Quote from a New Yorker article regarding Trump's pardon of Arpaio

[Different Drummer]

Bolding mine.

"... sheriff’s department officers addressed Latino inmates as “wetbacks,” “Mexican bitches,” “fucking Mexicans,” and “stupid Mexicans.” .... "Choosing to pardon him is a gift to the white nationalists. But it also signals a broad-brush contempt for fundamental rights in this country. As Paul Charlton, a former U.S. Attorney in Arizona, told the Washington Post earlier this week, “If you pardon that kind of conduct, if you forgive that behavior, you are acknowledging that racist conduct in law enforcement is worth the kind of mercy that underlies a pardon—and it’s not. And it’s an abuse of the President’s discretion. It’s an injustice, and speaks volumes about the President’s disregard for civil rights if this pardon takes place.”"

[BSdetect]

1. The US presidential pardon "process" has become a farce.

[HipChick]

2. Exactly....

[caballojm]

3. The US president has become a farce.

[maxrandb]

8. The United States has become a farce! n/t

[leftstreet]

4. Will it embolden other racist law enforcers?

Trump's on a roll. Tells cops not to worry about roughing up prisoners. Pardons a racist GUILTY law officer

[Different Drummer]

5. That's a definite possibility. n/t

[maxrandb]

9. Nah

I think repeatedly killing unarmed people of color gives them all the emboldening that they need.

[pangaia]

16. Of course. That's part of the reason.

That and sending a signal to anyone who might testify against him.

[L. Coyote]

6. And a slap in the face to the Judical Branch of government and all people of color.

Trump just placed being white above the rule of law with a concrete act, not just his bullshit words.

[dalton99a]

7. Exactly.

[malaise]

10. Don the Con wanted the innocent Central Park Five

executed.

[NCjack]

11. The Orange Turd will use the power of the pardon to make himself king. nt

[DFW]

12. When did Trump, or for that matter, ANY Republican show....

...anything BUT an overriding "contempt for fundamental rights in this country."

[Silent3]

13. Link to full article? n/t

[Different Drummer]

14. As requested.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-does-donald-trump-like-sheriff-joe

[Silent3]

15. Thanks. :) n/t

[The Mouth]

17. "If you pardon that kind of conduct, if you forgive that behavior...."

Hell, not 'pardoning', encouraging. Not 'forgiving' but rewarding.

As another poster pointed out, words are one thing, concrete acts like this carry much more weight and send a much more clear and convincing message than his usual racist blather (even many racists probably realize he's just a lying sack of shit).