Pence refuses to pardon completely innocent man!

[geronl]

For nearly 20 years, Keith Cooper has been a felon — a label wrongfully placed on him by the criminal justice system.

And for the past three years, Cooper had hoped and waited for Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) to use his executive power and issue a gubernatorial pardon, permanently removing that label and the stigma that goes along with being a felon.

So far, that wait continues. And Cooper, who was wrongfully convicted of armed robbery in 1997 in Elkhart, Ind., has yet another battle ahead.

Pence, who’s running as the vice-presidential candidate on Donald Trump’s ticket, recently made a decision to not act on Cooper’s pardon request — at least for now. In a September letter addressed to Cooper’s attorney, Pence’s general counsel said that Cooper must first exhaust all of his appeal options in court before the governor considers his petition for a pardon, the first of its kind in the state’s history.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/10/06/like-a-slap-in-the-face-mike-pence-wont-act-on-wrongfully-convicted-mans-pardon-request/?utm_term=.a3d056afcf6d


So much for any VP debate boost

[HonestJohn]

Why on G-d's green earth would Pence be such a complete @ssh@t about this?

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This is wrong.  Plain and simple.

[roamer_1]

Why on G-d's green earth would Pence be such a complete @ssh@t about this?

This is wrong.  Plain and simple.

If it is that blatant a miscarriage, it would be best for the courts to overturn it. I see sense in that.

[ABX]

It looks like Indiana may have a very specific process for pardons, not just a matter of the governor signing it, he is part of a five person board.
https://secure.in.gov/idoc/2324.htm

[Oceander]

Come on people.  Pardons are not just a matter of buttering up the governor in most states.  It's usually a complicated process and does, generally, require that the person have exhausted all other avenues before a pardon can be considered.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

What if Pence pardons this guy and the DNA test was somehow a mistake?


It should be decided in a court of law.

[Norm Lenhart]

Why on G-d's green earth would Pence be such a complete @ssh@t about this?

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This is wrong.  Plain and simple.

Because he's a liberal. Eventually, someday, people are going to understand that anyone that would actually stand aside a guy like Donald Trump is neither conservative, nor moderate.