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robertlagrant
5 months ago
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Ross Ulbricht granted a full pardon
> a cryptobro running an online drug marketplace who tried to hire a hitman gets amnesty
Would you call this amnesty? He was already in jail for a decade, I thought.
vkou
5 months ago
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I misspoke. The correct term is clemency.
robertlagrant
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In that case, yes, guilty people get clemency. Innocent people don't.
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Would you call this amnesty? He was already in jail for a decade, I thought.