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Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by froh on Friday October 07, 2022 @02:01AM (#33117925)
this is blaming the injust jail time on the one releasing them instead if the ones creating the injust laws and convictions.
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Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by t-writescode on Friday October 07, 2022 @07:11AM (#33119724)
In this case, Biden actually was a major component of the reason they’re in jail: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/4/25/18282870/j...
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Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by froh on Friday October 07, 2022 @11:48PM (#33129645)
interesting. also from that article, he openly acknowledged that he was wrong:

> Biden has backtracked since the ’80s and ’90s. Before he left the Senate to become vice president, he pushed to pull back tougher prison sentences for crack cocaine — an effort that helped lead to a law that President Barack Obama signed in 2010. And he’s recently acknowledged his mistakes.

> “I haven’t always been right,” Biden said earlier this year, speaking to criminal justice issues. “I know we haven’t always gotten things right, but I’ve always tried.” (Asked about Biden’s record, his spokesperson pointed to this speech, but did not respond to further questions.)

thanks for the pointer.

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