Texas Justice

 

Racist Christofascist Texass Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has given us another case of Kyle Rittenhouse- style justice nullification:

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned Daniel Perry, the former Army sergeant convicted in the fatal shooting of a protester during a Black Lives Matter march, on Thursday after a review board recommended he be released from prison.

“Texas has one of the strongest ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws of self-defense that cannot be nullified by a jury or a progressive District Attorney,” he said in a statement. “I thank the Board for its thorough investigation, and I approve their pardon recommendation.” [Ed: the Board is comprised entirely of Abbott appointees.]

Abbott has long vowed to pardon Perry, who was sentenced to 25 years in prison last year. After Perry’s conviction, unsealed court records revealed that he regularly shared racist memes and threatening content in private messages and social media posts, including descriptions of killing protesters and minorities.

Perry was convicted of murder in the death of 28-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran Garrett Foster, who was legally armed with an AK-47 rifle, during a 2020 confrontation in downtown Austin at a racial justice demonstration. At the time, his attorneys vowed to appeal.  [snip]

Perry was driving for a ride-share service in July 2020 when he sped his car onto a street in Austin that was crowded with protesters and got into a confrontation with Foster, who had the rifle strapped to his chest. Prosecutors argued Perry could have driven away. But he fatally shot Foster...

The evil in this story essentially speaks for itself, but we'll just say that when the rule of law is broken to allow for politically- motivated killings, unfortunately it puts a target on everyone -- including a racist, lawless politician who routinely defies Federal law and regulations, even the Republican Supreme Court.

(Photo:  Abbott with his lawless role model, and an upside down flag / Brandon Bell, Getty)