electric_ranger OP t1_ituyy94 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 2:36 PM

Reply to comment by AbsentEmpire in Hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted in officer's 1981 death, set for Wednesday by electric_ranger

It's such a hard calculus. It also doesn't really involve Fetterman or Shapiro, but Oz will try to paint it on them anyway.

For this much I give Fetterman credit, "If Republicans “weaponize” his record and “destroy” his career over his advocacy for second chances, Mr. Fetterman added, including for the Hortons and other men he said were wrongly convicted, “then so be it.”

I think you're absolutely right, because our society has never grown past the "throw em to the lions" level of morality, but I admire about Fetterman's work on the parole board was his willingness to do the right thing regardless of the outcome for his own political ambitions. That's a vanishingly rare quality.

It just sucks so much that his principles might cost a senate seat we need to hold off the fascist takeover of our government.

AbsentEmpire t1_itv29sx wrote on October 26, 2022 at 2:59 PM

Agree, its also one of the many reasons I support Fetterman and have voted for him every chance I've had, I think he's a true leader in that he thinks about what's right vs thinking about how will this impact my career.

Unfortunately because money, soundbites, and overly smooth brain team politics largely dictate how people vote; I don't think there would be any messaging that Fetterman or Shapiro could do to negate the public blow back from the court ruling for a new trial. Especially if Krasner being the narcissistic zealot he is goes on TV and praises his office loosing the appeal, which he will absolutely do.

KMerle t1_itxu4jl wrote on October 27, 2022 at 2:20 AM

Jesus Christ. The Horton brothers are not innocent. They were granted clemency. Have you read the trial transcript? The evidence of their guilt was overwhelming, and their story of picking up a neighborhood friend out on a walk, oh by the way who was carrying several guns after killing one person and shooting two others during a robbery, is laughable. One of the brothers was identified by multiple witnesses as one of the TWO shooters.

They may be reformed, and them being free may be a net positive for society, but don't spread falsehoods so easily.