Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, officer who killed police brutality protester in 2020

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/16/daniel-perry-greg-abbott-pardon/

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  3. 2nd Amendment: Highlander Edition

    In Greg Abbott’s Texas, you’re allowed to murder anyone who open carries

  4. When Perry was interviewed by police about what happened before the
    shooting and how Foster held his gun, Perry said: “I believe he was
    going to aim it at me … I didn’t want to give him a chance to aim at me,
    you know.”- Convicted Murderer Daniel Perry (Pardoned by the Governor of Texas Greg Abott, (King of Law and Order))

  5. Abbott just signaled that it is legal for conservatives to openly murder liberals in the state of Texas. There is no other logical basis for this decision.

  6. The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole statement about their unanimous decision was rather sparse.

    > The members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles delved into the intricacies of Perry’s case. The investigative efforts encompassed a meticulous review of pertinent documents, from police reports to court records, witness statements, and interviews with individuals linked to the case.

    > After a thorough examination of the amassed information, the parole board reached a decision on May 16, 2024. The Board voted unanimously to recommend a full pardon.

    I hope that it’s either their habit or obligation to make publicly available a more comprehensive report of their decision.

  7. Murder is legal in Texas if you’re right-wing enough.

  10. he’ll join kyle in the ‘monsters of extrajudicial killings tour.’

  11. I wonder who are the members of the parole board and who picked the members. At least, jury members were agreed by both Defendant and plaintiff.

  12. If it was a BLM protester who killed Perry under the same circumstances, that guy would have been executed already.

  13. Saw it coming. Nobody should be surprised. Everybody should be pissed, just not surprised. Sad times we live in.

  14. “barracks humor” just like “locker room talk”. Whatever allows you to be racist and misogynist is good enough for the GOP.

  16. The governor wants to put a killer on his payroll.

  19. Keep in mind, the man himself said, and I quote; ‘[I am a racist](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/i-am-a-racist-daniel-perry-wrote-shared-trove-of-racist-anti-protester-messages/3236887/)’.

    You just know if this had been reversed and Garrett Foster had killed Perry when he was drawing his weapon on Foster(not thinking he would which Perry thought Foster was going to do before he even did it), the Governor would by trying to get him the death sentence for killing a fellow veteran.

    Funny how he forgets to mention the jackass ramming his vehicle into a crowd of protestors was the catalyst for all of this.

  20. This guy will be on Fox News soon to spew this racist BS too.

  21. Remember, Abbott still held a fundraising event the day of Uvalde.

  22. And if you look at various comment sections, conservatives are seeing this as an endorsement to kill progressives.

    And they are lying about what happened, claiming the victim raised his gun which according to witnesses didn’t happen. And they ignore that Perry had talked online about wanting to kill protesters and drove his car into them intentionally

  23. Jesus Christ this is egregious.

    Perry, unprompted, ran a red light and drove his car into a crowd of protestors. A USAF veteran open-carrying (something republicans apparently support) motioned him to stop and roll his window down, without ever pointing his gun at him. Perry shot and killed him.

    In what possible world is this self defense? This is closer to a terrorist attack than self defense. The evidence against him was clear and convincing, his defense contradicted his own statements, and he had a history of comments about his desire to do exactly this.

    Insane, and would be incredibly unsurprising to see him kill somebody else.

  24. Am i missing something here? This dude Perry openly planned to get into an altercation with BLM protestors in order to hopefully be able to kill one. Initiated that plan by running his car through a red light into the protestors. He was approached by a man with an assault rifle, whom never pointed it at him, and was asked to roll his window down. Perry then pulled his gun and shot him dead. Now he gets a full pardon and his gun rights returned. For Murder. How is it stand your ground when you ran your car into a group of people and the weapon wasnt pointed at you?

  26. There really aren’t any words for this.

    I sincerely hope that Perry doesn’t get to enjoy his freedom for too long. His mere freedom is a tangible and imminent threat to all around him.

  27. I think most Texans who pay attention knew this was coming. Abbott was never going to be able to resist a chance to put ideology over justice in such a pathetic and performative manner.

    Perry was fairly convicted. There were no questions about the way the trial was handled. Only right-wingers who feel murder is ok so long as it aligns with their politics and who don’t understand how self-defense works in a modern, civilized society.

  28. Every day I’m more pissed at that tree for not finishing the job.

  29. It is time to take away executive pardons. That goes for governors, and the President. While I agree that some sort of pardon method should still exist, it should at the very least be subject to approval by an independent panel of judges, for example.

  30. A murderer. He pardoned a murderer. Let’s not obfuscate the important part of this.

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