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  1. "The Texas governor’s pardon of a former Army sergeant who fatally shot a #BlackLivesMatter demonstrator undermines the state’s legal system and constitution and should be reversed, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

    "Perry shot and killed #GarrettFoster during a 2020 protest in Austin. Perry was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2023, prompting immediate calls for a pardon from conservative figures. #Abbott issued the pardon and Perry was released from prison"
    apnews.com/article/texas-pardo

  2. "The Texas governor’s pardon of a former Army sergeant who fatally shot a demonstrator undermines the state’s legal system and constitution and should be reversed, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

    "Perry shot and killed during a 2020 protest in Austin. Perry was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2023, prompting immediate calls for a pardon from conservative figures. issued the pardon and Perry was released from prison"
    apnews.com/article/texas-pardo

  3. Whitney Mitchell, who was engaged to Foster before his death at the hands of Perry, laid out her feelings about the pardon in a statement sent to the Observer.

    “I loved Garrett Foster. I thought we were going to grow old together. He was the love of my life. He still is. I am heartbroken by this lawlessness,“ she said. “With this pardon, the Governor has desecrated the life of a murdered Texan and US Air Force veteran, and impugned [the] jury’s just verdict. He has declared that Texans who hold political views that are different from his—and different from those in power—can be killed in this State with impunity.”

    #Texas #GarrettFoster #WhitneyMitchell #Racism #Murder

  4. Whitney Mitchell, who was engaged to Foster before his death at the hands of Perry, laid out her feelings about the pardon in a statement sent to the Observer.

    “I loved Garrett Foster. I thought we were going to grow old together. He was the love of my life. He still is. I am heartbroken by this lawlessness,“ she said. “With this pardon, the Governor has desecrated the life of a murdered Texan and US Air Force veteran, and impugned [the] jury’s just verdict. He has declared that Texans who hold political views that are different from his—and different from those in power—can be killed in this State with impunity.”

    #Texas #GarrettFoster #WhitneyMitchell #Racism #Murder

  5. I'm going to be honest and say #DanielPerry is lucky I'm not #GarrettFoster's father, because there is nothing in this world that would save him from me if he wasn't in prison.
    I'm fine with prison, because I believe in the social contract and don't believe in capital punishment, but if the state isn't going to honor justice, game on.

  6. I'm going to be honest and say #DanielPerry is lucky I'm not #GarrettFoster's father, because there is nothing in this world that would save him from me if he wasn't in prison.
    I'm fine with prison, because I believe in the social contract and don't believe in capital punishment, but if the state isn't going to honor justice, game on.

  7. Convicted murderer Daniel Perry released from prison after Gov. Abbott pardons him for 2020 fatal Black Lives Matter protest shooting. The murderer is known for saying the following:

    “to bad we can’t get paid for hunting Muslims in Europe.”

    AND

    “a zoo full of monkeys that are freaking out flinging their sh*t,”

    Fuck Greg Abbot and Daniel Perry.

    edition.cnn.com/2024/05/16/us/

    #Texas #GregAbbott #DanielPerry #GarrettFoster #GovAbbott #Justice #Criminals

  8. …Unsealed court records revealed that he regularly shared #racist memes & threatening content in private msgs & social media posts, including descriptions of killing protesters & *minorities*.

    Perry was convicted of murder in the death of 28-year-old #GarrettFoster, who was legally armed w/ an AK-47 rifle, during a 2020 confrontation in downtown Austin at a racial justice demonstration.

    #BLM #BlackLivesMatter #WhiteSupremacy #Republicans #extremism #law #GregAbbott

  9. …Unsealed court records revealed that he regularly shared #racist memes & threatening content in private msgs & social media posts, including descriptions of killing protesters & *minorities*.

    Perry was convicted of murder in the death of 28-year-old #GarrettFoster, who was legally armed w/ an AK-47 rifle, during a 2020 confrontation in downtown Austin at a racial justice demonstration.

    #BLM #BlackLivesMatter #WhiteSupremacy #Republicans #extremism #law #GregAbbott

  10. #Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive District Attorney,” #GregAbbott said in a statement. “I thank the Board for its thorough investigation, & I approve their pardon recommendation.”

    #GregAbbott has long vowed to #pardon Perry, who was sentenced to 25 yrs in prison last yr.

    #GarrettFoster #BLM #BlackLivesMatter #WhiteSupremacy #Republicans #extremism #law

  11. #Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive District Attorney,” #GregAbbott said in a statement. “I thank the Board for its thorough investigation, & I approve their pardon recommendation.”

    #GregAbbott has long vowed to #pardon Perry, who was sentenced to 25 yrs in prison last yr.

    #GarrettFoster #BLM #BlackLivesMatter #WhiteSupremacy #Republicans #extremism #law

  12. #GregAbbott grants Daniel Perry #pardon in #murder of #BlackLivesMatter protester #GarrettFoster

    #Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Thurs he was pardoning #DanielPerry, the fmr Army sergeant convicted in the fatal shooting of a protester during a #BLM march, after a review board recommended he be released from prison.

    #GiftArticle #law #WhiteSupremacy #Republicans #extremism
    wapo.st/44HYJDL

  13. #GregAbbott grants Daniel Perry #pardon in #murder of #BlackLivesMatter protester #GarrettFoster

    #Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Thurs he was pardoning #DanielPerry, the fmr Army sergeant convicted in the fatal shooting of a protester during a #BLM march, after a review board recommended he be released from prison.

    #GiftArticle #law #WhiteSupremacy #Republicans #extremism
    wapo.st/44HYJDL

  14. "For all the degeneracy on the political right in the Trump era, this is what I find most alarming — the dehumanizing of political opponents to the point where violence isn’t merely justifiable, it’s almost a moral imperative. Their opponents aren’t just wrong, they’re criminal."

    #GregAbbott #Texas #BLM #GarrettFoster #MAGA
    /2

  15. "For all the degeneracy on the political right in the Trump era, this is what I find most alarming — the dehumanizing of political opponents to the point where violence isn’t merely justifiable, it’s almost a moral imperative. Their opponents aren’t just wrong, they’re criminal."

    #GregAbbott #Texas #BLM #GarrettFoster #MAGA
    /2

  16. "Let’s be clear about what Abbott, Carlson and other MAGA types are advocating here. In pushing a pardon for Perry, they’re stating they believe that if someone plows his vehicle into a crowd of protesters, the protesters have no right to self-defense. They believe there should be no liability — criminal or civil — for deliberately striking protesters with a car."

    ~ Radley Balko

    #GregAbbott #Texas #BLM #GarrettFoster #MAGA
    /1

    radleybalko.substack.com/p/the

  17. "Let’s be clear about what Abbott, Carlson and other MAGA types are advocating here. In pushing a pardon for Perry, they’re stating they believe that if someone plows his vehicle into a crowd of protesters, the protesters have no right to self-defense. They believe there should be no liability — criminal or civil — for deliberately striking protesters with a car."

    ~ Radley Balko

    #GregAbbott #Texas #BLM #GarrettFoster #MAGA
    /1

    radleybalko.substack.com/p/the

  18. #Texas #Republicans are seeking to pardon #UnitedStates Army sergeant convicted of killing a #BlackLivesMatter protester in 2020.

    On Friday, a jury found #DanielPerry, 28, guilty of killing #GarrettFoster, 27, during a demonstration in Austin. Perry is white, as was Foster.

    Perry's attorneys argue he acted in self-defence, but prosecutors say he instigated the confrontation.

    Governor #GregAbbott said he would pardon Perry as soon as an official request "hits my desk".

    bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-6

  19. #Texas #Republicans are seeking to pardon #UnitedStates Army sergeant convicted of killing a #BlackLivesMatter protester in 2020.

    On Friday, a jury found #DanielPerry, 28, guilty of killing #GarrettFoster, 27, during a demonstration in Austin. Perry is white, as was Foster.

    Perry's attorneys argue he acted in self-defence, but prosecutors say he instigated the confrontation.

    Governor #GregAbbott said he would pardon Perry as soon as an official request "hits my desk".

    bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-6

  20. #Texas Gov #GregAbbott has pushes to pardon of Army Sgt. #DanielPerry, who was convicted Friday of murdering #GarrettFoster during a 2020 #BlackLivesMatter protest. The judge hasn’t even handed down a sentence. In Texas, a gov can't pardon a man on his own, so Abbott has asked state board of pardons (whose members he appoints) to review the case.

    npr.org/2023/04/10/1169122152/
    #news #politics

    This is some #racist b*******! A jury should (and has) determine the guilt of a man, NOT the Governor!

  21. #Texas Gov #GregAbbott has pushes to pardon of Army Sgt. #DanielPerry, who was convicted Friday of murdering #GarrettFoster during a 2020 #BlackLivesMatter protest. The judge hasn’t even handed down a sentence. In Texas, a gov can't pardon a man on his own, so Abbott has asked state board of pardons (whose members he appoints) to review the case.

    npr.org/2023/04/10/1169122152/
    #news #politics

    This is some #racist b*******! A jury should (and has) determine the guilt of a man, NOT the Governor!

  22. The right-wing position is that everyone should be able to carry guns everywhere, and in fact should be encouraged to. And that it's silly to be afraid just because some guy has an AR-15 at the coffee shop or at a protest. But if the armed person is the wrong sort (like a BLM protester), then it's perfectly OK to shoot them, and if a jury convicts you the governor should pardon you. #DanielPerry #GregAbbott #GarrettFoster

  23. The right-wing position is that everyone should be able to carry guns everywhere, and in fact should be encouraged to. And that it's silly to be afraid just because some guy has an AR-15 at the coffee shop or at a protest. But if the armed person is the wrong sort (like a BLM protester), then it's perfectly OK to shoot them, and if a jury convicts you the governor should pardon you. #DanielPerry #GregAbbott #GarrettFoster