this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2024
743 points (97.9% liked)

News

23684 readers
3352 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. We have an actively updated blocklist, which you can see here: https://lemmy.world/post/2246130 if you feel like any website is missing, contact the mods. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.


Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.


7. No duplicate posts.


If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners.


The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Summary

President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, reversing his prior stance against using executive clemency.

The pardon covers Hunter’s federal gun conviction and tax evasion guilty plea, sparking political controversy.

Biden cited political attacks and a “miscarriage of justice” as reasons for his decision, emphasizing his son’s recovery from addiction and the targeting of his family.

Critics argue the move undermines the judicial process, while supporters view it as within Biden’s constitutional powers.

This decision shields Hunter from potential prison time as Biden nears the end of his presidency.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

We don’t care about this because Hunter was the target of a witch hunt.

He was convicted in court by a jury of his peers same as every other American under charges would see. He wasnt convicted in some political "witch hunt" process in congress, nor was he convicted by an activist judge. The congressional investigation went nowhere and was shut down. Hunters convictions carried a sentence of 15 to 21 months. If his conviction is unfair and needs to be resisted then the entire system of justice in america is unfair.

The actual “crimes” weren’t impactful at all.

thats not your call to make. This is just another case of hard justice being for the little people only, and you seem to be cheering that on. How low can you go, man. Biden spent a lifetime banging tables pretending to be a tough on crime guy. You seem to have forgotten all of that.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 39 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

This never should have been before a jury.

The prosecution had agreed to drop the gun charge as apart of a plea bargain (because it's a crime that is only ever used as an add-on for violent crimes). But the fucking judge rejected the plea deal after Biden had admitted guilt.

That's bullshit and 100% should have been thrown out.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world -4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm not a lawyer, but I thought the way it worked was that the prosecutor offers the plea bargain and the accused accepts but it's still up to the judge's discretion whether that accepted plea bargain goes through, meaning that the system was working as it always works and it wasn't some sort of special persecution deal.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 29 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

The judge almost never throws out a plea bargain - and it's almost unheard of for one to throw it out for not being harsh enough.

They're more often rejected for thing like a plea bargain where the case should be dismissed entirely or the defendant has a very good chance of winning or securing a lesser conviction at trial. Judges are supposed to err on the side of leniency.

Rejecting a plea bargain because a charge that is almost never prosecuted is being dismissed is judicial malpractice.

The gun crime he was convicted for is one that anyone who has ever smoked pot is guilty of if they ever touched a gun before quitting pot entirely.

If a resident of Colorado eats a gummy legally and has a gun in the safe at home, they've committed the same crime.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 weeks ago

If Conservatives cared about this law, all they would have to do is pull dispensary ID logs and probably a tenth or more of all gun applicants could be arrested. But they don't do that because people don't care, and they just want another law they can apply selectively.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

He was convicted in court by a jury of his peers same as every other American under charges would see.

So was Trump. But he got away with it and is now President. Hell, he didn't even have to go through the process for most of his crimes. Just bypassed it all.

Nothing else matters now. The rest of your comment is irrelevant. The justice system is irrelevant.

Free Hunter!!!