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Re:Show HN: Pardonned.com – A searchable database of US Pardons by GorbachevyChase on Saturday April 11, 2026 @10:00AM (#47730681)
Friend, I hope you do not actually believe that man was selling dope because of his nuanced political theories.
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Re:Show HN: Pardonned.com – A searchable database of US Pardons by none2585 on Saturday April 11, 2026 @10:22AM (#47730885)
Why is that so hard to believe?
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Re:Show HN: Pardonned.com – A searchable database of US Pardons by fabianholzer on Saturday April 11, 2026 @01:01PM (#47732131)
Be that as it may, the jurisdiction I am living in has an explicit right to refuse to testify against a spouse. It is wild to me that one can construct a crime out of that, let alone one that warrants a decade of incarceration.
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Re:Show HN: Pardonned.com – A searchable database of US Pardons by JuniperMesos on Saturday April 11, 2026 @04:17PM (#47733645)
Sounds completely plausible to me. Lots of people who sold marijuana in the 90s had some kind of principled objection to the laws making it illegal to do so.
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