This is a discussion on Governor Richardson Decides Against Pardoning Billy the Kid -- News within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Relatives and supporters of the infamous Texas gunfighter Billy the Kid have lost in their attempt to get Governor Richardson of Texas to grant him ...
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Relatives and supporters of the infamous Texas gunfighter Billy the Kid have lost in their attempt to get Governor Richardson of Texas to grant him a pardon. After reviewing the case, the Governor finally concluded that the facts did not warrant giving him a pardon.
Here is a link to a detailed news report about this development:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/governor-bi...ry?id=12513542
Interesting story and a nice plug for the State...
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I'm sure they'll finally get some idiot to pardon him. Of course when that happens, I hope someone files murder charges for the 2 guards he killed during his escape.
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This whole thing was a colossal waist of time and energy, much like our outgoing Gov. Charlie Crist's pardon of Jim Morrison here in Florida.
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Wasn't this Gov Richardson of New Mexico? (not Tx)
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martyr is a fancy name for crappy fighter
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Gov. Richardson is leaving amid much criticism of his administration. He did support CCW legislation and is a CCW licensee himself. However, the pardon for an infamous killer was just another ploy to keep his name in the spotlight. Better he should pardon the law abidding citizens that were recently prosecuted for lawfully defending their lives and property wiht a firearm.
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Yes, this is Gov Bill Richardson of NM. I'm not sure why the OP referred to him as "Texas gunfighter", unless you believe that William H. McCarty died of old age as Brushy Bill Roberts in Hico, Tx. Nothing in McCarty's history (that I saw in a quick search) shows that he spent a substantial amount of time in the Lone Star State.Originally Posted by SIGguy229
As sigs said, this is a colossal waste of time--he's dead. On the bright side, if politicians are spending their time obsessing over the dead, that's less time they're stripping us of our rights.
I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on Earth.--Steve McQueen
Kinda like the Pope finally pardoning Galileo about 400 years after the Inquisition condemned and imprisoned him 1633.
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