Mark and Patricia McCloskey pardoned by Missouri governor

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/03/mccloskey-pardon/

Sticking to a promise he made before the pair pleaded guilty, the Republican governor announced Tuesday that Mark and Patricia McCloskey were among 12 people granted pardons Friday. In June, Mark McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was fined $750, and Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment and was fined $2,000. Both agreed to give up the guns they had brandished in the confrontation.

On June 28, 2020, video and photographs showed rifle-wielding Mark McCloskey and pistol-toting Patricia McCloskey in front of their mansion as protesters marched through their gated community to the home of then-Mayor Lyda Krewson (D) amid nationwide protests after a police officer killed George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The images garnered national attention, prompting then-President Donald Trump to speak out in defense of the couple. Trump and other Republicans considered the McCloskeys law-abiding homeowners defending their property. Others saw the couple as overly aggressive toward demonstrators.

The couple, both personal injury attorneys in their 60s, faced felony firearm charges after the display in front of their marble-faced palazzo home but ultimately pleaded guilty to lesser charges.

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White on cue

[catbyte]

1. But of course he did.

[StarfishSaver]

2. I want to be white when I grow up. n/t

[LowerManhattanite]

3. But can't be bothered to consider a pardon for an actual...

Innocent person who’s been in jail for 30 years for a crime even his prosecutors say it’s clear he didn’t commit, eh?

Wonder what the difference here is…😡😡😡

Fate has some very special things in store for Gov. Parson, and I’ll celebrate every swing of its blade.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-are-wrongly-convicted-people-still-imprisoned-in-missouri/

[oasis]

5. This disparity should be a banner headline in Missouri news.

[spanone]

4. America, where laws apply sometimes and to some people.

[IcyPeas]

6. They had to give up the guns that were used that day....

But i heard they just went out and bought new ones. They make a mockery of the laws.

[Dial H For Hero]

8. They weren't convicted of a felony.

[LanternWaste]

9. No one is arguing otherwise.

Your inference seems knee-jerk. At best.

[Dial H For Hero]

10. I was simply explaining why they were able to own firearms under the circumstances.

Not everyone here is familiar with the relevant laws.

[yardwork]

7. Sickening.

[marmar]

11. So I guess they have a license to shoot and kill next time.

[jcmaine72]

12. The DOJ needs to step in here.