This is true... liberals create excuses which actually turn out to be scapegoating. Excuses aren’t mercy. Those things are poles apart.
I think we're about at this stage::
Conservative: "Bob is a sane adult. He murdered three people in cold blood."
Liberal: "OK, Bob the sane adult murdered three people."
Conservative: "Bob is fully responsible for the murders."
Liberal: "OK, he did it, he's fully responsible."
Conservative: "Bob is black."
Liberal: "WHOA! HOLD ON! You didn't say anything about him being black before! That's very different! I take it all back! OF COURSE he's not responsible! BOB'S THE REAL VICTIM HERE! BLAME ANYONE BUT BOB! JUSTICE FOR BOB!"
Conservative: (Makes short-circuiting noises and emits blue smoke.)