Former "Maga granny" Pamela Hemphill tells the BBC the Trump government is trying to "rewrite history".
  • no banana@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I might be wrong here, but wouldn’t it basically require you to confess the crime?

    It is not an admission of guilt.

    • Nougat@fedia.io
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      9 days ago

      I believe that’s true, but that’s not why she did it.

      “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.”

      There must always be a path to redemption, and it appears she has chosen to take it.

    • Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de
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      9 days ago

      Not necessarily. You can plead guilty while still asserting innocence, for example the Alford plea. It means the defendant accepts the sentence, but remains adamant that what they did was okay according to their conscience.

      In this case tho, the only alternative is to go free despite your wrongdoing, so it might be more of a “Fuck your pardon, orange twat” reaction.