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Prepare for Drama... MO Gov. Parsons commutes sentence for Britt Reid (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=352582)

This is pretty ****ing indefensible. If I was that little girl’s dad, I’d be outraged.

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Originally Posted by Ron Swanson (Post 17424678)

He really didn't get much of a deal. He would've been paroled soon anyway and now he has to do the rest of his sentence on house arrest, which a normal parolee would not have to do.

So if he didn't get much of a deal, why the **** do it?

It makes no sense to me.

No positives for anyone EXCEPT for Britt.

That's a bad political and moral decision.

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Originally Posted by scho63 (Post 17424714)

So if he didn't get much of a deal, why the **** do it?

It makes no sense to me.

No positives for anyone EXCEPT for Britt.

That's a bad political and moral decision.

Welcome to politics and money.

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 17424694)

For that matter, the list of commutations in the article has about 30 people on it, so it's not JUST political connections in play here.

Try to hide it with a Friday release and comingle it with others.

That's so political.

Money makes the problems of a rich, entitled brat go away.

https://www.troublefreepool.com/medi...pg.154137/full

Welcome to how the world works! Population them, not us.

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Originally Posted by Ron Swanson (Post 17424678)

He really didn't get much of a deal. He would've been paroled soon anyway and now he has to do the rest of his sentence on house arrest, which a normal parolee would not have to do.

Yeah, a little context in the article would have been nice... makes it seem like it's totally random or shenanigans in the background, when it could have been a routine review/parole/whatever. Not that it matters a ton, but details are nice.

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Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 17424723)

How dare you ask for context! We should all just rush to judgement!

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Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 17424723)

It's definitely not routine. As someone who has worked in the legal field for a long time, I honestly don't know what real benefit is to him other than immediately getting out of prison a month or two early. It's a bad deal for him post release.

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Originally Posted by Ron Swanson (Post 17424730)

Wait - which part isn't routine?

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Originally Posted by scho63 (Post 17424717)

Try to hide it with a Friday release and comingle it with others.

That's so political.

It’s strange the timing of this in relation to the Chiefs trying to get public support for the April 2nd ballot initiative.

Not sure if it hurts public support, but it doesn’t help it.

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Originally Posted by Ron Swanson (Post 17424730)

Huh? He goes home nearly two years early. That's a pretty massive benefit even under house arrest.

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Originally Posted by Ron Swanson (Post 17424730)

Looks like he does this once a month

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MARCH 1, 2024

JEFFERSON CITY — For the month of February 2024, Governor Mike Parson granted 36 pardons and approved three commutations pursuant to Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Missouri. Official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and have been sent to the individuals.

In addition to granting 36 pardons and three commutations, Governor Parson denied 63 clemency applications in February.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

JEFFERSON CITY — For the month of January 2024, Governor Mike Parson granted 23 pardons and approved one commutation pursuant to Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Missouri. Official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and have been sent to the individuals.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

JEFFERSON CITY — For the month of December 2023, Governor Mike Parson granted 29 pardons pursuant to Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Missouri. Official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and have been sent to the individuals. Families have been or are in the process of being notified.

In addition to granting 29 pardons, Governor Parson denied 77 clemency applications in December. Governor Parson has instructed his legal team to continue reviewing clemency files and working to eliminate the backlog inherited by his administration.

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Originally Posted by Bearcat (Post 17424723)

More than like that's what it is or very close to it. Nobody does the full amount of time they get sentenced for unless it's a life sentence and even a life sentence doesn't mean life most of the time. The only reason this is news is it's because of who he is.

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Originally Posted by DaFace (Post 17424735)

Huh? He goes home nearly two years early. That's a pretty massive benefit even under house arrest.

Do you think people do their entire sentence in prison? Most are released after serving less than half.

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Originally Posted by DenverChief (Post 17424732)

Wait - which part isn't routine?

Commutation of a sentence. It happens, but it isn't a routine part of the process.