Hochul pardons ex-con migrants — including Laotian man who killed someone in 1990: ‘They’ve paid their debt’

nypost.com ^ | August 15, 2025 | Vaughn Golden

[BenLurkin]

The Democrat Party is the party of crime.

[DIRTYSECRET]

They don’t want to feed him-costs money. The money can be spent on social services. Governments always look for ways to increase spending where they can. This is one way.

[Texas Eagle]

They’ve paid their debt, and I’ll be damned if I let them be deported to a country where they don’t know a soul,”

As long as you're damned.

[Fungi]

Damnably stupid and evil, and did I mention repulsively ugly? How does someone like that get elected?

[ansel12]

It is a unique individual who can sneak into a country illegally, and it reveals even more about that individual sneakily living in a country illegally, when he procures a gun illegally to carry on himself, even when he is hitting the bars, and even kills someone with it.

[FlingWingFlyer]

This is why our ancestors didn’t want the broads voting.

[I want the USA back]

She’s a cold cruel witch. She has no compassion for the victims.

[cuz1961]

There might be a quid pro quo happening here.

Hillaries crew must be on vacay.

[Skwor]

How does one exactly pay the debt of killing another human being.

Disgusting perversion of justice.

[dfwgator]

New York City, that’s how.

[Texas Eagle]

Now, now. Otto Penn wasn’t a dame (as far as we know) and he pardoned people just as bad.

[dennisw]

A convict who is pardoned is freed from prison even if he has time left to serve. In these New York cases, since Vatthanayong and the other recipients were already released, it means they avoid other consequences for their crimes, such as being flagged for deportation. The pardon does not seal or expunge their records.

BullCrap! ICE can still find ways to strip their citizenship via naturalization, and deport their asses. I hope they get on this case and similar, and do it.

[9YearLurker]

I never got the “debt to society” bit.

They should be off the street to primarily prevent them from more criminal actions and for larger deterrence among others, not simply for payback.

That said, it is possible that 35 years is enough for most crimes. Recidivism risk clearly drops with age.

[mac_truck]

“They’ve paid their debt, and I’ll be damned if I let them be deported to a country where they don’t know a soul,”

Not sure granting clemency will magically make them immune from deportation if they're here illegally...but ok, lady.

[dennisw]

“This is why our ancestors didn’t want the broads voting.”

By and large they have faulty social judgement, with too little justice. They are niceness and consensus oriented. Cutting too much slack to criminals.

The female forte is good family judgment, extended family too. They are the glue that holds them together. Producing babies, taking care of them and toddlers.

[dfwgator]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dudHwko8wY8

[blackdog]

Wet-work assets.

[dennisw]

“Not sure granting clemency will magically make them immune from deportation if they’re here illegally...but ok, lady.”

If ICE can get around to them, they will be deported. These vile criminals have not paid their debt to ICE.

[bigbob]

I’m sure the family of the person who was shot is happy to know the governor’s value of their “debt”.