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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,659 posts)
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 07:16 AM Apr 2023

"Masterful. The judge waited to release these texts until AFTER Greg Abbott called for the pardon."

Kevin M. Kruse Retweeted

Masterful. The judge waited to release these texts until AFTER
@GregAbbott_TX
called for the pardon. Now Abbott is on record publicly and loudly demanding a pardon for a self-proclaimed racist and convicted murder.

'I am a racist:' Texas man convicted of murdering BLM protester’s social media posts reveal racist comments, anti-protester views https://statesman.com/story/news/local/2023/04/13/daniel-perry-trial-social-media-racist-anti-protester-comments-gov-abbott-garrett-foster/70113166007/ via @statesman


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"Masterful. The judge waited to release these texts until AFTER Greg Abbott called for the pardon." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 OP
Locker room talk. Just a Patriot tourist. Only standing his ground when felt threatened. Freethinker65 Apr 2023 #1
The guy that Perry shot was white, 28, male and an Air Force Veteran. lees1975 Apr 2023 #26
The shooter probably didn't know... appmanga Apr 2023 #27
Smooth move as usual, Abbott. Paladin Apr 2023 #2
Texas power grid is a living monument for changing to a public utility Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #4
I sense a change in The Force, Luke! The Jurists Strike Back! Alexander Of Assyria Apr 2023 #3
Abbott may find it even more reason to pardon. StClone Apr 2023 #5
I don't think he cares what we think Dios Mio Apr 2023 #6
I can't believe JustAnotherGen Apr 2023 #7
Because a very large swath are Americans are concerned about losing their Majority RegulatedCapitalistD Apr 2023 #12
"...are WHITE Americans...." yonder Apr 2023 #20
Exactly...THAT group! RegulatedCapitalistD Apr 2023 #21
Yep indeed. Welcome! Evolve Dammit Apr 2023 #32
You are exactly right. Dios Mio Apr 2023 #14
That depended on what color you were. LudwigPastorius Apr 2023 #18
That goes for all of romanticized America. NullTuples Apr 2023 #23
At least their votes were counted housecat Apr 2023 #30
he won't care, he will still pardon him..... getagrip_already Apr 2023 #8
Abbott can have the empowering opportunity Zilli Apr 2023 #13
If I'm not mistaken, from the time I lived in Texas, I believe the governor must have lees1975 Apr 2023 #25
The presidential pardon has traditionally been louis-t Apr 2023 #29
You'd have to be fucking stupid not to realize the dipshit was racist even before this Major Nikon Apr 2023 #9
Go read the article! Loads to unpack. Three quips from it below. Oh, and he is Jewish. flying_wahini Apr 2023 #10
🧐seems RefuKKKchickens have reached an inflection point bringthePaine Apr 2023 #11
Is being a self-proclaimed racist in Texas a negative? Chainfire Apr 2023 #15
Among hundreds of thousands of decent Texans, it sure as hell is a negative. (nt) Paladin Apr 2023 #24
Did Daniel Perry violate the civil rights of Mr. Foster? Thunderbeast Apr 2023 #16
Abbott is a racist. All of his actions proclaim him so. N/t bronxiteforever Apr 2023 #17
Smeg Abbott can go fuck himself. LudwigPastorius Apr 2023 #19
That's A Bonus Deep State Witch Apr 2023 #22
Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 Apr 2023 #28
Unstated DallasNE Apr 2023 #31
Kick TY! Cha Apr 2023 #33
Greg is going to regret this stunt LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 #34

Freethinker65

(11,165 posts)
1. Locker room talk. Just a Patriot tourist. Only standing his ground when felt threatened.
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 07:45 AM
Apr 2023

So no right to life for minorities in TX.

lees1975

(6,105 posts)
26. The guy that Perry shot was white, 28, male and an Air Force Veteran.
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 03:12 PM
Apr 2023

And was carrying an AK-47 himself. It would have been difficult for Perry to feel threatened, though, since he had just driven his car into a crowd of anti-police violence protesters, which is how he encountered Foster. He shot the guy then took off, so it would have been difficult to find a jury that would have agreed with him thinking he was threatened.

I'm not sure why all of his racist, white supremacist, KKK rhetoric wasn't admitted in the trial, since he was obviously enraged over an anti-police protest, and over a white guy protesting in it.

appmanga

(971 posts)
27. The shooter probably didn't know...
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 03:19 PM
Apr 2023

...at the time the man he shot had a black girlfriend, but I bet he jizzed like hell once he found out.

Paladin

(28,978 posts)
2. Smooth move as usual, Abbott.
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 07:50 AM
Apr 2023

You handled this racist piece of shit every bit as good as you've been handling the state's power grid.

StClone

(11,869 posts)
5. Abbott may find it even more reason to pardon.
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 08:19 AM
Apr 2023

All Daniel Perry needs is an assault-style (hunting) weapon of war to be released back into the place called Texas.

JustAnotherGen

(33,834 posts)
7. I can't believe
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 08:30 AM
Apr 2023

Texans voted for this piece of shit - and given the opportunity - will vote for him again.

 
12. Because a very large swath are Americans are concerned about losing their Majority
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 09:15 AM
Apr 2023

It really is that simple. They will also help adopt an Authoritarian Fascist to Office even if that means they have abandoned Democracy to hold onto that majority

We are already in a Cold Civil War with these people whether we admit that or not.

 
21. Exactly...THAT group!
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 12:29 PM
Apr 2023

They do not have any platform, Budget or Policies...They just hate US! They are obsessed with hurting US (for making them endure a Black President for one) to the exclusion of everything else....even if it hurts them too in the longrun.

And thanks for the warm welcome

getagrip_already

(17,564 posts)
8. he won't care, he will still pardon him.....
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 09:00 AM
Apr 2023

But what is with this call for a pardon nonesense? Can't he just issue one? Does it have to go through some agency first?

Zilli

(286 posts)
13. Abbott can have the empowering opportunity
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 09:31 AM
Apr 2023

of pardoning him again after he goes out and kills some more people who have no right to life in texas. /s

lees1975

(6,105 posts)
25. If I'm not mistaken, from the time I lived in Texas, I believe the governor must have
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 03:08 PM
Apr 2023

a recommendation from the pardons and parole board before he can issue a pardon. It's not a blanket pardon like the President has.

louis-t

(23,778 posts)
29. The presidential pardon has traditionally been
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 05:30 PM
Apr 2023

used after recommendations from the DOJ when the family of a convicted person petitions them. TFG changed all that, pardoning mostly his friends and other weirdos (Kwame Kilpatrick, fer chrissakes).

Major Nikon

(36,911 posts)
9. You'd have to be fucking stupid not to realize the dipshit was racist even before this
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 09:05 AM
Apr 2023

Abbot wants to pardon him precisely because he's a racist piece of shit because he's a hero to all of his racist piece of shit constituents.

flying_wahini

(8,043 posts)
10. Go read the article! Loads to unpack. Three quips from it below. Oh, and he is Jewish.
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 09:10 AM
Apr 2023
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2023/04/13/daniel-perry-trial-social-media-racist-anti-protester-comments-gov-abbott-garrett-foster/70113166007/

He also posted on June 1, 2020 "It is official I am a racist because I do not agree with people acting like animals at the zoo."

On another Facebook post on June 1, 2020, Perry wrote: “now it is my turn to get banned (from Facebook) by comparing the black lives matter movement to a zoo full of monkeys that are freaking out flinging their s--t.”

Perry, who is Jewish, said in another Facebook post that a Black Lives Matter leader had compared a Jew to a termite.

Perry shared countless memes on Facebook including one that said "If this symbol represents racism in America ...(shows Confederate flag) SO DO THESE (shows NAACP logo, Hispanic scholarship fund, American Association for Affirmative Action, BET, UNCP, the democratic party logo, etc.)

Thunderbeast

(3,549 posts)
16. Did Daniel Perry violate the civil rights of Mr. Foster?
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 09:59 AM
Apr 2023

If so, a Federal case could be made...putting him back in prison for years as in the Aubrey trial.

Anyone suppose that the DOJ is watching?

DallasNE

(7,592 posts)
31. Unstated
Fri Apr 14, 2023, 06:49 PM
Apr 2023

But just below the surface is the role the enablers like Trump and Abbott have played in creating these monsters. Both are very complicit, along with all of the other corrupt enablers. Why don't accessory laws come into play here?

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