Lion Heart 15,041 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Mike Pence Tells Wrongfully Convicted Man He Won’t Act On Pardon Request After waiting more than two years to act on the request, Pence informed Keith Cooper this week that he would not grant his pardon “out of respect for the judicial process.” After serving 10 years of a 40 year prison sentence for an Indiana armed robbery and attempted murder, Keith Cooper was freed when eyewitnesses recanted their testimony against him, new DNA evidence showed he wasn’t at the scene of the crime, and a jailhouse informant admitted that he lied to investigators. Five years later, Cooper filed a pardon petition that, if it were granted, would make him the first person in the state’s history granted clemency based on a finding of innocence. When his request was presented to the parole board, they found unanimously that he should be pardoned and have the two serious felony charges wiped from his record. Now, after waiting for more than two years for Governor Mike Pence to act on the board’s decision, Cooper has learned that the GOP vice presidential candidate won’t — unless Cooper can prove to the governor’s administration that all other judicial remedies have been exhausted. .. Though Cooper is now out of jail, his felony conviction remains on his record, limiting his job opportunities. “I’m tired of people judging me by that conviction. That [Department of Correction] number. That’s not who I am,” Cooper told BuzzFeed News in August. “Man, I know that better than my own Social Security number.” .. Pence’s refusal to immediately pardon Cooper was criticized this week in an editorial in the South Bend Tribune, saying that Pence’s suggestion that he would wait until the judicial process is complete “defies reason.” “An innocent man who has had a decade of his life stolen from him by a flawed process shouldn’t be advised to sit tight and wait a bit longer for the system to finally get it right,” the editorial reads. “Every one of us should feel the sting of such injustice. Nothing can erase all that Keith Cooper has endured, but the next step couldn’t be clearer. Governor Pence, issue this pardon.” Cooper’s counsel believes that Pence’s continued delay is part of a strategy to put the decision on the next governor’s administration. (Pence pulled out of the 2016 gubernatorial race when he joined the Trump campaign.) “We are really disappointed in Governor Pence’s failure to provide justice to an innocent man. It’s clear that he has punted the petition to the next Governor because it’s election season,” Cooper’s attorney Elliot Slosar told BuzzFeed News. “We continue to hope that Governor Pence acts on this petition in a courageous manner instead of running from it.” Jeff Harris, spokesman for John Gregg, democratic candidate for governor in Indiana told BuzzFeed News that “based on media reports and the limited information we have on the case” if elected Gregg intends to pardon Cooper. https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/mike-pence-tells-wrongfully-convicted-man-he-wont-act-on-par?utm_term=.ykma2XBNq#.llYQKWr98 ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delusional 9,221 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Is it worth reading ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️BANNED TILL SEPTEMBER‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Heart 15,041 Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 2 minutes ago, VenusBitch said: Is it worth reading tl;dr: Keith Cooper spent 10 years in jail after wrongful conviction. He presents his request to the Parole Board and they all agree that he should be pardoned and have his 2 felonies wiped from record. He waits 2 years and just now Governor Pence (Trump's VP) said he will not honor his request. ▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀▄▀ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delusional 9,221 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Just now, Lion Heart said: tl;dr: Keith Cooper spent 10 years in jail after wrongful conviction. He presents his request to the Parole Board and they all agree that he should be pardoned and have his 2 felonies wiped from record. He waits 2 years and just now Governor Pence (Trump's VP) said he will not honor his request. Did I ask? ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️BANNED TILL SEPTEMBER‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 America is so scary, you can get in jail and be stuck there wrongfully accused of some stuff only based by witnesses. America looks good aesthetically but the system would scare the **** outta me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whore 11,447 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 18 minutes ago, Lion Heart said: tl;dr: Keith Cooper spent 10 years in jail after wrongful conviction. He presents his request to the Parole Board and they all agree that he should be pardoned and have his 2 felonies wiped from record. He waits 2 years and just now Governor Pence (Trump's VP) said he will not honor his request. Thank you so much because that is not very interesting and I would have hated to have read that essay up there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIVA 666 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 34 minutes ago, VenusBitch said: Did I ask? Can you please treat people with respect. You came in here and left a rude comment, and when the OP tried to help you, you came back with a snarky response. People come here to share things that interest them, and they don't need someone belittling them for it. Practice some decorum. We're all Stronger Together! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey 3,017 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 23 minutes ago, kyanewest said: America is so scary, you can get in jail and be stuck there wrongfully accused of some stuff only based by witnesses. America looks good aesthetically but the system would scare the **** outta me You're from France, and France is worse IMO. Their legal system is completely different. It's the "inquisitorial system". I watched a documentary on a crime in France, and the French judge was ALSO THE INVESTIGATOR in the case... does no one see a conflict of interest there? How can the JUDGE also conduct the INVESTIGATION? "I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."—US President Donald J. Trump Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
POP2 4,206 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 5 minutes ago, Goosey said: You're from France, and France is worse IMO. Their legal system is completely different. It's the "inquisitorial system". I watched a documentary on a crime in France, and the French judge was ALSO THE INVESTIGATOR in the case... does no one see a conflict of interest there? How can the JUDGE also conduct the INVESTIGATION? France and USA are both known for super corrupt judicial systems. My opinion, France is worse but America isn't far from behind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 172,535 Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Good thing he won't be vice president Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 22 hours ago, Goosey said: You're from France, and France is worse IMO. Their legal system is completely different. It's the "inquisitorial system". I watched a documentary on a crime in France, and the French judge was ALSO THE INVESTIGATOR in the case... does no one see a conflict of interest there? How can the JUDGE also conduct the INVESTIGATION? What's scary in France is that you pay for a terrorist's lawyer (since it's his right to have a lawyer and french people pay it with their taxes) so in France if you're a criminal you have the right for gym, good food, little walks, books and formation (studying so you get a job, if you dont get a job, no worries France will pay you minimum wage). The worst is terrorists, they get lawyers, gym, little walks and now there's even some sort of rehabilitation for terrorists to bring them back to "normalcy", they allow them to go out for 15 min (more like allow them to escape and kill people). French system is stupid as **** too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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