non story unless we get some details that make a pardon unreasonable for some reason, like when Clinton pardoned his donor buddy and even then, he has the pardon power. There's a reason they wait until they are about to leave office before they use it like this.

    I wonder how many were non caucasians.

    Read the article.

    Its not the number of pardons Im criticizing, its the dozen or so people pardoned that "were convicted of murder, manslaughter or other death-related crimes."

    "David Gatlin, convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife in 1993 as she held her baby and wounding her friend; Joseph Ozment, convicted in 1994 of killing a man during a robbery; Anthony McCray, convicted in 2001 of killing his wife; Charles Hooker, sentenced to life in 1992 for murder."[/I]

    Here is another link.
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 11:26pm) in reply to MadProfesor

    Well, if those are all the facts that the governor used in his decision I'm with you, but I wonder what he's done since 1993, besides work at the governor's mansion. I wonder how strong the evidence was. I wonder if anyone recanted their testimony. I wonder if... you should never be pardoned for committing a murder.

    Can a governor or President abuse the power to pardon? Yes

    Have governors or Presidents abused that power? Yes

    Would you have to show me something more for me to think he has abused his power here, I mean other than some of these guys actually committed the heinous crimes they were accused of? Yes.
    Edited By: Willywoo Jan 11th, 2012 at 11:27 PM
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    Jan 11th, 2012 (1/11/2012 11:38pm) in reply to Willywoo

    Repost
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    Jan 12th, 2012 (1/12/2012 2:00am) in reply to Oh Rale

    Mississippi Judge Blocks Release of Some Given Pardons

    Associated Press

    JACKSON, Miss.—A Mississippi judge has temporarily blocked the release of 21 inmates who had been given pardons or medical release by Republican Haley Barbour in one of his final acts as governor

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj
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    Jan 12th, 2012 (1/12/2012 2:02am) in reply to p00pymcp00perton

     
    Originally Posted by p00pymcp00perton View Post

    Mississippi Judge Blocks Release of Some Given Pardons

    Associated Press

    JACKSON, Miss.—A Mississippi judge has temporarily blocked the release of 21 inmates who had been given pardons or medical release by Republican Haley Barbour in one of his final acts as governor

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj

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    Jan 12th, 2012 (1/12/2012 2:03am) in reply to p00pymcp00perton

     
    Originally Posted by p00pymcp00perton View Post

    Mississippi Judge Blocks Release of Some Given Pardons

    Associated Press

    JACKSON, Miss.—A Mississippi judge has temporarily blocked the release of 21 inmates who had been given pardons or medical release by Republican Haley Barbour in one of his final acts as governor

    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj

    Republican says black. Democrat says white. Or at least take advantage of prevailing public opinion.
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    Jan 12th, 2012 (1/12/2012 2:12am) in reply to Willywoo

    More than likely, Haley Barbour has been doing something a bit rotten at the Governor's Mansion.

    Very interdasting.
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