Posted on 10/22/2020 1:08:29 PM PDT by RandFan
@IvankaTrump
Yesterday @realDonaldTrump granted Duke Tanner clemency after 16 years in prison.
Duke was sentenced to life in prison for a 1st time, non-violent crime because of Joe Biden’s 1994 crime bill.
We pray that you will do much good with your second chance Duke!
God Bless!
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Very interesting.
They should do a mass quashing of these first time, non-violent excessive sentences that Biden was responsible for.
Seems strange one man can get out and thousands (?) others can't.
Trump should invite him to the debate, too.
What did this guy do?
I love the way our President exercises the powers granted to him under our Constitution and the second term will be even better.
All I could find is this from the CHicago Tribune:
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted clemency to Charles Tanner, a former professional boxer from Gary, and four others convicted of drug and financial crimes, all of them cases that were pushed by prison reform advocate and Trump ally Alice Johnson.
Tanner, who had served 16 years of a 30-year prison sentence for his part in a drug conspiracy, initially faced a life sentence. He was an undefeated light heavyweight boxer who had been in a televised fight on ESPN at the time of his arrest.
Charles “Duke” Tanner – 30 years – First offender – Clemency Granted on 10-21-20
https://www.candoclemency.com/charles-tanner/
Seems like he sold or distributed drugs.
16 years is a lot, but I don't think we should get all weepy over this guy.
PML/NJ
“He was an undefeated light heavyweight boxer who had been in a televised fight on ESPN at the time of his arrest.”
They arrested him in the middle of a televised boxing match?
I was arrested in 2004 for the first time in my life. I had a promising 19-0 boxing career, a two-year-old son and a family. But I used very poor judgment and broke the law by getting involved with drugs. I was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and given two life sentences. I realize now that taking the short cut was bogus and detrimental. I have been accountable and taken responsibility for my actions that sent me to prison.
Do we know what state I can find out
Trump also granted clemency to the following (as per the Chicago Tribune):
— Lenora Logan, who spent about 20 years in prison for her role in a cocaine conspiracy. During her time in prison, Logan served as a suicide watch companion, a nursing assistant for fellow prisoners in hospice care, and a leader of the praise and worship team. She was also credited with coming to the aid of a Bureau of Prisons nurse who was under assault by an unstable inmate, according to the White House.
— Rashella Reed, a former Atlanta Public Schools teacher, who spent six years in prison for wire fraud and money laundering, for taking part in a public benefits fraud scheme. Reed used her teaching background to tutor inmates and advance children’s programs while incarcerated.
— John Bolen, a small business owner who used his boat to transport cocaine from the Bahamas to Florida, was more than 13 years into a sentence of life imprisonment. The White House said Bolen was described by Bureau of Prison officials as a “model inmate.” He completed more than 1,300 hours of educational programming and vocational training, multiple re-entry programs, and has served as a suicide companion and a mental health companion.
— Curtis McDonald, 70, was a co-conspirator of Johnson’s in a Memphis drug ring. McDonald was about 24 years into a life prison sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering. McDonald maintained employment during his time incarcerated, and completed several education courses. McDonald has also served in the Mentors for Life program.
“He made a mistake, a bad mistake like I did, but it should not be a life sentence,” Johnson tweeted earlier this month about McDonald’s case.
I drug laws are insane. Millions locked up for no reason. You fight drugs with education and treatment, not imprisonment. Probation on drugs worked as well as the one on alcohol.
Forgive the misspellings.
Trump is going to peel off enough of the black vote to make this unwinnable for Biden.
Raised: Indiana
Tried: Indiana
Will live: Indiana
IMO we should reserve the harshest sentences for those who take a human life. 20 years to life on a drug offense makes no sense when people routinely do 7 for manslaughter.
Biden knows he is hemorrhaging blacks with Trump’s moves like this but the extent will not become clear until after.
The pros immediately flip on the newbie, and the FBI/Cops/Prosecutors take the easy conviction rather than prosecuting the worst criminal the most.
@paulsperry_
BREAKING: Trump is polling slightly better with blacks (9%) and Hispanics (30%) this election than he did in 2016, according to latest IBD/TIPP Poll crosstabs
Hey....Obama let THOUSANDS of druggies out of prison.
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