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COLORADO HELD HOSTAGE: HICKENLOOPER SAYS HE 'COULD' GRANT CLEMENCY TO MASS SHOOTER IF NOT RE-ELECTED
breitbart ^ | october 7, 2014 | awr hawkins

Posted on 10/13/2014 6:38:31 PM PDT by lowbridge

If Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper (D) is not re-elected in November, he says he "could" respond to the loss by commuting the death sentence of mass shooter Nathan Dunlap. 

Dunlap is the infamous killer who shot 5 and killed 4 at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese in 1993. He was angered over being fired, and Denver Magazine 5280 reports that Dunlap was at his girlfriend's apartment having sex with her when the police tracked him down "only...a few hours" after the shootings.

Dunlap was sentenced to death but when the date for his execution came up in 2013, Hickenlooper granted a "temporary reprieve." The National Journal reported that he chose this action as a way to pass the buck on taking a firm stand on the death penalty. Families of the victims gunned down by Dunlap were heartbroken and outraged. 

The Journal also pointed out that Hickenlooper has since indicated he could further his action -- changing it to full clemency -- should Coloradans elect Republican Bob Beauprez instead of him in November. 

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: colorado; hickenlooper
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To: dalebert

“He should lose just for saying that”

agreed


21 posted on 10/13/2014 6:50:14 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: lowbridge

The lowlife bastard actually made those threats/statements?

UNREAL.


22 posted on 10/13/2014 6:51:45 PM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: beaversmom

FYI


23 posted on 10/13/2014 6:52:41 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: lowbridge

Simple—Plug the SOB now before he can do any further damage.


24 posted on 10/13/2014 6:53:16 PM PDT by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician. Some assembly required.)
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To: All

too late Colorado.. too late..


25 posted on 10/13/2014 6:53:53 PM PDT by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: lowbridge

This guy is smokin’ some nasty stuff.


26 posted on 10/13/2014 6:55:24 PM PDT by rockinqsranch ((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
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To: dalebert

IIRC, an IL governor (this millennium) did the same thing to all death row members, or maybe it was giving felons the right to vote. Or both.

A RINO. Didn’t help in election.

Pretty sure he went on to be convicted of corruption or the like.


27 posted on 10/13/2014 6:55:58 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: lowbridge

sounds like he wants a vacant cell for the one he will occupy once the citizens try him for breaking laws of the state.

A Governor has discretion to pardon, but only within reason.
Blackmail to release a mass-murderer is not one of them.


28 posted on 10/13/2014 6:56:34 PM PDT by bestintxas
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To: dalebert

Completely taken out of context


29 posted on 10/13/2014 6:58:12 PM PDT by Hildy
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To: lowbridge
Sounds like there should be 2 hangings................Just extrapolating.
30 posted on 10/13/2014 6:58:37 PM PDT by The Cajun (Ted Cruz, Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert....Nuff said.)
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To: Fury

You don’t make this kind of statement unless you are in trouble in the polls.


You don’t make this kind of statement unless you just ate three hits of LSD.


31 posted on 10/13/2014 7:00:11 PM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things! Lord, please make Nina and boyfriend whole..)
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To: GreyFriar

“And if you don’t re-elect me, I will shoot this puppy-dog!”


32 posted on 10/13/2014 7:06:20 PM PDT by zot
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To: Hildy
Completely taken out of context

How so?

33 posted on 10/13/2014 7:06:21 PM PDT by xone
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To: Hildy
Completely taken out of context

Do tell...I'd be interested how a comment such as this could be taken out of context?!

34 posted on 10/13/2014 7:09:15 PM PDT by trussell (I carry because...When seconds count between life and death, the police are only minutes away)
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To: lowbridge

Hopefully this creep will lose the election. If he does and goes on to grant clemency to the murderer, can his clemency ruling be revoked by the next governor??


35 posted on 10/13/2014 7:09:41 PM PDT by Old Grumpy
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To: lowbridge

bump for sending my liberal relatives


36 posted on 10/13/2014 7:10:58 PM PDT by ChildOfThe60s ((If you can remember the 60s.....you weren't really there)
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To: Calvin Locke

Former governor of New Mexico, Toney Anaya, commuted all death row sentences of inmates in the 1980’s. Three of them busted out later and killed a family vacationing in AZ and another person in CA.


37 posted on 10/13/2014 7:12:18 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Resist in place.)
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To: dalebert

They should have taken that murderous perp out back of the court house after the trail and shot him.

Better for him..better for everyone.


38 posted on 10/13/2014 7:13:07 PM PDT by Bobalu (Hashem Yerachem (May God Have Mercy)
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To: zot

39 posted on 10/13/2014 7:20:38 PM PDT by Don W (To laugh, perhaps to dream...)
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To: lowbridge

Wow...

It is really becoming quite apparent that representative government, or any government at all, does not work in a country of LUNATICS!

This society is going to fail, and it is going to fail hard.


40 posted on 10/13/2014 7:22:09 PM PDT by chris37 (heartless)
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