Texas: Twitter Reacts to Gregg Abbott's Daniel Perry Pardon Plan

Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that it would pardon Daniel Perry, who was guilty of shooting a protester to death, as soon as a request reached his desk.

Abbott made the announcement Saturday on Twitter with one million followers. It comes after Abbott faces a growing push from national conservatives to act urgently to revert the conviction, according to Austin American-Statesman.

Among the famous personalities calling for the pardon include Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted in the deaths of two Wisconsin protesters in 2020.

Abbott said the law in Texas allows the governor to "request the Board of Pardons and Paroles" to identify whether a person should be granted a pardon.

The Republican governor added in his statement that he has made a request and ordered the Board to "expedite its review." Former Texas State Representative Jonathan Stickland replied to Abbott's tweet and said, "Thank you."

Abbott's announcement garnered mixed reactions from both leadership figures and the public.

Tevas Governor Greg Abbott Daniel Perry Pardon

Former White House aide and political commentator Keith Boykin reacted to Greg Abbott's statement to pardon Daniel Perry, saying that the law enforcement agent posted on Facebook that he might "kill a few people on my way to work."

Boykin noted that Perry got in his car, ran a red light, and drove into a Black Lives Matter protest.

The former White House official added that Perry shot and killed a protester as he felt "threatened."

Twitter account Anonymous Operations tweeted that the party of "law and order and social responsibility" in the state of Texas will pardon a murderer.

The account then uploaded a photo of Abbot with the message, "The number one threat to the lives and health of the citizens of Texas."

Reporter Ryan Autullo tweeted that Abbott is a former justice on the Texas Supreme Court.

A Twitter user with the name "ANTITRUMPTEXAN" tweeted that the state has officially become a "banana republic(an)."

The Twitter user added that governors should not be "issuing pardons and murderers based on politics."

Who Is Daniel Perry?

Daniel Perry is an Army sergeant working as an Uber driver in Austin on the night of July 25, 2020, when he ran a red light at an intersection downtown and drove into the protest of Black Lives Matter before stopping.

USA Today reported that the protester who died was Garrett Foster. He was carrying an AK-47 rifle and was among a group of protesters approaching Perry's car.

Perry told police that the BLM protester allegedly threatened him by raising the barrel of his rifle at him. So, he shot Foster five times with a .357 revolver through his car window before he drove away.

The convicted murderer's team argued that Foster acted in self-defense, while prosecutors maintained that Perry instigated what happened.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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