Texas Governor Greg Abbott has pardoned Daniel Perry, the man who wrote “I might have to kill a few people on my way to work” and then drove into a Black Lives Matter protest and shot and killed a protester because he felt “threatened.”https://t.co/oPUjUpgJCb
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) May 16, 2024
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Texas sentenced Crystal Mason, a Black woman, to 5 years prison for filing a provisional ballot that was never counted—but pardoned Daniel Perry, a white man, for deliberately killing a peaceful protestor & Veteran.
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) May 16, 2024
This is not from 1824—but 2024. White supremacy is alive & well
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In a highly unusual move, the Austin Police Department considered sending a letter to the pardon board that argued Daniel Perry — a man who was convicted of murdering an open-carrying veteran who was protesting against police brutality — should never have been charged. https://t.co/WSvAW5Hep8
— steven monacelli (@stevanzetti) May 21, 2024
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott extended a rare state pardon to a man convicted of murdering a BLM protester in 2020. The killer had posted violent fantasies about murdering leftists and minorities on social media.https://t.co/6QyKWUzLNK
— Michael W. Hudson (@michaelwhudson) May 21, 2024