Wilshire@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agoBiden expected to pardon military veterans convicted under military law banning gay sex, officials saywww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkBiden expected to pardon military veterans convicted under military law banning gay sex, officials saywww.cnn.comWilshire@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoOn the one hand, this is long overdue. On the other, I’ve always considered pardons to be insulting when they’re being distributed to people on the receiving end of injustice, as accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt. The US Government was guilty here.
minus-squareShirasho@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·9 months agoI’ve never really thought about it this way. Good point.
On the one hand, this is long overdue.
On the other, I’ve always considered pardons to be insulting when they’re being distributed to people on the receiving end of injustice, as accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt.
The US Government was guilty here.
I’ve never really thought about it this way. Good point.