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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has pardoned Daniel Perry, the Army sergeant who was convicted of murder in the fatal shooting of a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, whose members are appointed by the governor, considered the case at Abbott’s request and recommended a pardon. Right-wingers like Tucker Carlson were vocal in pushing for Perry to be pardoned.
“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,” he wrote. I don’t think there’s a need to overcomplicate the message the conservative movement has been sending. Among others, right-wingers have lionized: A couple who waved guns at pro-Black activists.A man who fatally shot pro-Black activists.A man who fatally shot a Black teenager.A man who was accused of gunning down an undocumented immigrant.
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