Arkansas Governor to pardon son's drug conviction: report

[mick silver]

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(Reuters) - Outgoing Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe said on Wednesday that he will pardon his son for a felony drug conviction, local media reported.
Beebe, who is set to leave office in January due to term limits, said he would pardon his son Kyle, now 34, for his 2003 felony conviction of marijuana possession with intent to deliver, local broadcaster KATV said.
"Kids, when they're young, do stupid stuff. He was no different," Beebe told KATV in an interview published online. "If they've straightened up, to get their life back on track and have a second chance, so this is no different. It's different because it's my son."
Kyle Beebe was sentenced to 3 years supervised probation and fined, KATV reported. The Arkansas Parole Board last month recommended that he be pardoned, records on the agency's website shows.
Governor Beebe said he has pardoned over 700 people, largely for non-violent offenses, KATV said.
(Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; editing by Ralph Boulton)


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[mick silver]

fringe benefits of his job

[midnight rambler]

Why the hell not? It's state actor privilege.

[madfranks]

First of all, possession of cannabis should not be a felony. Second of all, if he's going to pardon his son for it, he needs to pardon everyone else who has the same conviction, otherwise he is a blatant hypocrite.

[Dogman]

What would one expect from a politician, they are all hypocrites!

What's in it for me and mine?

[crimethink]

he would pardon his son Kyle, now 34, for his 2003 felony conviction of marijuana possession with intent to deliver

My only criticism is that he is morally obligated to pardon everyone persecuted for using a plant, not just his kid.

[Twisted Titan]

My only criticism is that he is morally obligated to pardon everyone persecuted for using a plant, not just his kid.

But that would be the right thing to do.

When do politicos ever do the right thing for the commoner?