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.
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Replying to @chesaboudin
How did he not intend harm? Genuinely curious how one can interpret the actions of that robbery as one that was attempted to be peaceful
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Replying to @SterlingRettke @chesaboudin
There’s a diff between property crimes and crimes with the intent to physically harm another person. That’s clearly what he meant. As an unarmed driver of the car, he didn’t harm another and had no intent to. His role was wrong but the severity of the punishment was also wrong.
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https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/intent You are so out of your depth! Of course a drunk driver killing someone should be charged but intent determines the nature of the charge/conviction/sentencing. Calling me names because you have no understanding of the matter makes you the fool.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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LOL “intent has ZERO to do with the law” and now you’re talking about intent with respect to charges. WTF do you think “the law” you 
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