Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Thursday pardoned an Uber driver who shot and killed a gun-wielding Black Lives Matter (BLM) protester during a July 2020 riot.
U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Perry was convicted of murder in April 2023 despite the lead detective concluding the shooting was in self-defense and sentenced to 25 years in prison. Abbott vowed to pardon Perry after the conviction, and he announced his acceptance of a recommendation by the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles for a full pardon in a Thursday release.
“The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles conducted an exhaustive review of U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry’s personal history and the facts surrounding the July 2020 incident and recommended a Full Pardon and Restoration of Full Civil Rights of Citizenship,” Abbott said in the release. “Among the voluminous files reviewed by the Board, they considered information provided by the Travis County District Attorney, the full investigative report on Daniel Perry, plus a review of all the testimony provided at trial.”
This should never have even gone to trial!
The armed thug came at him!
Its a Anti.White thing by blacks
You don’t know what you’re talking about. The person he shot didn’t come at him at all, the shooter admitted it in court. He just saw a guy carrying a gun at his side (not uncommon in Texas) and shot him. This guy shouldn’t have been pardoned, especially given that he would probably be out in a few years on good behavior. This is just Governor Hot Wheels condoning and promoting political violence.
11:52Am Turns out you don’t know what you are talking about. Here is the first sentence of the 3rd paragraph of the story. Perry shot and killed 28-year-old Garrett Foster, who approached him with an AK-47-style rifle during July 2020 rioting in Austin, Texas. Take notice where it says “who approached him”.
3:34 Do you even know what you are talking about? The victim was not a “thug” – he was white!
4:41, do you know there are White thugs too ??
4:41 Pm You don’t have to be black to be a thug. Protesting with BLM, and you’re walking towards my car, carrying a rifle, to try and prevent me from doing my job as an Uber driver who is minding his own business, you are a “thug”. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes!