Governor Abbott plans on pardoning Daniel Perry after a jury found him guilty of murdering a BLM protestor. While evidence was duly presented with the jury deliberating a guilty judgment. Governor Abbott is choosing to exert his influence by getting the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles to approve Perry’s pardon. Meanwhile, a Texas GOP lead group has asked that Perry be pardoned.
You might ask “Why, Third World?” The reason is that many Third World countries run by autocrats or some kind of strong man exert their personal or political influence over the balance of justice. Subsequently, the rule of law and justice is thwarted serving the privileged and hardly the ordinary citizen. Justice is disseminated on position in society and who you know. Aceptable standards in the courtroom vary greatly based on these two concepts. Is that where we really want to go? Read Daniel Perry’s full documentation that leads to his guilty indictment here.