Posted on 12/21/2010 7:13:02 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Pardon him completely!
....NJ101.5 radio has been one of many behind the effort to contact Christie about this case, seems to have worked.
may that be a lesson to you.
NEVER speak to the “Authorities”
Justice at last. Big thanks to Chris Christie.
NJ Freepers who own guns: Be very, very careful. Read the facts of this case and understand what they did to Aitken and why. It could happen to anyone who lets his guard down.
Know the law, know the narrow exceptions for gun possession in NJ, and fear the Government.
Bump to the top.
Christie ticks up few more points in my book from this. But the fact a man can be sentenced for keeping LEGAL guns is a absolute travesty. If I am ever on a jury, I will have a much harder time EVER convicting anyone when dealing with the government of scum leftists as we are so plagued. So much of evidence is chucked out by dirty judges.
Why not a full pardon? The Governor is saying, in effect, that this guy is guilty by not giving him a full pardon. If I was this guy I would be out of NJ so fast all you would see is a streak of light.
Although I completely agree that he should be released. The laws in NJ are retarded. But, ignorance of the law isn’t an excuse to break it.
I am an avid gun owner and do some travelling. You better believe i look up each State’s laws before i travel through that State.
The justice here, would be to change these unconstitutional laws.
Pardon/commute ... we don’t know all the ramifications of the two actions.
What we DO know is that Gov. Christie rid New Jersey of an idiot judge and he righted a wrong.
Chris Christie is one of the very rarest of government officials: he will do the right thing, regardless of the political consequences.
God bless you, Governor, and Merry Christmas!
I guess you missed the part where he called the police of NJ and asked about transporting the weapons and was abiding by what they told him? The judge simply threw that testimony out and wouldn't let it be mentioned to the jury.
I’m even a bit uncomfortable with a Pardon. That still implies that he was guilty of something.
In a perfect world, I’d like to see Aitken be found not guilty in a retrial.
Still, I give Christie a lot of credit for what he did. It would have been very easy for him to keep Aitken imprisoned, and claim it’s a “public safety” issue.
Somebody get this man a personal trainer so he’s in shape for 2012.
This judge needs to be impeached.
Damn straight. "SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED"... This is not rocket surgery.
hmmm.. i believe you are right, and i missed that part.
but i would also add that simply calling the police is not good enough. Most police are actually instructed to not give advice on current laws and what they mean. It is your duty to look up the law itself.
I’m not trying debate anything but simply state that even though the law is wrong, it isnt an excuse to break it. It doesn’t matter what the police told him.
“But, ignorance of the law isn’t an excuse to break it.”
> I guess you missed the part where he called the police of NJ and asked about transporting the weapons and was abiding by what they told him? The judge simply threw that testimony out and wouldn’t let it be mentioned to the jury.
Exactly right and not only did he ask and comply with NJ law, he asked and complied with transporting from Colorado, checked the airlines, etc. and properly stored them unloaded and in their cases in his trunk.
A complete pardon would have been better but it looks like the guy is going to appeal the conviction too.
Good news but a full pardon was in order.
common sense is not so common. It amazes me to see just how many people interpret the constitution differently.
or maybe they just read the 2nd amendment and simply stop before it gets to the part of “shall not be infringed”
Sounds like a jury not well-informed as to their rights and responsibilities as citizens.
Every juror has the right not only to pass judgment on the accused but also the law.
We’ve got so many pages of laws on the books right now — Federal, State, City and Municipal, that even LAWYERS themselves and LEGISLATORS don’t know what they are.
Nancy Pelosi doesn’t even know what’s in the Healthcare Bill her congress crafted and tells us to pass it so that we would know what’s in it.
You and I are probably violating some law right now without knowing it. Yet, it’s not an excuse to break the law....
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