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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo Joe Arpaio was facing six months in jail.
Given his age he likely would have received some kind of probation/community service. It's the symbolism of the pardon that rankles.
HopeAgain
(4,407 posts)The pardon was another wink to his fellow racists, and a green light for others in law enforcement to use racist techniques.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,716 posts)Mercy is part and parcel of justice and I would have shown him the mercy he so callously withheld from others.
spanone
(135,891 posts)trump feels a true empathy for joe...i'm sure
ebbie15644
(1,216 posts)He will be admitting guilt and open him up to lawsuits for the rest of his life
imanamerican63
(13,820 posts)He could have been place on probation, due to is age and other factors. Trump wanted to give Arpaio a clean slate as if Arpaio never broke the law.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)That was the maximum sentence he was facing potentially.
PJMcK
(22,055 posts)Trump doesn't give a rat's ass about anyone but himself. He certainly doesn't care about Joe Arpaio. But he knows that his base cares and that if he pardoned Arpaio, the base will love Trump even more.
Further, Trump knew that it would infuriate everyone who disagrees with him. It's a typical Trump tactic to do the most assholish thing imaginable.