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I guess he might parson a serial killer who is a war criminal.   I doubt it however.
Let's see...


Someone convicted of second-degree murder because they shot their husband who was beating them. 33 at the time, 80 now.


A guy who had an illegal whiskey transaction in SC at age 18. Now 77.


Dude who bought cocaine over the phone at 22. Now 66.


Dude involved in weed trafficking (oh the horror). Convicted at 23, now 50.


Dude who rented a place to grow weed (oh the humanity). Convicted at 45, now 72.


Dude who popped pills while in the Army at 19. Now 37. So... of all the guys who pop pills in the military, this guy got convicted?


Basically, a bunch of nonviolent drug offenders and an abuse victim now have clean records. >

Important to note that at least one of these is to clear their record (woman who killed abusive husband), not for a prison release. She only served a few years then went on to be an advocate for battered women. >

Five years, specifically. Most severe sentence of the bunch.
Cases like hers would be ruled very differently today. >

Not really. >

I'm sorry, but especially in a jury trial, abuse victims tend to treated much better than they did 50 years ago. It's a self-defense argument at this point. >

Not really. Jury is still limited by 'this is the law, did they break it?". Not "they technically broke the law, was it ok this time for this reason?". It's fucked up, but lots of juries have had to pass down convictions because facts don't always comply to empathy and vice versa. The jury doesn't do the sentencing. Sometimes judges get stuck with defaults they also hate and can't actually fight. >

Jury nullification is an option. >

Yes but you can't tell them that. >

I can.
On the courthouse steps. >

Full list from the article
"These are the people the president is set to issue full pardons to on Friday, according to the White House: 
Beverly Ann Ibn-Tamas, now 80, was convicted of second-degree murder for killing her husband. She was 33 and pregnant at the time of the incident, and testified that her husband beat her, threatened her and verbally abused her. She claimed her husband physically assaulted and threatened her moments before she shot him. She was sentenced to one to five years in prison. Her case encouraged courts to recognize battered woman syndrome, and she became the director of nursing for a health care business. At 80, she still works at the Ohio facility as a case manager, the White House said. 
Charlie Byrnes Jackson, now 77, pleaded guilty to one count of possession and sale of distilled spirits over a single illegal whiskey transaction when he was 18. The South Carolina man was sentenced to five years' probation. Since then, the White House said Jackson has been an active member of his church, and has used his carpentry skills to renovate church buildings. 
Gary Parks Davis, now 66 of Arizona, pleaded guilty to using a telephone to facilitate an unlawful cocaine transaction at 22. He served six months on nights and weekends in county jail, and completed probation. David ultimately earned a bachelor's degree and began his own landscaping business and managed construction projects. The White House says he has used his skills to serve the local high school's booster club, as well as the local rotary club and chamber of commerce. 
Edward Lincoln De Coito III of California, now 50, is a former U.S. Army service member who pleaded guilty to involvement in a marijuana trafficking conspiracy at 23. He served as a courier on a handful of occasions. He did prison time from March 1999 to December 2000. In the Army and Army Reserves, he received awards including the Army Good Conduct Medal and the Humanitarian Service Medal. 
John Dix Nock III of Florida, now 72, pleaded guilty for renting and making use of a place for manufacturing marijuana plants 27 years ago. He was sentenced in 1996 to six months' community confinement, and three years of supervised release. He paid the government the value of the home he rented to his brother, the White House says. He now mentors young contractors. 
Vincente Ray Flores, now 37 of California, pleaded guilty for consuming ecstasy and alcohol while serving in the military when he was about 19. He was sentenced to four months' confinement and had to pay $700 for four months in forfeiture, and had his rank reduced. He entered an Air Force Return to Deuty Program, a six-month rehabilitation program. To this day, he is on active duty, receiving multiple military wawards. Through his military unit, he has also volunteered for charity causes including Habitat for Humanity, the White House notes. " >

You mean, people who probably should and COULD use pardons got pardons?  Gosh darn it!! >

I thought presidential pardons were only used for felons convicted for federal crimes that they committed for the benefit of the sitting president's campaign or administration. >

Yeah them and Lil Wayne >

Lil Wayne is rich and lost his girlfriend over Trump, of course he should have been pardoned. >

pardon me?! >

You are pardoned. >

Only after a significant campaign contribution though. >

I'm so confused. None of these people work for Biden or appear to be related to him or close family friends. This is odd.
Edit - /s for some of you who needed that. The education on politics and pardons is appreciated but I'm old enough to understand how this works. It's just refreshing that there wasnt a massive hashtag celebrity runup to this, and there were no political croney pardons. And I'm aware there's tens of thousands of incarcerated people waiting/hoping for a pardon. Our justice system is very unfair. >

But are there any war criminals? >

No! It's crazy, not even a single cop that used excessive force. It's madness. >

Or that took money meant to stop pedophiles to arrest brown people. >

Don’t forget - He wrote the crime bill in 93. And they usually save the heinous pardons for after they get voted out so just give it time