>>>He reduced a long sentence for a 17 year old. He didn’t parole him. If Palin had done the same thing people would be OK but since it is Huck they pile on. The ends justifies the means.<<<
a) He effectively DID parole him. He commuted the sentence to 47 years, which in Arkansas prison sentence talk, means 11 years, making Clemmons, IMMEDIATELY eligible for parole. He was unleashed on the community one month later. Clearly Huck intended for him to be paroled right away.
b) Palin wouldn’t do the same thing. She NEVER pardoned anyone or granted clemency while she was governor. She actually cares about the safety of innocent citizens and has the common sense to understand that the best place for a violent crminal is a prison cell. That is one of the reasons she is beloved among true Conservatives.
anyone who thinks reducing a sentence to 47 years is a pardon is a moron