My heart is bursting. On the eve of my first child's birth, my dad - who's been in prison nearly my entire life - was granted clemency. He never intended harm, yet his crime devastated many families. My heart breaks for the families that can never get their loved ones back.
“because he’s a traitor”… umm traitor to what? Traitor has a definition and this ain’t it. But the context and syntax hints that law enforcement do think of themselves as a conquering army in bee the population installing their own puppets.