"He's had it all these years, never robbed a bank or done anything with it," Shackelford said. "I would think that when a man turned 70 and is an American hero, you don't destroy the rest of his life for one mistake." [More]That's not how I'd define "mistake," but I'm still signing the petition because exercising his rights is not the crime that's been commited here.
[Via radiomaan]
UPDATE:
The story now says:
Updated at 7:15 p.m. Friday with comments from the veteran's daughter and the U.S. attorney's office.
If he was a child molester who made death threats and stole the weapon, that changes everything. I apologize if you signed this because of this post. Anyone know how to remove names from these petitions?
David,
ReplyDeleteYou may want to read the article at this link before you sign that petition. Pick admitted to stealing the M14 while he was in the military. He didn't buy it as previously alleged.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-edtx/pr/plano-man-sentenced-7-years-firearms-violation
Petition signed, I was 245.
ReplyDeleteThanks Moe, added update. Sorry, Anon.
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