givesomefucks@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoPresident Biden commutes sentence for former Dixon, Ill. Comptroller Rita Crundwell, who embezzled over $53Mwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1166arrow-down16cross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1160arrow-down1external-linkPresident Biden commutes sentence for former Dixon, Ill. Comptroller Rita Crundwell, who embezzled over $53Mwww.cbsnews.comgivesomefucks@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square47fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.world
minus-squareAlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·3 days agoThe kids-for-cash judge is, imo, worse, and he also got pardoned. I think the really nasty pardons here, by nature of how they were selected, just ended up being a further continuation of the two justice systems we have for the rich and the poor.
minus-squareRustyEarthfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·3 days agoNone of these are pardons; they are commutations
The kids-for-cash judge is, imo, worse, and he also got pardoned.
I think the really nasty pardons here, by nature of how they were selected, just ended up being a further continuation of the two justice systems we have for the rich and the poor.
None of these are pardons; they are commutations