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Today, Senator Gary Winfield (D-New Haven), co-Chair of the Judiciary Committee, released the following statement in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s pardon of Daniel S. Perry who was convicted of killing Garrett Foster, a protester during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Austin, Texas.
“Governor Gregg Abbott, who has seen fit to ignore countless calls for pardons in the past, in an unusual maneuver pardoned Daniel Perry. He absolved a man whose own words suggest that he had intention to kill Muslims and Black people. This action is dangerous, suggests the justice system does not apply to those with certain ideologies, emboldens those who would silence dissent through violence, and dismisses the pain of Garrett Foster’s family. Make no mistake, this pardon will encourage more violence against peaceful protesters.”
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