Greg Abbott working to 'swiftly' pardon Army Sergeant convicted of murder in Black Li

ExpressLane said:
Greg Abbott working to 'swiftly' pardon Army Sergeant convicted of murder in Black Lives Matter riot
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Saturday that he intends to seek a pardon for an Army Sergeant recently convicted of murder for shooting a Black Lives Matter protester during an anti-police demonstration in 2020.

"I am working as swiftly as Texas law allows regarding the pardon of Sgt. Perry," the Texas Republican tweeted Saturday along with a statement on how his office will go about a pardon.

Abbott said in his tweet that pardons in Texas must be recommended by the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

"I have made that request and instructed the board to expedite its review," Abbott said.
The governor said he looks forward to signing the pardon as soon as it reaches his desk.

Army Sergeant Daniel Perry was convicted of murder on Friday for shooting and killing a Black Lives Matter protester holding an AK-47 after the gun was raised toward him. The Austin Police Department concluded at the time that Perry acted in self-defense.

Perry, who was stationed at Fort Hood at the time of the shooting, was driving for Uber to make extra money in downtown Austin on the night of July 25, 2020, when he encountered a large crowd of protesters. They were illegally blocking city streets that night, according to police, as protesters in Austin and elsewhere had done during the weeks of rioting.

Among the protesters was 28-year-old Garrett Foster, who was carrying an AK-47. Perry's defense team says that the demonstrators encircled and starting pounding on his vehicle and that Foster raised the firearm at Perry, prompting him to open fire with a handgun he legally carried for self-defense.

"When Garrett Foster pointed his AK-47 at Daniel Perry, Daniel had two tenths of a second to defend himself. He chose to live," Doug O’Connell, an attorney for Perry, told Fox News Digital in a statement last year.

"It may be legal in Texas to carry an assault rifle in downtown Austin. It doesn’t make it a good idea. If you point a firearm at someone, you’re responsible for everything that happens next."

Abbott explained that Texas has one of the "strongest stand your ground" laws in the country that "cannot be "nullified by a jury or a progressive District Attorney." ...

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gr...eant-convicted-murder-black-lives-matter-riot
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Austin Texas (sigh) Travis county is the most liberal county in Texas. This is clearly a self defense case. Abbott is doing the right thing. It is a bad idea to point a AK 47 at a car in Texas. It might just be the last thing you ever do. I CC and my goal is to never need to use it. But in the same situation I would do the same thing as Army Sergeant Daniel Perry.
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If the story above is true, then the guy deserved to be shot.

I would believe there is video of the murder, which I'm guessing the jury saw?
 
domer76 said:
Daniel Perry intentionally drove into the crowd, honking his horn. Witnesses dispute that the victim raised his gun to Perry. Perry shot numerous times and sped away. I think I counted at least 6 shots in the video.

Combine that with threatening tweets by Perry how he would take care of protesters.

GUILTY!
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In that case, Perry doesn't have a leg to stand on
 
Doc Dutch said:
Why didn't someone shoot the domestic terrorist below, Captain Earl, ex-USAF, current traitor?



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Because it was a peaceful, unarmed protest.

Check the spelling in the meme
 
Althea said:
In that case, Perry doesn't have a leg to stand on
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He was driving 9.8 to 11.9 mph then stopped and never hit anyone sat there until Foster approached him with a loaded and cocked AK 47 with his arm leveled and as the gun rotated 18 inches from him Perry defensively shot Foster. He speed away from the angry crowd that had been beating on his car just before the shooting. Then when he got a safe distance away he called 911.
 
ExpressLane said:
He was driving 9.8 to 11.9 mph then stopped and never hit anyone sat there until Foster approached him with a loaded and cocked AK 47 with his arm leveled and as the gun rotated 18 inches from him Perry defensively shot Foster. He speed away from the angry crowd that had been beating on his car just before the shooting. Then when he got a safe distance away he called 911.
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Yea. I'm going to have to see video.
 
Althea said:
Yea. I'm going to have to see video.
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If you find one let me know. A forensic engineer used lasers and mapping to scientifically measure the speed.

Also Foster was only hit 3 times from 18 inches away.

OK saw the video nobody is scattering like you would typically do for a speeding erratic car you can hear 5 shots then another angle/video you hear only 3 shots. So maybe some of the 5 shots were echoes :dunno:
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Althea said:
Because it was a peaceful, unarmed protest.

Check the spelling in the meme
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The event doesn't matter. Only the actions of individuals. The AK-47 dumbass violated Gun 101.

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ExpressLane said:
No idiot I equated pointing your AK 47 at a driver's head as intimidation.
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yeah, that isn't a fact though. he did not point at anyones head
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It doesn't matter. Pointing a gun at someone, regardless of reason, is an invitation to get shot. It's Gun 101:

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Doc Dutch said:
Why didn't someone shoot the domestic terrorist below, Captain Earl, ex-USAF, current traitor?

Conservatives gave her a free pass. So much for Justice, eh?

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Althea said:
Because it was a peaceful, unarmed protest.

Check the spelling in the meme
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Doc Dutch said:
The event doesn't matter. Only the actions of individuals. The AK-47 dumbass violated Gun 101.
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This is the flow of the thread. You asked a question of Earl. I answered it.

They were pointing guns at peaceful unarmed protestors.
 
Althea said:
This is the flow of the thread. You asked a question of Earl. I answered it.

They were pointing guns at peaceful unarmed protestors.
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Then are you and I agreed both armed assholes pointing guns deserved to be shot?
 
Althea said:
If you point a gun at someone, you had better be ready to pull the trigger.
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Agreed. Conversely, if someone is pointing a gun at you, expect to be shot unless you shoot them first.

FWIW, brandishing (waving a gun around without pointing) is not the same but often illegal. Yes, even in Texas. However, it's not necessarily justification to shoot the brandisher.
 
Doc Dutch said:
Agreed. Conversely, if someone is pointing a gun at you, expect to be shot unless you shoot them first.

FWIW, brandishing (waving a gun around without pointing) is not the same but often illegal. Yes, even in Texas. However, it's not necessarily justification to shoot the brandisher.
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I think each case depends on the jury. We see some bogus SYG cases that are so blatantly wrong end up in acquittals, and a rare one where the shooter gets prosecuted.

Bottom line...it should be illegal (and supposedly is) to start an altercation, and then claim SYG defense.
 
Althea said:
I think each case depends on the jury. We see some bogus SYG cases that are so blatantly wrong end up in acquittals, and a rare one where the shooter gets prosecuted.

Bottom line...it should be illegal (and supposedly is) to start an altercation, and then claim SYG defense.
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Would you consider blocking traffic with a loaded and cocked AK 47 provocative?
 
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