finaljedi Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article238320918.html Quote It’s not clear if Betty Carnes was killed by asphyxiation or by the eight blows to her head that Delmar Partin delivered with a metal pipe. The coroner couldn’t tell which killed the mother of three first, but it was very clear that her head was then chopped off and placed on her lap in a 55-gallon barrel that was destined for a toxic waste site. On Monday, departing Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin pardoned and commuted the sentence of Partin, who was convicted of killing her at the factory where they both worked in Barbourville in 1994. Quote The pardon was just one of several controversial pardons and commutations Bevin issued in his final days in office. The list includes several in Handy’s old district, including a teacher, Charles Doug Phelps, who pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and tampering with a witness. In his pardon, Bevin called the conviction “long on duration, long on accusation, long on drama and short on evidence.” The police found photos of minors performing sexual acts on Phelps’ phone. Quote One of them was Patrick Baker, who was one of three men convicted of a murder in Knox County in 2014. Baker’s sentence was commuted, but the other two men remain in prison. Baker’s brother and sister-in-law held a fundraiser in 2018 for Bevin that raised $21,500, and personally contributed $4,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Great fundraising idea for the future: Run for President and offer to pre-emptively pardon anyone FOR ALL FUTURE CRIMES if they donate more than $250,000 to my campaign. I mean, that's where this is headed, yes? Legally, is there a reason why a President couldn't write down "I pardon all people in the past, present, and future of all federal crimes"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodimus Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 The former governor should be locked up for those crimes that he pardoned others for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 I've long felt that executives should not have the sole discretion to pardon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Hahahaha what 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 25 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Hahahaha what These people, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 29 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Hahahaha what Trump isn't the only problem. The entire GOP is rotten to its core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 56 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Hahahaha what When the GOP sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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