Most definitely. I thought it was obvious, but I'll state it again. I believe that pardoning people is an affront to the judicial system. Whoever is being pardoned, whether they are a 70 year old grandad or a young Proud Boys thug and whoever is doing the pardoning, whether it is Obama, Biden or Trump.
Especially when it's obviously a political act.
Thankfully There are some who agree with me.
Convicted US Capitol rioter Pam Hemphill turns down Trump pardon
'One of the people who served jail time for taking part in the US Capitol riot four years ago has refused a pardon from President Donald Trump, saying: "We were wrong that day."
Pamela Hemphill, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 60 days in prison, told the BBC that there should be no pardons for the riot on 6 January 2021.
"Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation," she said. "I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative."
Now that woman has what I would describe as integrity. And it's not just her:
The Country's Largest Police Union, Which Repeatedly Endorsed Trump, Is Dismayed by His Capitol Riot Pardons
"Crimes against law enforcement are not just attacks on individuals or public safety," the FOP
said in a joint statement with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). "They are attacks on society and undermine the rule of law.
Allowing those convicted of these crimes to be released early diminishes accountability and devalues the sacrifices made by courageous law enforcement officers and their families. When perpetrators of crimes, especially serious crimes, are not held fully accountable,
it sends a dangerous message that the consequences for attacking law enforcement are not severe, potentially emboldening others to commit similar acts of violence."
Spreading the blame around, the FOP and the IACP roped former President Joe Biden into their critique of misguided clemency for people convicted of violence against police officers. The organizations cited "long standing and positive relationships with both President Trump and President Biden," thanking them for "their support of the policing profession." But they added that they are "deeply discouraged by the recent pardons and commutations granted by both the Biden and Trump Administrations to individuals convicted of killing or assaulting law enforcement officers."